Michelle Payne

Michelle Payne
OAM
Michelle Payne on Yosei, upon winning the 2010 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield
OccupationTrainer
Born (1985-09-29) 29 September 1985 (age 38)
Weight50.5 kg (7.95 st; 111 lb)
Career wins779
Major racing wins
Racing awards
Website
www.michellejpayne.com.au

Michelle J. Payne OAM (born 29 September 1985)[3] is a retired Australian jockey. She won the 2015 Melbourne Cup, riding Prince of Penzance, and is the first and only female jockey to win the event.

  1. ^ "Michelle Payne, The Don Award". Sport Australian Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 Longines Ladies Awards". Longines website. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ Eddy, Andrew (29 September 2009). "Payne gets El of a birthday surprise". The Age. Retrieved 16 October 2009.