Kerrin McEvoy
Australian jockey (born 1980)
Kerrin McEvoy | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born |
(
1980-10-28
)
28 October 1980
(age
42)
Streaky Bay, South Australia |
Major racing wins | |
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Honours | |
South Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2017) |
Kerrin McEvoy (born 28 October 1980) is an Australian jockey who is best known for winning three Melbourne Cups . [1] In Europe, McEvoy rode several big winners for Godolphin including Rule of Law in the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 2004 and Ibn Khaldun in the Racing Post Trophy , also at Doncaster in 2007.
McEvoy rose to fame by riding
Brew
to victory in the
2000 Melbourne Cup
. He won his second Melbourne Cup in
2016
, riding
Almandin
to victory, and in
2018
he won his third Melbourne Cup, riding
Cross Counter
to victory. He is the brother-in-law of both Melbourne Cup winners,
Michelle Payne
who won the Cup with
Prince of Penzance
in
2015
and
Brett Prebble
who won the Cup with
Green Moon
in
2012
just three years earlier.
[2]
References
- ↑ "Kerrin McEvoy third Cup win on Cross Counter" . News Corp Australia. 6 November 2018 . Retrieved 7 November 2018 .
- ↑ "Melbourne Cup results and placings: Cross Counter wins" . Wide World of Sports. 6 November 2018 . Retrieved 6 November 2018 .
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