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Aborigines and the 'Sport of Kings' Aboriginal jockeys in Australian racing history.

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Title Aborigines and the 'Sport of Kings' Aboriginal jockeys in Australian racing history.
Edition 3rd.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2013.
Description Electronic resource ; Online.
Publication Dates 2013.
Note Reproduction Note: Monograph. Melbourne, Vic. RMIT Publishing. 2014.
Conditions of access Available to Museum Staff only.
Summary Aboriginal jockeys have played a small but vital part in the Australian racing industry. As stockmen, their talent in the saddle and their intimate knowledge of their country, made them invaluable. Over time, some graduated from the stock route to the racecourse despite the quite rigid racial barriers in place. This book explores the history and evolution of Aboriginal involvement in racing. The Aboriginal jockeys highlighted in the book include Merv Maynard, Norm Rose, Frank Reys, Richard Lawrence 'Darby' McCarthy and Leigh-Anne Goodwin, Australia's first female Aboriginal jockey to ride a winner at a metropolitan track.
Subjects Horse racing -- Australia -- History
Jockeys -- Australia -- Biography
Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
Call number Informit database (IIC)
Internet Site Access to full text via Informit e-Library
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