![]() ![]() Her sensational ride was matched by a sensational and inspiring, empowering and straight-from-the-heart, speech that was to reverberate with females young and older from all walks of life, those who believe in gender equality and those of us once little girls who became besotted with horses after seeing the film National Velvet, 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor's first starring role. She created herstory, becoming the first female to win the iconic $3.6 million Melbourne Cup runneth over two miles (3.2 metres). ![]() THE HARD MEN OF RACING are still trying to cut down to size, diminutive feisty jockey Michelle Payne who dared to call out the industry's sexism upon crossing the winner's line on Prince of Penzance last year. For contributing editor-at-large, Tess Lawrence, the 2016 Melbourne Cup is half empty after the disappointing treatment of Michelle Payne. ![]()
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