Female jockeys in the Melbourne Cup

WOMEN JOCKEYS IN THE MELBOURNE CUP

1987 - Maree Lyndon becomes first woman to ride in a Melbourne Cup finishing 20th on Argonaut Style.

2007 - Two female jockeys ride in a Melbourne Cup for the first time. Clare Lindop partners Dolphin Jo into fifth place while Lisa Cropp finishes ninth on Sculptor.

2009 - Michelle Payne rides the Bart Cummings-trained Allez Wonder who finishes 16th.

2015 - Payne becomes first female to win the Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance.