(1964-07-22) July 22, 1964 (age 59) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Career wins
1,001
Major racing wins
Autumn Stakes (1991) Bison City Stakes (1991) Durham Cup Stakes (1992) Hilltop Stakes (1997) Frost King Stakes (2003) Colin Stakes (2004) Silver Deputy Stakes (2004)
Racing awards
Avelino Gomez Memorial Award (2004)
Honours
(2012) Fort Erie Sports Wall of Fame Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Significant horses
Wilderness Song, Concern, Autumn Snow
Francine Alicia Villeneuve (born July 22, 1964) is a Canadian retired thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer.
She is sometimes referred to by the nickname "The Queen of Fort Erie"[1] because of a long affiliation with the border oval. With 1,001 victories and 3,065 combined wins, places and shows, she retired "for good" in April 2012[2] as the winningest female Canadian jockey of all time and was the first Canadian woman to achieve the 1,000 wins milestone.[3]
^"Villeneuve not worried about her future | Sports | Welland Tribune". Wellandtribune.ca. 2011-10-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
^"'Queen of Fort Erie' | Other Sports | Sports | Niagara Falls Review". Niagarafallsreview.ca. 2012-04-18. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
^Beverley Smith (2011-11-01). "Jockey Francine Villeneuve reaches milestone". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
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