Prince Of Penzance

Prince of Penzance is a 15-year-old bay gelding from New Zealand, trained by Darren Weir in Ballarat. He is sired by the stallion Pentire and is out of the mare Royal Successor. Having won at the Group One level and earning $4,459,190 throughout his career., Prince of Penzance is considered a top-tier racehorse. On November 3, 2015, at Flemington, he achieved his most notable victory, winning the $6,000,000 Emirates Melbourne Cup under the guidance of jockey Michelle Payne, defeating Max Dynamite (FR). He has been a lucrative horse for bettors, yielding a 348 percent return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.