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Swan Hill jockey Madison Lloyd races into history

Madison Lloyd with Frankie Pinot after winning the Midfield Group Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool. Picture: Pat Scala/Racing Photos

SWAN Hill jockey Madison Lloyd rode into history at Warrnambool on Wednesday – the first female apprentice to win the $200,000 Wangoom Handicap.

And she also became only the second woman to win in the race's 142-year history – the other was Linda Meech, who took it out in 2014 on Kneeling and was second, half a length behind Lloyd, on Wednesday.

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