Her story is about hope triumphing over adversity, and how resilience and character made a winner. She and her 100-to-1 local horse Prince of Penzance took the international racing world by surprise but hers was no overnight success story. Michelle Payne rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. It was a moment that inspired everyone who dreams of beating the odds. So when she declared that anyone who said women couldn't compete with men in the racing industry could get stuffed', the nation stood up and cheered. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. As a family, they all took on the daily demands of racehorses and a dairy farm as well as school and work. Their father, Paddy, a renowned horseman, raised his children alone. Michelle was six months old, the youngest of eleven children, when the family was hit with the tragic death of their mother, Mary. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage. In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story.

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Life As I Know It by Michelle Payne