Ballarat strapper Steven Payne admits he is a bit more nervous than usual heading into the Melbourne Cup. Helping his sister Michelle prepare to ride on Prince of Penzance in the 3,200 metre race will ...

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 ...

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 ...

THERE are so many famous images of Phar Lap, but there is only one that captures the heart, and heartache, of racing's immortal story. It's not a photograph, because nobody took one that day in 1932 ...

Then he watched the vision of his “raw emotion” celebration as the Melbourne Cup winner Half Yours triumphed at Flemington. Rayner, travelling foreman and strapper, remembered standing next to McEvoy ...

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 ...

The life of a strapper is hardly one that receives much time in the spotlight. Half a minute on TV pre-race, a couple of minutes if they win. And then back to the sheds for washing, walking and ...

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 ...