This year’s gown was conceived as a living tribute to Michelle Payne’s historic Melbourne Cup victory — a moment that reshaped Australian racing and continues to inspire strength, courage, and grace.

"Welcome to the club," Michelle Payne said to Jamie Melham as the two most famous female jockeys in Australia embraced on the Channel Nine set at Flemington after the Melbourne Cup.

Michelle Payne is an Australian horse racing icon and the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015, riding Prince of Penzance to victory and breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport.

Ten years on from that magical win, Mark Bouris talks to Michelle on the Straight Talk podcast.

A decade after her dramatic launch into fame, celebrated jockey Michelle Payne reflects on what she's learned about love, loss, courage and kindness in her new book Ride On, now available through Allen & Unwin.

In 2015, Michelle Payne made history when she became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner. Aboard the 100-1 outsider Prince Of Penzance, she delivered one of the most iconic moments in Australian sporting history. A decade on, the VRC reflect on the win that changed racing.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne, above, with artist Vincent Fantauzzo and his portrait of her for the Victoria Racing Club.

Michelle Payne (Class of 2003) returned to Loreto College last week, accompanied by the Melbourne Cup and her horse, Prince of Penzance, as part of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.

“Ride Like a Girl” takes the No.1 spot in the box office on opening weekend!

Rachel Griffiths makes her feature directorial debut with the new film “Ride Like A Girl”

“Teresa Palmer is totally convincing as Michelle; Sam Neill so solid as Paddy, and Michelle’s brother Stevie is touching, playing himself in the film.

On Saturday September 28^th Michelle Payne joined ‘Sports Hour’ on BBC Radio in the UK to chat about the new film “Ride Like a Girl”

Mia Freedman, Co-founder at Mamamia Women’s Media Company shared her response to the “Ride Like A Girl” film this week with an Instagram post.