Here we chart the progress of women in racing over time.
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| Event | Date | Name |
| First female trainer granted a permit* | 1886 | Ellen Chaloner |
| First Female Champion Owner in Britain | 1918 | Lady Jane Douglas |
| First female trainer of a British Classic (unofficial)** | 1956 | Helen Johnson Houghton |
| First female jockey to ride in a race under Rules | 1967 | Val Greaves |
| First female jockey to win under Rules (amateur ladies race) | 1972 | Meriel Tufnell |
| First female jockey to win a mixed race under Rules (amateur) | 1974 | Linda Goodwill |
| Women allowed to become Jockey Club Members | 1977 | Helen Johnson Houghton, Priscilla Hastings & Ruth Wood, Countess of Halifax |
| First female jockey to win (Flat, Professional) | 1978 | Karen Wiltshire |
| First female jockey to win (Jumps, Professional) | 1978 | Val Greaves |
| First female trainer to win Grand National | 1983 | Jenny Pitman |
| First female trainer of a British Classic | 1983 | Criquette Head-Maarek (1,000 Guineas) |
| First female jockey to ride a Royal Ascot winner | 1987 | Gay Kelleway |
| First female jockey to ride in Derby | 1996 | Alex Greaves |
| First Female jockey to ride a Flat G1 winner (dead heat) | 1997 | Alex Greaves |
| First female jockey to ride 100 winners in a season | 2008 | Hayley Turner |
| Women in Racing established | 2009 | |
| First female jockey to ride a Flat G1 winner (outright) | 2011 | Hayley Turner |
| First female jockey to ride a Jumps Gr1 winner | 2015 | Lizzie Kelly |
| First female jockey to win a Gr1 at Cheltenham Festival | 2019 | Bryony Frost |
| First female CEO of BHA | 2020 | Julie Harrington |
| First female jockey ro ride the Grand National winner | 2021 | Rachel Blackmore |
| First female jockey to ride 1,000 winners | 2023 | Hayley Turner |
| First female judge to adjuticate an Epsom Classic | 2024 | Jane Green |
| First female Senior Steward of JC | 2024 | Dido Harding |
| 2nd female jockey to ride 1,000 winners | 2024 | Hollie Doyle |