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Aamilah is riding a dream
The Jockey Club will fund Gloucester girl Aamilah Aswat’s place in the new Riding A Dream Academy
A new and exciting initiative that gives young people the chance to experience what a life in racing could look like has launched, and The Jockey Club is proud to be supporting the cause. The Riding A Dream Academy supports talented riders aged 14-18 from underrepresented groups and communities to encourage their involvement in horse racing. The Academy is funded by The Racing Foundation and in uenced by Khadijah Mellah, who was the rst British Muslim woman to win a horserace in the UK. Eight talented riders have been selected for the year-long prestigious
Farm is a riding school run by Imran, who believes he can help children, who would otherwise not have a chance, to learn the basics of riding. Aamilah said: “I am so excited to have been accepted on to the Khadijah Mellah Scholarship. I have always loved horses and my dream is to ride in and win the Grand National. I recently won my rst race on Zara, the pony bought for St James City Farm by The Jockey Club, and it was so amazing. I am so pleased that through the Scholarship I will be able to get even more experience in racing and hopefully achieve all my dreams.” Aamilah’s racing pony Zara belongs to Junior Jumpers, which supports the City Farm. Junior Jumpers is a free Membership club for all enthusiastic
Khadijah Mellah Scholarship, including Aamilah Aswat from Gloucester. Her space has been sponsored by The Jockey Club, which has a long-standing association with St James City Farm, where she rst learnt to ride. St James City Farm is a project of the charity The Friendship Cafe,
young racing fans of The Jockey Club West racecourses. Being a Junior Jumper provides an insight into racing and the opportunity to access behind the scenes, course walks and autograph sessions with racing heroes, as well as honorary ownership of Zara! All Junior Jumpers are welcome to visit St James City Farm and meet Zara whenever they wish.
which provides youth and community-based activities
predominantly for young people, children and families in and around the city of Gloucester. Within the
“I have always loved horses and my dream is to ride in and win the Grand National”
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