Michelle Payne rides Coleraine Cup winner
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26 Sep Michelle Payne rides Coleraine Cup winner

Posted at 00:03h in Racing by

It’s doesn’t have the prestige of the Melbourne Cup but the Coleraine Cup is now an important part of Michelle Payne’s career.

Payne rode the Amarina born and raised Birds Of Tokyo (Nicconi x Lanter Court) to win Sunday’s $30,000 Victorian country feature to claim her first win since she suffered career-threatening injuries in a race fall in May.

The winner of the 2015 Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance, Payne decided to make a comeback earlier this month and the Luke

Oliver-trained Birds Of Tokyo was her sixth ride since that decision.

She was due to ride the mare in Adelaide eight days ago but Birds Of Tokyo had to be scratched when she pulled a shoe a couple of hours before the race.

Payne has also been granted a dual trainer/jockey licence which means she can ride the horses in her own stable.

-AAP