November 3, 2015 5:47 PM

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Michelle Payne becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup

Michelle Payne has become the first female jockey to win Australia's most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup. The New Zealand-bred Prince of Penzance won despite being an outsider, with French horse Max Dynamite second and New Zealand horse Criterion third. Payne said winning was everybody's dream as a jockey in Australia. She is the fourth female to ride in the Cup during its 155-year history.

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