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Seventeen year old Debbie Macfarlane started riding for her mother at Shenandoah Downs in 1969. After a few unsuccessful attempts, they packed up and headed for Vermont, home of Green Mountain Park. Here on August 2, 1969 Debbie became the first woman to win a race in that state. She piloted one of her mothers horses, High Impact to victory, when she returned to the winners circle, it was another first. This was the first mother, daughter duo to win a race as jockey and trainer. Macfarlane would only manage one more win in her short career.
While riding at Green Mountain, she met fellow jockey Larry Handley and the two were married at the end of the meet. Larry would only marry Debbie if she gave up riding, which she did. No sign she ever raced again.
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