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She is leading the charge and very much wishing that she can build on thoses firsts as there is a lot riding on her (excuse the pun) to generate the appeal of racing within the younger black and other ethnic demographic.
Considering that young black kids are much more likely to be in an inner city environment rather than in the country where most of the racing stables are found, it is going to require her to probably become more high profile (Tiger Woods like) in order to garner the continued attention of the mainstream press/social media to reach those groups effectively.
Other sports are much more easily accesible to that demographic and require less equipment to start with and probably less hard graft and are also seen as less elitest sports, a preconceived notion which I think horse racing in general still suffers from being viewed as.
Wish her all the very best and hope that she is able to get attached to a stable(s) that can provide her with a steady supply of rides going forward so she can capitalise on this moment.