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History-making women in the Melb Cup

Tuesday 3 November 2015, 4:09pm

HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE MELBOURNE CUP

1915: Mrs E A Widdis becomes the first woman to own a Melbourne Cup winner, Patrobas.

1987: Maree Lyndon breaks ground as the first woman to ride in a Melbourne Cup finishing 20th on Argonaut Style.

2001: Sheila Laxon makes history as the first female to train a Melbourne Cup winner with New Zealand mare Ethereal.

2007: Two female jockeys ride in a Melbourne Cup for the first time. Clare Lindop finishes fifth on Dolphin Jo and Lisa Cropp ninth on Sculptor.

2013: Gai Waterhouse becomes the second female to train a Cup winner when Fiorente is victorious.

2015: Michelle Payne makes history as the first female jockey to win a Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance.

– AAP

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