Jockey Michelle Payne tests positive to banned substance

By Melissa Cunningham, Patrick Bartley
Updated June 29 2017 - 8:28am, first published 8:20am
Cup success: Michelle Payne with the 2015 Melbourne Cup trophies. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Cup success: Michelle Payne with the 2015 Melbourne Cup trophies. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has tested positive to a banned substance and been stood down from racing pending the outcome of an inquiry.  

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