Ballarat strapper Steven Payne's Melbourne Cup dream has finally come true, and he has his sister to thank. Michelle Payne today became the first female jockey to claim the Cup when she rode rank ...

The Melbourne Cup was memorable for many reasons. Stevie Payne was just one of them. Not only because he was the winning strapper, but because he became a symbol of the possibilities for people with ...

Early morning starts are nothing new for Stevie Payne, who for years has forged a rewarding working life as a strapper In one horse’s stall, Stevie Payne is hard at work. Dressed in jeans, T-shirt and ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Stevie Payne, glowing and grinning and a little overcome with emotion, reunited with something ...

Half Yours’ strapper James Rayner’s emotional Melbourne Cup celebration with his kids went viral, revealing he spent months apart from them with their blessing to chase his racing dreams. Half Yours ...

They haven't seen anything quite like it in Ballarat since Dame Nellie Melba stopped the town in 1908, serenading crowds in the street from the collonaded balcony of Craig's Hotel. This time, the city ...

Connections and those who backed Immortality at the short quote of $1.40 at Geelong on Friday might have been feeling the pressure, but maybe nobody more so than strapper Andy Fraser. Dubbed 'the ...