Immortal champion
Trained by Lee Freedman
Makybe Diva is the only horse in history to win three Melbourne Cups: 2003, 2004 and 2005, the last of them in front of a roaring Flemington crowd as a seven-year-old mare.
Trained by Lee Freedman and ridden in all three Cups by Glen Boss, the British-bred stayer carried the hopes of a nation — and delivered every time. Her 2005 win made her the highest-earning horse in Australian history at that point, and her name remains shorthand for staying greatness.
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Three — 2003, 2004 and 2005 — the only horse ever to achieve the feat. She was ridden by Glen Boss and trained by Lee Freedman.
Most judges say yes: three Cups, an unmatched record at Flemington over 3200m, and a career earnings record that stood for years. Carbine, Phar Lap and Winx are the other names in that conversation.