Anna Lee Aldred (April 19, 1921 – June 12, 2006) was an American jockey and trick rider in rodeos.
[3][5][6] Aldred said in a 2003 interview that the racetrack officials had tried to deny her application, but could not find a written rule that only men could race horses.
[3] But by 1945, having grown too tall at 5' 5" and weighing in at 118 pounds (54 kg), she retired from horse racing.
[2][3] She opened a riding school in California, and then embarked on a five-year career as a trick rider in rodeos.
[2] She served as a "pony boy", leading the racehorses out to the track of the Montrose Fairgrounds before races, and also appeared in rodeo ceremonies.
[6][8] Her 1939 racing license, in the form of a small wooden badge, and her blue and white racing silks, are exhibited at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas.