female jockeys

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Female jockeys are gaining a greater share of race rides

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Sep

Ten years ago, Michelle Payne won Australia’s premier horse race, the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first female jockey to do so. Since then, more and more girls have trained as jockeys. When Michelle started out, most race-courses...

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Are female jockeys as good as the men?

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 1 Nov 08

I will state right up I am firmly in favour of female jockeys and consider them just as good as men, despite the fact they do not get the same chances. What prompted this discussion was the running of the VRC Derby today in...

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