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RIDING HIGH WHILE LIVING HER DREAM O’MEARA RUSIKE THE JOCKEY TELLS HOW SHE OVERCAME FAMILY TRAGEDY AS SHE LOOKS AHEAD TO THE MAGNOLIA CUP

Dressed in sumptuous riding silks created by one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite designers, Roksanda, an all-female line-up of 12 jockeys comes under starter’s orders at the Magnolia Cup at the glorious Goodwood Festival this week.

And riding alongside a former Great British Bake Off contestant, a gold medal-winning pentathlete, a cyber-crime expert and a dance teacher is a young woman who overcame childhood tragedy to take part in one of the most prestigious events in the racing calendar.

O’Meara Rusike, 24, is the first: “I’m so excited and proud. Winning the Magnolia Cup is one of my greatest goals, but whether I win, lose or draw, just taking part is amazing.

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