Laurie Gulas

Laura Lynn Gulas (born February 16, 1969) is a retired jockey who competed between the early 1990s to late 2000s.

[4] Before she studied horses in Toronto for her education, Gulas was a groom in Fort Erie during her teens.

[2] As an adult, Gulas attended Stratford Career Institute for a veterinary medicine program.

[3] Gulas continued to compete until her injuries made her withdraw from racing for a couple of months.

[11] During her August 1999 debut as a Breeders' Stakes jockey on Free Vacation, Gulas was "the first woman to win a Canadian Triple Crown race".

[13] While occasionally racing in 2000, Gulas experienced multiple concussions and had surgery to repair a fractured collarbone.