Meet Rupa Singh : First Indian Female Jockey

[Yogesh]

Truly Pathbreaking Lady! I remember today Rupa Singh! India’s First Female Jockey…… and winner of over 720 races and 7 championships!

Jockeying in India is a predominantly male-dominated sport, usually because it is believed that men have the necessary stamina and physical strength to control a horse. But there’s one name that’s been ringing through the hallways of late, making the country proud; and it’s not a man’s name. Rupa Singh!

But the journey to the top was tough from the start, marred by constant rejection, all because she wasn’t a male rider.

It wasn’t just the owners of horses who seemed hesitant to take her in; even other trainers felt that she wouldn’t make it anywhere. She had to resort to racing with average horses for three years.

She had to prove herself by winning more than 50 races with average horses before she was finally noticed. Kudos to the Girl!

[Nidhi]

Thanks for sharing this post about Rupa Singh, a person very few know about and her outstanding accomplishments.

Here is what Rupa Singh said, hoping for brighter days : Despite all the success, there’s a tinge of sadness that she hasn’t been able to inspire any other Indian woman to become a jockey . “I feel proud and sad at the same time for my achievements. I am perhaps living with a false hope that I can inspire at least one girl to take up the sport. The family has to be supportive and the girl needs to have a lot of mental toughness to go through the physical grind”.

Hope to see girls inspired to be the next generation of female jockeys and make her struggle to break social barriers, worthwhile.