Rosemary Homeister, Jr. (born July 5, 1972 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Both of JockeyRose's parents were jockeys and as a result a jockey was born. Her mother has been a horse trainer for over 35 years at Calder Race Course, that is where Rosemary Jr won her first race as an apprentice jockey in 1992 on a horse named "Mezzanotti". She briefly attended Broward Community College to study computer programming but chose to leave to try to develop a career in racing.

Racing honors:

• 1992-1993 - Leading Apprentice Jockey at Monmouth Park
• 1992 - The first female to Win the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
• 1992 - Leading Rider at Tropical at Calder Meeting
• 2000 - No. 1 in Wins among female jockeys in the United States
• Caribe2001 - First and only woman rider to WIN the Riding Title at Hialeah Park
• 2001 - First and only female jockey to ride in and win Puerto Rico's Clasico Del Caribe. (it's like the Kentucky Derby)
• 2001 - No. 1 in wins among female jockeys in the United States
• 2002 - No. 1 in wins among female Jockeys in the United States
• 2003 - First jockey to receive the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award
• 2003 - 5th Woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 129 years (Supah Blitz)

Click on "My Bio" to see the complete list and how I got started into horse racing and why they call me Jr.