| Makybe Diva | |
|---|---|
 Makybe Diva in 2010. | |
| Sire | Desert King |
| Grandsire | Danehill |
| Dam | Tugela |
| Damsire | Riverman |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 21 March 1999[1] Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Country | Great Britain[2] |
| 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)[3] 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[4] 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 | |
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.[5] She achieved the feat in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She also won the 2005 Cox Plate.[3] She was the highest stakes-earner in Australian history, winning more than A$14 million.
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.[6]
- ^ "Makybe Diva turns 20! - Racenet".
- ^ Staff (4 November 2002). "Makybe Diva wins Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b Craig Young (2 November 2005). "Three cheers for the best we'll see". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
- ^ "Australian Timeform Ratings 2005-2006 Racing Season". Racingandsports.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup Winning Fillies and Mares". BackAWinner. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ Lester, Glenn (3 November 2002). "Diva calls the tune and steals the biggest show in town". Melbourne: The Age.