A new high: Doyle becomes first female rider to land Group 1 Classic in Europe

Women have been riding Classic winners for more than half a century but Hollie Doyle's victory in the Prix de Diane is the first for a female jockey in a Group 1 European Classic.

The first woman to ride a national Derby winner was Ina Schwarzkachel, who landed the Nederlandse Derby on Cleopatra in 1971 followed by Mila Hermansdorferova, who won the Czech version on Crapom in 1972.

Marina Lezcano was the most notable early trailblazer, winning Argentina's premier Classic, the Gran Premio Nacional, on Serxens in 1976 and the local Triple Crown on Telescopico in 1978.