'Extremely dark': Safety concerns raised before jockey's death on 'bush track'
An apprentice jockey died after falling from her horse on a poorly lit training track that went through bushland, a court has heard.
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An apprentice jockey died after falling from her horse on a poorly lit training track that went through bushland, a court has heard.
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