‘Everyone can get stuffed [who] mediate women aren’t noble enough,’ says PayneConcern for popular contender Red Cadeaux who suffers injuryIt’s called the race that stops a nation and when Australia did grind to a halt at 3pm on Tuesday, it witnessed history being made as Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in the race’s storied 155-year history.
Payne guided the current Zealand-bred Prince of Penzance to victory in a stunning ride at a sunny Flemington Racecourse that upset a host of more-fancied contenders.
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Source: theguardian.com