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264: Michelle Payne (Player Profile)

3/25/20268 min

It could seriously be the most inspirational story we have ever had on the show. 

But, before we get into the full journey of this seriously tough human being who just happens to also be a Melbourne Cup winning jockey, let's get to know the legend that is Michelle Payne, 

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A decade after her historic Melbourne Cup win, Michelle Payne shares a raw and inspiring story of resilience, revealing the love, loss and courage that shaped her journey in her powerful new book Ride On. Purchase it online or at all good book stores today. 

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Clips

Living With Lingering Trauma
Awe For Tennis Grit
Makybe Diva Over Everyone
First Job, Tough Mornings
Pineapple On Pizza Verdict

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Mark Howard· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] A listener production. Okay. Are you recording? [upbeat music] Michelle Payne, you've won a Melbourne Cup. Are you ready for the Howie Games player profile questions?

  2. Michelle Payne· Guest0:12

    I am ready.

  3. Mark Howard· Host0:13

    Righto. Rockstar. Favorite food?

  4. Michelle Payne· Guest0:14

    Um, Japanese.

  5. Mark Howard· Host0:17

    What is the best thing, if you're trying to impress people and they're coming around for dinner, that you're cooking, apart from chicken schnitzel [laughs] [laughs] Which you need to listen to the full episode next week to get a grasp on. What are you cooking?

  6. Michelle Payne· Guest0:28

    Uh, I love to make a mean roast lamb.

  7. Mark Howard· Host0:32

    Roast lamb. I like that. Three people are coming around to this roast lamb that you've met, that you haven't met, that are alive, that have passed away. Who are the three people?

  8. Michelle Payne· Guest0:41

    Roger Federer.

  9. Mark Howard· Host0:42

    Mm-hmm.

  10. Michelle Payne· Guest0:43

    Um, Andre Agassi.

  11. Mark Howard· Host0:46

    Mm-hmm. Tennis, tennis.

  12. Michelle Payne· Guest0:47

    Yep. Usain Bolt.

  13. Mark Howard· Host0:49

    Usain Bolt. You will have met all sorts of people in the last 10 years that we would call famous people of celebrity. You just mentioned those three you'd like to for dinner. Who's someone that would be known, seen as well-known, that's made a positive impact on you?

  14. Michelle Payne· Guest1:08

    So many people that aren't well-known, so that's really hard. Um, there is one, um, there was a female jockey who, um, wrote a book. Her name's Bev Buckingham. She's probably not very well known, but she was one of the first women to win a premiership in Tasmania as a jockey, and then she got paralyzed,

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