Makybe Diva, Three‑Time Melbourne Cup Champion, Dies at 26

Makybe Diva, the Australian champion racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup three times between 2003 and 2005, died at 26 after a brief bout of colic at her retirement stable near Geelong. The mare earned $10 million in prize money and was owned by Tony Santic, who said she was family.

Former jockey Glen Boss, who rode her to all three victories, said the mare left a huge footprint in Australian racing history. Santic, a Croatian‑born tuna fisherman, named the horse after the first letters of his employees’ names.