You would have to be ignorant to all things racing to not know that Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when she rode bolter Prince Of Penzance to win the 2015 Melbourne Cup.
Now a winning trainer, Michelle Payne was the only female to have a ride in the race that year but she wasn’t the first. Maree Lyndon became the first female jockey to ride in the Melbourne Cup, when she partnered Argonaut Style in the 1987 Melbourne Cup won by Kensei.
The 2022 Melbourne Cup field has brought together an elite field of 24 horses and jockeys, but only one jockey will get the chance to raise the cup at the end of the race. Could this be the year another female jockey can make it into the history books?
Rachel King & Jamie Kah are the two female jockey to have secured a ride in this years 2022 Melbourne Cup aboard the Bjorn Baker trained Arapaho and Ciaron Maher & David Eustace trained Smokin’ Romans. Arapaho is currently a $101 chance to win the cup, while Smokin’ Romans is currently sitting at $21 to win.
Check out the 2022 runner-by-runner Melbourne Cup betting preview & tips to see what chance a female jockey has of winning this years Melbourne Cup
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Michelle Payne becomes the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup
2022 Melbourne Cup Field
| No. | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Gold Trip | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 14 | 57.5kg | $13 |
| 2 |  |
Duais | Edward Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 10 | 55.5kg | $21 |
| 3 |  |
Knights Order | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 24 | 55.5kg | $21 |
| 4 |  |
Montefilia | David Payne | Jason Collett | 11 | 55.5kg | $11 |
| 5 |  |
Numerian | Annabel Neasham | Tommy Berry | 7 | 55.5kg | $61 |
| 6 |  |
Without A Fight | Simon & Ed Crisford | William Buick | 18 | 55.5kg | $11 |
| 7 |  |
Camorra | Ben & JD Hayes | Ben Melham | 17 | 55kg | $41 |
| 8 |  |
Deauville Legend | James Ferguson | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 55kg | $3.80 |
| 9 |  |
Stockman | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 2 | 54kg | $34 |
| 10 |  |
Vow And Declare | Danny O’Brien | Blake Shinn | 4 | 54kg | $18 |
| 11 |  |
Young Werther | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 21 | 54kg | $26 |
| 12 |  |
Hoo Ya Mal | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 15 | 53.5kg | $21 |
| 13 |  |
Serpentine | Robert Hickmott | John Allen | 23 | 53.5kg | $61 |
| 14 |  |
Daqiansweet Junior | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | 13 | 53kg | $51 |
| 15 |  |
Grand Promenade | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 1 | 53kg | $61 |
| 16 |  |
Arapaho | Bjorn Baker | Rachel King | 19 | 52.5kg | $101 |
| 17 |  |
Emissary | Mike Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 3 | 51.5kg | $21 |
| 18 |  |
Lunar Flare | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 12 | 51.5kg | $21 |
| 19 |  |
Smokin’ Romans | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jamie Kah | 16 | 51.5kg | $21 |
| 20 |  |
Tralee Rose | Symon Wilde | Dean Yendall | 22 | 51kg | $101 |
| 21 |  |
Point Nepean | Robert Hickmott | Wayne Lordan | 20 | 51kg | $71 |
| 22 |  |
High Emocean | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Teo Nugent | 8 | 50kg | $51 |
| 23 |  |
Interpretation | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Newitt | 6 | 50kg | $41 |
| 24 |  |
Realm Of Flowers | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 5 | 50kg | $15 |
2022 Melbourne Cup Odds
Flemington – Race 7
Lexus Melbourne Cup
Status: Open
Track Rating: Soft7
Weather: Rain
AUS
3200m
03:00pm – Tue 1st Nov
Ciaron Maher & David Eustaceᐅ
Edward Cummingsᐅ
G Waterhouse & A Bottᐅ
David Payneᐅ
Annabel Neashamᐅ
Simon & Ed Crisfordᐅ
Ben & Jd Hayesᐅ
James Fergusonᐅ
Joseph Prideᐅ
Danny O’brienᐅ
Danny O’brienᐅ
G Waterhouse & A Bottᐅ
Robert Hickmottᐅ
Phillip Stokesᐅ
Ciaron Maher & David Eustaceᐅ
Bjorn Bakerᐅ
Michael Moroneyᐅ
Grahame Beggᐅ
Ciaron Maher & David Eustaceᐅ
Symon Wildeᐅ
Robert Hickmottᐅ
Ciaron Maher & David Eustaceᐅ
Ciaron Maher & David Eustaceᐅ
A & S Freedmanᐅ
