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Since her historic win in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, Michelle Payne has juggled race riding, training, and numerous other commitments. Payne has now officially retired as a jockey, and will train in partnership with her brother, Patrick, and potentially brother Andrew.

Michelle Payne was only five years old when she set her heart on winning a Melbourne Cup. At home on her family’s property in Ballarat, she remembers intently watching the race and desperately wanting to win.

“I was obsessed with the Melbourne Cup. I’d sit and watch the race and pull out my eyelashes so I could make a wish that I’d win it one day. I still find it hard to believe that I’ve achieved that,” said Payne.

“But I had no idea of what would happen to my life after winning. I crossed that finishing line and went back to the mounting yard to be interviewed and I still had no idea of the enormity of it. It was an absolute shock.”