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Leigh-Anne Goodwin Leigh-Anne Goodwin i(A132627 works by)
; Died: Ceased: 5 Dec 1998 Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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Leigh-Anne Goodwin 'came from a horse racing background. Norm Rose was her uncle; Darby McCarthy (qq.v.) a long-time family friend and her parents were both trainers. Goodwin was Australia's first female Aboriginal jockey to win on a metropolitan track.

Leigh-Anne Goodwin had an horrific fall [from a horse] at Roma in Queensland.' She later died of the injuries she sustained in this fall. Source: Aboriginal Stars of the Turf: Jockeys of Australian Racing History (2003)

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