Shane Dye

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 initially working with Vic Thompson at Warwick Farm in the late-1980s.[1] 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.

Shane Dye
OccupationJockey
Born (1966-09-26) 26 September 1966
Matamata, New Zealand
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame

Dye rode in Mauritius after eight years in Hong Kong.[2]

Dye 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.[3]

Notable wins

The following are some of the races Shane has won in his career.

Year
 Race
 Horse
 Trainer(s)
1989Golden Slipper StakesCourtzaR S McDonald
1989Blue Diamond StakesCourtzaR S McDonald
1989Melbourne CupTawrifficLee Freedman
1990Brisbane CupShuzohraE Skelton
1990Golden Slipper StakesCanny LadR G Hore-Lacy
1991Golden Slipper StakesTierceC E Conners
1991H E Tancred StakesDr GraceG Chapman
1992AJC Sires Produce StakesBurstC E Connors
1992Golden Slipper StakesBurstC E Conners
1995Cox Plate OctagonalJohn Hawkes
1995Victoria DerbyNothin' Leica DaneGai Waterhouse
1996AJC Sires Produce StakesMerleneD L Freedman
1997Adelaide CupCronusRoger James
1997Australian Cup OctagonalJohn Hawkes
1997Australian DerbyEbony GroveGraeme Rogerson
1997Doomben 10,000AccompliceJohn Hawkes
1997Newmarket HandicapRufflesM Lees
1997AJC Sires Produce StakesEncounterC Connors
1997Tancred Stakes OctagonalJohn Hawkes
1998Sydney CupTie The KnotG Walter
1998Brisbane CupPraise IndeedN McBurney
1998Adelaide CupThe HindP C Hayes
2004Hong Kong Champions & Chater CupSuper KidJohn Size

See also

References
  1. Brassel, Stephen (1990). A Portrait of Racing. Sydney: Simon & Schuster Australia. p. 101. ISBN 0-7318-0130-X.
  2. MAURITIUS: Shane Dye Accepts Riding Contract, Racing and Sports Tuesday, 17 March 2009
  3. , "Shane Dye to become Hall of Fame jockey" Thursday, 6 March 2014


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