Michelle Payne Crowned As First-Ever Female Jockey to Win the Melbourne Cup

By Chantelle Schmidt

Who run the world? Melbourne Cup crowned its first ever female winner today as 30-year-old jockey Michelle Payne and her horse Prince of Penzance took out the annual prize.

Prince of Penzance won first place…

Chantelle Schmidt
Chantelle Schmidt

Chantelle Schmidt is theFashionSpot’s Australian contributor and lives in Sydney. She has worked in fashion, beauty and lifestyle PR and across a range of leading fashion and celebrity magazines. Her weaknesses include culling her ever-growing wardrobe and walking away from a thrift store empty-handed.

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