![]() ![]() This is where she started to make history, becoming the third ever female jockey to race at this prestigious event! That same year she first raced in the Melbourne Cup, coming 16 th out of 23 horses, which is actually very impressive for a first-timer at the Cup.įast forward a few years and Michelle met a remarkable three-year-old called Prince of Penzance. Michelle was determined to keep racing, and she did!Ģ009 saw Michelle win her first Group One race and trainer Bart Cummings offered her a ride in the Caulfield Cup later that same week. But that did not stop this strong lady! She defied doctors orders and got back in the saddle as soon as humanly possible. Not long after, she won her first race in Ballarat, but in 2004 had a major fall that left her with a bruised brain and fractured skull. She was the youngest daughter of Paddy and Mary Payne, born into a family of jockeys and trainers, and entered the racing industry when she was 15 years old. Her trusty steed, Prince of Penzance, won by half a length to make Michelle the first female to ride the winning horse in the 155-year history of the Melbourne Cup! But her road to the top of the Australian racing industry was long and tedious. The first female jockey to win the iconic Melbourne Cup was the talented Michelle Payne back in 2015. ![]()
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