"Never give up"
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Social & External
The people behind it
Teresa Palmer
Michelle Payne
Sam Neill
Paddy Payne
Sullivan Stapleton
Darren Weir
Magda Szubanski
Sister Dominique
Genevieve Morris
Joan Sadler
Stevie Payne
Gryffin Morrison
Young Stevie Payne
Summer North
Young Michelle Payne
Brooke Satchwell
Therese Payne
Sophia Forrest
Cathy Payne
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