Notts greatest female jockey to retire


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Hayley Turner from Southwell who is regarded by many as the greatest female jockey ever, is retiring after her 4 rides at Doncaster today. Her last appearance at Nottingham races was on Wednesday. http://bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34732665

Hayley is fortunate in that she is retiring on her own terms and not through injury.

I wish her well in whatever she chooses to do in the future.

We have an involvement in racing and know the risks that all jockeys take whilst piloting their 500kg mounts at 60 kph in races or track work. Unfortunately here in Australia four female jockey's have lost their lives in the last 14 months and others have been seriously injured.

On a brighter note, on Tuesday last, Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win Australia's race that stops a nation, The Melbourne Cup, riding Prince of Penzance a 100 to 1 outsider.

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