Only one woman has won the Melbourne Cup as a jockey.

Quick Scoop

  • The only female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup is Michelle Payne.
  • She made history in 2015 riding Prince Of Penzance, a 100-1 outsider, becoming the first woman to win the race in its more than 150-year history.
  • As of the most recent Cups, no other female jockey has added a second women’s win to the honour roll, although later coverage often notes riders aiming to become “only the second woman” to do so.

In simple terms: if you’re counting “how many women have won the Melbourne Cup” (as jockeys), the answer is one – Michelle Payne in 2015.

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