Glen Boss
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Glen Boss is an Australian jockey
, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva
to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cup
s - 2003
, 2004
, and 2005
.
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
, considered a champion, who is best known for riding Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...
to victory in three consecutive Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
s - 2003
2003 Melbourne Cup
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2003 Melbourne Cup....
, 2004
2004 Melbourne Cup
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2004 Melbourne Cup....
, and 2005
2005 Melbourne Cup
The 2005 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2005. It was won by Makybe Diva for the third time in a row, the first time this has happened in the history of the cup. The Melbourne Cup is the most popular horse race in Australia, and is televised around the world...
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