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Published 06-08-2019
ISBN 9780522876031
Pages 374
Subjects Biography: sport Horse racing
Imprint MUP Digital

Life As I Know It: Now a major film 'Ride Like a Girl'

Ride like a girl film tie-in edition

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Published 06-08-2019
ISBN 9780522876031
Pages 374
Subjects Biography: sport Horse racing
Imprint MUP Digital

Extraordinary story of the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage. Michelle was put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. It was a moment that inspired everyone who dreams of beating the odds.

About The Author

Michelle Payne entered racing aged 15. She won the Melbourne Cup in 2015 on the local one-hundred-to-one horse, Prince of Penzance, trained by Darren Weir and strapped by her brother Stevie.