Glen Boss

With three consecutive Melbourne Cup triumphs, Glen Boss is one of Australia's most accomplished and successful jockeys. His feats of piloting Makybe Diva to victory in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Melbourne Cups not only guaranteed Boss a celebrated place in Australian turf history but rewarded his determination to return to the saddle after a serious race fall threatened his career.

When Boss slipped from his mount in torrential rain on a racetrack in Macau in June 2002 the initial medical verdict pointed to an abrupt ending to his high-profile career. Twelve months later, Boss lined up for the 3200 metres classic in 2003 knowing that victory would ensure him a place in Australian turf history. Victory on the first Tuesday in November 2004, when the nation stopped for Australia's most famous horse race, elevated Boss into a special category – the first jockey to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups and then an incredible three-peat in 2005.

Beaudesert-born, Glen Boss has had a special relationship with horses since he was a toddler growing up on the family's cattle property at Caboolture. As a youngster he won a lot of pony club awards and did his share of breaking in horses. Leaving school at 15, he moved to Gympie to start his riding apprenticeship and after riding 60 winners in less than 10 months he moved on to the Gold Coast where success followed him and since his debut as a senior jockey in 1990 he has ridden 45 Group 1 winners in his home state of Queensland with the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Melbourne Cup victories aboard Makybe Diva stand out like a beacon.