Michelle Payne

About Michelle Payne

The horse jockey is well remembered for being the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup since it began in 1861. To the surprise of the bookmakers, she and her pony, Prince of Penzance, defeated a 100-1 chance of losing.

Michelle J. Payne is an Australian horse racer. She won the 2015 Melbourne Cup, rode the Prince of Penzance, and was the first and only female racer to win the event.

Occupation	Jockey
Born	September 29, 1985
Weight	50.5 kg

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Michelle Payne before fame

She loved horse racing even as a child and was heard by her friends at only seven years old vowing that she would one day win the Melbourne Cup. She began racing at the age of 15, following in the footsteps of seven of her older siblings.

Achievement of Michelle Payne

She, like a number of other female jockeys before her, wore the suffragette movement's colors during her victorious ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Michelle Payne family life

She is Paddy and Mary Payne's youngest daughter. Her mother, on the other hand, died in a vehicle accident when she was six months old, leaving her father to raise her and her nine siblings.

Associations of Michelle Payne

She is a well-known female horse racer, together with Hayley Turner.

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