The boss

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In 2005, jockey Glen Boss achieved a racing record three back-to-back Melbourne Cup triumphs on the legendary mare Makybe Diva. Yet less than four years earlier, this country boy from Beaudesert, Queensland, had suffered a catastrophic fall while racing in Macau, breaking his neck in two places and coming within a hairs-breadth of life in a wheelchair.

subjects: Biography,  Horse racing accidents,  Jockeys,  Makybe Diva (Race horse),  Melbourne Cup (Horse race)

People: Glen Boss

Places: Australia,  China,  Macau (Special Administrative Region)