The most telling fact about Michelle Payne’s historic Melbourne Cup win? She was riding a 100-1 outsiderMichelle Payne is the latest of many jockeys to prove that women can compete on equal terms with men in the saddle. But all the evidence in the form book suggests that her Melbourne Cup victory will be another fraudulent dawn,rather than a harbinger of imminent gender equality in horse racing. Men can continue to expect a near monopoly of the best opportunities in all the main racing nations, and it is telling that Payne got her moment of glory aboard a 100-1 shot. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com