Francine Villeneuve (born July 22 1964 Ottawa) is a retired Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer. She is sometimes referred to by the nickname The Queen of Fort Erie because of a long affiliation with the border oval. With 1001 victories and 3065 combined wins places and shows she retired for good in April of 2012 as the winningest female Canadian jockey of all time and was the first Canadian woman to achieve the 1000 wins milestone.
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