The 30-year-old was in triumphant form after the race as she celebrated her win. In a post-race interview she said: “It’s such a chauvinistic sport.

“I just want to say that everyone else can get stuffed, cos they think women aren’t strong enough but we just beat the world.”

Payne is from a well-known racing family in Australia, with her father and seven siblings all working in the industry.

“It's a very male dominated sport and people think we're not strong enough and all the rest of it,” she explained in her winning speech. “But it's not all about strength, there's so much more involved in it.

“It's getting the horse into a rhythm, it's getting the horse to try for you and being patient. Hopefully it'll help more female jockeys from now on to get more of a go.”

One of her brothers, Stevie, who has Down’s Syndrome, works for Prince Of Penzance trainer Darren Weir.

Stevie led the horse up for his big-race victory, making it a truly memorable day for the whole family, and Payne paid special tribute to him during her speech.