Maxwelton accidentally makes horse racing history with all-female executive

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5 years ago

February 2, 2021

Maxwelton, in Queensland’s north-west, is touting itself as having the state’s first horse racing club with an all-female executive board.

Newly elected president Tammy Bailey said the move was not deliberate.

“Like all small communities, if there aren’t volunteers, these events can’t happen,” Ms Bailey said.

A Racing Queensland spokesperson said there was no record of another all-female executive in its history.

Megan Easton, Jade McKenzie, Tammy Bailey, and Kym Fox make up 2021 Maxwelton Races executive team.(Supplied: Tammy Bailey)

Maxi races rough history

Lifetime club member John Forster told the ABC in 2011 that locals in Maxwelton had been racing horses since the turn of the 20th century.

“I used to…

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