Blake Shinn

Blake Shinn
Occupation Jockey
Born 26 September 1987
Victoria, Australia
Major racing wins, honours and awards
Major racing wins
2008 Melbourne Cup
Significant horses
Viewed

Blake Shinn is an Australian jockey, whose first big win was the 2008 Melbourne Cup on Viewed.[1][2]

Shinn grew up in Kilmore, Victoria being born to a family of saddlers.

He was the winner of the Racing Victoria Limited 2005 Scobie Breasley Medal.

On Melbourne Cup day 2010, Blake Shinn missed his ride in the cup on Precedence, after a fall in Race 3 at Flemington resulted in him being taken to hospital.[3] He was replaced by James Winks.

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