Shane Dye


Raymond Shane Dye is a jockey. He was an apprentice jockey to Dave O’Sullivan at Matamata, before moving to Sydney, Australia initially working with Vic Thompson at Warwick Farm in the late-1980s.
Dye rode in Mauritius after eight years in Hong Kong.
Dye has not ridden in competitive racing since 2013 and has said he will not return to racing. On 9 March 2014 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Notable wins

The following are some of the races Shane has won in his career.
Year
Race
Horse
Trainer
1989Golden Slipper StakesCourtzaR S McDonald
1989Melbourne CupTawrifficLee Freedman
1990Golden Slipper StakesCanny LadR G Hore-Lacy
1991Golden Slipper StakesTierceC E Conners
1992Golden Slipper StakesBurstC E Conners
1995Cox Plate OctagonalJohn Hawkes