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Frank Reys: A Jockey's Dream
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Frank Reys is the first Aboriginal Jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. He was 41 and the oldest jockey in the field when he lined up in the barrier stalls on 9-1 shot Gala Supreme for the 1973 Melbourne Cup. Over the next three minutes and 20 seconds, he forever etched his name into the history books by winning Australia s iconic race. He was also the first to win from the extreme outside barrier, 24. This is a story of tremendous adversity and one of relative obscurity. The author depicts the highs and lows of Frank s life, beginning with breaking in brumbies in Northern Queensland with his brothers and culminating in a the nail biting race.
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