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BlueMTexpat

(15,349 posts)
Thu Aug 1, 2019, 10:07 AM Aug 2019

What a great story!

I am dividing my day between activities for the Swiss National Holiday and watching the horse races at Goodwood (UK).

ITV, who basically was awarded the racing broadcasting rights after the Beeb's reign of many years, is currently airing the meet at Goodwood and had also broadcast a feature on this young Muslim jockey. She won her first race today in a squeaker.

Khadijah Mellah claims fairytale Magnolia Cup win on Haverland

https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/fairytale-win-in-magnolia-cup/169686

Student Khadijah Mellah registered a fairytale victory as she steered Haverland to victory in the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood.

The 18-year-old was the first rider to race in a hijab in Britain and she delivered her Charlie Fellowes-trained mount with a perfectly-timed run to lift the ladies-only charity race.

Mellah, who hails from Peckham in South London and is set to study mechanical engineering at university in September, learnt to ride at the Ebony Horse Club charity in Brixton - but sat on a racehorse for the first time only in April.

She certainly belied her lack of experience, as she exercised plenty of patience aboard Haverland, only making her move coming into the final furlong.



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