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Jon Lees

History maker Michelle Payne announces plans to retire as a jockey next year

Michelle Payne, the only female jockey to win the Australia's biggest horse race, the Melbourne Cup, has announced plans to retire next year.

Payne, 37, made history in 2015 when she steered 100-1 chance Prince Of Penzance to victory at Flemington when she famously told those who had doubted her to “get stuffed”.

Her story was made into a movie, Ride Like A Girl, which was released in 2019.

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