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Defying the odds: horseplayers and female jockeys

Alexander D. Bindera Economics, Kelce College of Business, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul W. Grimesa Economics, Kelce College of Business, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, USA;b Economics, College of Business, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-9696View further author information
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Pages 1556-1563 | Published online: 30 Jun 2021

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