Can a female jockey win the 2022 Melbourne Cup?

Michelle Payne

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 Melbourne Cup 2022 Gold Trip Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 14 57.5kg $13
2 Duais Melbourne Cup 2022 Duais Edward Cummings Hugh Bowman 10 55.5kg $21
3 Knights Order Melbourne Cup 2022 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 24 55.5kg $21
4 Montefilia Melbourne Cup 2022 Montefilia David Payne Jason Collett 11 55.5kg $11
5 Numerian Melbourne Cup 2022 Numerian Annabel Neasham Tommy Berry 7 55.5kg $61
6 Without A Fight Melbourne Cup 2022 Without A Fight Simon & Ed Crisford William Buick 18 55.5kg $11
7 Camorra Melbourne Cup 2022 Camorra Ben & JD Hayes Ben Melham 17 55kg $41
8 Deauville Legend Melbourne Cup 2022 Deauville Legend James Ferguson Kerrin McEvoy 9 55kg $3.80
9 Stockman Melbourne Cup 2022 Stockman Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 2 54kg $34
10 Vow And Declare Melbourne Cup 2022 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Blake Shinn 4 54kg $18
11 Young Werther Melbourne Cup 2022 Young Werther Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 21 54kg $26
12 Hoo Ya Mal Melbourne Cup 2022 Hoo Ya Mal Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Craig Williams 15 53.5kg $21
13 Serpentine Melbourne Cup 2022 Serpentine Robert Hickmott John Allen 23 53.5kg $61
14 Daqiansweet Junior Melbourne Cup 2022 Daqiansweet Junior Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 13 53kg $51
15 Grand Promenade Melbourne Cup 2022 Grand Promenade Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Harry Coffey 1 53kg $61
16 Arapaho Melbourne Cup 2022 Arapaho Bjorn Baker Rachel King 19 52.5kg $101
17 Emissary Melbourne Cup 2022 Emissary Mike Moroney Patrick Moloney 3 51.5kg $21
18 Lunar Flare Melbourne Cup 2022 Lunar Flare Grahame Begg Michael Dee 12 51.5kg $21
19 Smokin' Romans Melbourne Cup 2022 Smokin’ Romans Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Kah 16 51.5kg $21
20 Tralee Rose Melbourne Cup 2022 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Yendall 22 51kg $101
21 Point Nepean Melbourne Cup 2022 Point Nepean Robert Hickmott Wayne Lordan 20 51kg $71
22 High Emocean Melbourne Cup 2022 High Emocean Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 8 50kg $51
23 Interpretation Melbourne Cup 2022 Interpretation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Newitt 6 50kg $41
24 Realm Of Flowers Melbourne Cup 2022 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

3200m03:00pm – Tue 1st Nov

1. Gold Trip
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

2. Duais
Edward Cummings

3. Knights Order
G Waterhouse & A Bott

4. Montefilia
David Payne

5. Numerian
Annabel Neasham

6. Without A Fight
Simon & Ed Crisford

7. Camorra
Ben & Jd Hayes

8. Deauville Legend
James Ferguson

9. Stockman
Joseph Pride

10. Vow And Declare
Danny O’brien

11. Young Werther
Danny O’brien

12. Hoo Ya Mal
G Waterhouse & A Bott

13. Serpentine
Robert Hickmott

14. Daqiansweet Junior
Phillip Stokes

15. Grand Promenade
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

16. Arapaho
Bjorn Baker

17. Emissary
Michael Moroney

18. Lunar Flare
Grahame Begg

19. Smokin’ Romans
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

20. Tralee Rose
Symon Wilde

21. Point Nepean
Robert Hickmott

22. High Emocean
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

23. Interpretation
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

24. Realm Of Flowers
A & S Freedman

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