Based in Singapore in recent years, Boss freely admits that the Makybe Diva period of his life not only changed the jockey, but brought so much enjoyment to his family. 22 April, 2020
The same happened with racing’s two preceding superstar mares of the 2000s, Black Caviar and Makybe Diva who both retired with similar headlines pronouncing their greatness, their remarkable achievements and most racing people believing that they would never see their like again.Connections of Black Caviar (25 wins and $7,953,956 million in stakes) called it quits after the amazing mare brought up her unbeaten 25th win in August, 2013. Trained One hundred and seventy four nominations have been received for the 160th running of the world-famous $8 million Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m). It followed the pattern of her previous cup-winning campaign, though she appeared to be racing better than before. She retires, if not the greatest Australian-bred mare of all time, then certainly the greatest miler-middle distance mare this century. It appeared that she was developing a pattern of rusting while idle. And the victory completed a remarkable recovery for jockey Boss, who was almost paralysed last year after a heavy fall in Macau that kept him out for four months.
Most recently, the filly Demand Attention under Chris Waller’s charge,Racing fans can only dream of her offspring repeating what she did in those three Cups, but Makybe’s legacy as being the greatest staying mare of all time is assured for now.World Horse Racing is an alliance of four iconic global racing festivals, committed to celebrating the sport of horse racing and the...
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In 2004, when she changed stables and joined the Lee Freedman team after Hall accepted an invitation to train in Hong Kong, Boss showed incredible courage to take the rails run on a wet track. Three consecutive wins in the Melbourne Cup - a feat that is yet to be matched.
At her next start, two weeks later - and now classed as a four-year-old - Makybe Diva began a six-race winning sequence in a maiden at Wangaratta, which culminated in stakes wins, three months later, in the Werribee Cup (2,000 m) and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes(2,500 m). 05 Nov 02
"We are delighted, he has run a good race and you can't ask for more than that." To retire on a high note is what every champion in every sport wants to achieve. Sold for AU$1.5 million as a yearling in 2009, he won two races in 12 starts, earning $26,115 over three years.Makybe Diva gave birth to her fourth foal, a bay colt by "He's a great finisher," he said. We were a long way from the crowd and it gave me those few seconds for it to sink in that I was a part of history.”“As I trotted back, the crowd noise was getting louder and louder and they wanted one thing – Makybe Diva. Now a broodmare, Makybe has produced many foals, some of whom have shown great promise as future track stars. Nothing flash there, but people started to take notice when she won her next six starts, ending with success in the Werribee Cup and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.Winning the 2002 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (with Luke Currie aboard) automatically qualified the mare for the 2003 Melbourne Cup, so her trainer was able to spend the next 12 months preparing her. She was given a rating of 124, ahead of On 10 August 2006, it was announced that Makybe Diva would be served by At 3:16 on the morning of 17 August 2007, AEST time, Makybe Diva gave birth to her first foal, named Rockstardom, at Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley of NSW.
She's Archie, ridden by Scott Seamer, finished second, just ahead of another 40-1 shot, the British-trained Jardines Lookout, with Darryll Holland in the saddle. Foaled in Great Britain in 1999, it was Australia’s gain when she was shipped off to this country alongside her dam, Tugela.After settling in, Makybe Diva was sent to her trainer David Hall who decided not to rush the staying-bred mare, and she didn’t make her racetrack debut until July, 2002 when she finished a handy fourth in a Benalla maiden. Three months after she left her stable for a life at stud, Boss visited the mare with a crew from 60 Minutes. After the VRC decided to water the track, however, she was declared a starter. She made five starts at Flemington, Rosehill and Caulfield, posting three thirds.