Aboriginal Stars of the Turf :Jockeys of Australian racing history

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John MAYNARD

Availability: Print

2003 revised, pb, 240x170mm, 112pp,b/w illus
RRP $21.95 incl. GST
ISBN 9780855753849

A revised edition to be released in late 2013, further details to come

John Maynard comes from both Aboriginal and racing backgrounds. He knows first hand that the premise that there had been very few Aboriginal riders is far from the truth. His book celebrates the significant and exciting Aboriginal involvement in Australian racing history.

Amongst the many Aboriginal jockeys highlighted in the book are 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.