Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Michelle Payne didn’t just win the Melbourne Cup, she changed Australian sporting history.
In this iconic moment from The Howie Games, Michelle Payne takes us back inside her historic 2015 Melbourne Cup victory aboard Prince of Penzance, reflecting on what it meant to achieve a lifelong dream and become the first woman to ever win the Melbourne Cup.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 listnr.com/podcasts/the-howie-games
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Howie's Prince of Penzance story
03:42 Michelle Explains the race
13:50 Down to the 300m
18:26 The famous quote after the race
Michelle Payne didn’t just win the Melbourne Cup, she changed Australian sporting history.
In this iconic moment from The Howie Games, Michelle Payne takes us back inside her historic 2015 Melbourne Cup victory aboard Prince of Penzance, reflecting on what it meant to achieve a lifelong dream and become the first woman to ever win the Melbourne Cup.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 listnr.com/podcasts/the-howie-games
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Howie's Prince of Penzance story
03:42 Michelle Explains the race
13:50 Down to the 300m
18:26 The famous quote after the race
