Khadijah Mellah, 18, of London, will become the first British jockey to compete in a horse race in a hijab on Thursday at Goodwood. Courtesy: Great British Racing  
Khadijah Mellah, 18, of London, will become the first British jockey to compete in a horse race in a hijab on Thursday at Goodwood. Courtesy: Great British Racing  

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First British jockey to race in a hijab to take on Goodwood’s Magnolia Cup

Eighteen-year-old Khadijah Mellah will race on Ladies Day at the meet

Taylor Heyman
Taylor Heyman

July 31, 2019

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