Shane Dye facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shane Dye |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 26 September 1966 Matamata, New Zealand |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame |
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Raymond Shane Dye (born 26 September 1966, in the township of Matamata New Zealand), is a former jockey. He was an apprentice jockey to Dave O’Sullivan at Matamata, before moving to Sydney, Australia where he was initially working with Vic Thompson at Warwick Farm in the late-1980s. In a distinguished riding career, Dye won the Melbourne Cup on Tawriffic in 1989 in then-record time, and won four consecutive Golden Slippers from 1989 to 1992. He also won the Cox Plate on Octagonal in 1995.
Dye won two Sydney Jockeys Premierships in the 1990-91 and 1996-97 seasons and rode over 2,000 career winners.
Dye rode in Mauritius after eight years in Hong Kong.
Shane Dye has ridden 93 career Group 1 winners. He has not ridden in competitive racing since 2013 and has said he will not return to racing. On 9 March 2014 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Notable wins
The following are some of the races Shane has won in his career.
| Year |
Race |
Horse |
Trainer(s) |
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| 1984 | Avondale Cup (G1) | Cariere | J W Morris |
| 1989 | Golden Slipper Stakes | Courtza | R S McDonald |
| 1989 | Blue Diamond Stakes | Courtza | R S McDonald |
| 1989 | Melbourne Cup | Tawriffic | Lee Freedman |
| 1990 | Brisbane Cup | Shuzohra | E Skelton |
| 1990 | Golden Slipper Stakes | Canny Lad | R G Hore-Lacy |
| 1991 | Golden Slipper Stakes | Tierce | C E Conners |
| 1991 | H E Tancred Stakes | Dr Grace | G Chapman |
| 1992 | AJC Sires Produce Stakes | Burst | C E Connors |
| 1992 | Golden Slipper Stakes | Burst | C E Conners |
| 1995 | Cox Plate | Octagonal | John Hawkes |
| 1995 | Victoria Derby | Nothin' Leica Dane | Gai Waterhouse |
| 1996 | AJC Sires Produce Stakes | Merlene | D L Freedman |
| 1997 | Adelaide Cup | Cronus | Roger James |
| 1997 | Australian Cup | Octagonal | John Hawkes |
| 1997 | Australian Derby | Ebony Grove | Graeme Rogerson |
| 1997 | Doomben 10,000 | Accomplice | John Hawkes |
| 1997 | Newmarket Handicap | Ruffles | M Lees |
| 1997 | AJC Sires Produce Stakes | Encounter | C Connors |
| 1997 | Tancred Stakes | Octagonal | John Hawkes |
| 1998 | Sydney Cup | Tie The Knot | G Walter |
| 1998 | Brisbane Cup | Praise Indeed | N McBurney |
| 1998 | Adelaide Cup | The Hind | P C Hayes |
| 1999 | Australian Oaks | Grand Archway | |
| 2000 | Australian Oaks | Coco Cobanna | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2004 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Super Kid | John Size |
See also
- Thoroughbred racing in Australia
- Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
