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