On Tuesday in Australia, Michelle Payne took first place in the Melbourne Cup with her New-Zealand bred horse, Prince of Penzance. This victory made Payne the first female jockey to win the race, which has been going on for 155 years.
It was only Payne's second time participating in the Melbourne Cup (her first was in 2009), and it was her first time there with Prince of Penzance. The horse went through a lot of training to be able to participate in the race and be so successful.
Prince of Penzance had previously finished second in the Moonee Valley Cup, which took place on Oct. 24. Not only was Payne the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, but she was only the fourth woman to participate in the race overall.
"My sister and I had a feeling I was going to win, and it turned out exactly how I thought it would," Payne, 30, said. "It's a very male-dominated sport and people think we [women] are not strong enough and all of the rest of it, but it's not all about strength."
The Australian owners of Price of Penzance bought him for only $50,000, but took home a $3.6 million prize, the BBC reports.
Payne must be on cloud nine today!