Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva (foaled 21 March 1999) is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to win three Melbourne Cups and the only mare to win it more than once. She achieved the feat in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She also won the 2005 Cox Plate. She was the highest stakes-earner in Australian history, winning more than A$14 million.
| Makybe Diva | |
|---|---|
Makybe Diva in 2010. | |
| Sire | Desert King |
| Grandsire | Danehill |
| Dam | Tugela |
| Damsire | Riverman |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 21 March 1999 Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Emily Krstina Pty Ltd |
| Owner | Tony Šantić |
| Trainer | David Hall, Lee Freedman |
| Record | 36: 15- 4-3 |
| Earnings | A$14,526,685 |
| Major wins | |
| VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2002) Melbourne Cup (2003, 2004, 2005) Sydney Cup (2004) Australian Cup (2005) The BMW Stakes (2005) Memsie Stakes (2005) Turnbull Stakes (2005) W. S. Cox Plate (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Racehorse of the Year (2005, 2006) Australian Champion Stayer (2004, 2005, 2006) Australian Champion Filly and Mare (2005) Australian Middle Distance Champion (2006) Timeform rating: 129 SA Thoroughbred Breeders Horse of the Year (2004, 2005) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2006) Makybe Diva Stakes | |
| Last updated on 24 July 2007 | |
She is by Desert King (a winner of the Irish Derby and Irish 2,000 Guineas) out of Tugela by Riverman (USA). Tugela was also the dam of the Australian stakes-winners, Musket and Valkyrie Diva. Makybe Diva is owned by South Australian tuna fisherman Tony Šantić, who named her after five of his employees—Maureen, Kylie, Belinda, Diane, and Vanessa—by taking the first two letters from each of their names.