Horse racing-Women jockeys look to emulate Payne's Melbourne Cup success

FILE PHOTO: Prince of Penzance ridden by Michelle Payne (green cap) wins race 7 the Melbourne Cup during the Melbourne Cup race day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Hamish Blair/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nine years after trailblazer Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, a record contingent of four female jockeys will attempt to become the second to claim Australia's most prestigious horse race on Tuesday.

Payne's 2015 win on 100/1 chance Prince of Penzance in the 155th running of the Cup is now part of Australian sporting folklore, her triumph delivered with a memorable "get stuffed" to her critics and doubters.