She Returned from Parental Leave... First Win Just One Week After Returning to Horse Racing
Busan Gyeongnam Race Park's Leading Female Jockey Kim Hye-seon, Unfazed by One Year Hiatus
![Jockey Kim Hye-seon crossing the finish line in the 2017 Bukyung Korean Oaks main race. [Image source=KRA]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2021040712432869634_1617767008.jpg)
Jockey Kim Hye-seon crossing the finish line in the 2017 Bukyung Korean Oaks main race. [Image source=KRA]
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A one-year childcare leave gap could not stop her.
Kim Hye-seon, the representative female jockey of Busan Gyeongnam Race Park, recorded her first victory since returning by winning the first race at Pukyong on the 4th (National Grade 6, Female, 1200m).
Jockey Kim returned from a one-year childcare leave just one week ago.
Jockey Kim Hye-seon rode ‘Haeundae Bada (Korea · Female · 3 years old · Group 4, Trainer: Im Geum-man)’ and started in 2nd place.
She then competed fiercely within the leading group during the race, and upon entering the final straight, there was no one ahead.
Jockey Kim surged ahead alone and crossed the finish line 8 lengths ahead of the 2nd place.
Jockey Kim Hye-seon is the first female jockey in Korean horse racing history to win a graded race (2017 Korean Oaks), and with a career record of 2,837 wins out of 3,587 races, she is approaching 300 wins.
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