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Patricia (also known as Patti or "P.J.") Joen Cooksey (born February 25, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American horse racing jockey. She is now married and lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband and daughter. She first won with Turf Advisor at Waterford Park (now Mountaineer Park) in 1979. She is a four-time Turfway Park leading rider. Patti has a lifetime record of 2,120 wins from 18,068 mounts with $19,578,494 in earnings since beginning her career in 1979. She was all-time leading female jockey by number of victories before Julie Krone overtook her.
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