Raymond Shane Dye (born 26 September 1966, in the township of

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New Zealand), is a former jockey. He was an apprentice

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to Dave O’Sullivan at Matamata, before moving to Sydney, Australia initially working with Vic Thompson at Warwick Farm in the late-1980s. In a distinguished riding career, Dye won the

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on Tawriffic in 1989 in then-record time, and won four consecutive Golden Slippers from 1989 to 1992. He also won the

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in 1995. Dye rode in

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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.
"Shane Dye to become Hall of Fame jockey" Thursday, 6 March 2014

Notable wins

The following are some of the races Shane has won in his career.

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Notable wins

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