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The Boss Man

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This week champion jockey Glen Boss is being inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.  Glen has been an enduring champion.  He remains the only jockey to win 3 successive Melbourne Cups which he won between 2003 and 2005 on the champion mare Makybe Diva.  He also guided the great mare to victory in the Sydney Cup of 2004 as well as the Australian Cup, BMW and Cox Plate Plate in 2005. Some of his major victories include: Melbourne Cup:  Makybe Diva (2004, 2004, 2005) Doncaster Handicap: Private Steer (2004), Racing to Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Triple Honour (2008) and Kermadec (2015) All Aged Stakes:  Private Steer and Hay List (2011) Cox Plate: Makybe Diva (2005), So You Think (2009) and Ocean Park (2012) Golden Slipper:  Flying Spur (1995) and Sebring (2008) AJC Derby:  Starcraft (2004) and Shamrocker (2011) Ranvet Stakes:  Republic Lass (2003); Eremein ( 2006), Zavite (2011) Epsom Handicap: Shogun Lodge (2000), Racing To Win (2006) and Captain Sonador (2010)