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Three-time Melbourne Cup-winning horse Makybe Diva dies at 26
- On Saturday, February 28, 2026, three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva died at 26 after a sudden colic episode at her owner’s property in Gnarwarre near Geelong.
- Between 2003 and 2005, Makybe Diva became the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup three years consecutively, with jockey Glenn Boss riding her to all victories.
- Her honours include claiming the 2005 Cox Plate and being inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Tony Santic said, `From the day she came into our lives, she was never just a racehorse, she was family` in a statement today.
- After her final Flemington win in 2005, owner Tony Santic retired the mare immediately; she finished with AU$14 million in career earnings.
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