Kerrin McEvoy is one of the world's most famous jockeys and is the three times Melbourne Cup winner. Kerrin also won The Everest Cup twice, Golden Slipper Cup, and Caulfield Cup. McEvoy rode horses like Rule of Law, Ibn Khaldun, Brew, Almandin, and Cross Counter. Kerrin was the winner of the South Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2017.
Kerrin has earned $20 million in prize money. After winning the Melbourne Cup in 2018, he received prize money of $7,300,000. After winning the Melbourne Cup, the famous Australian jockey promised a large house with a swimming pool for his family.
McEvoy was born on October 28, 1980, in Streaky Bay, South Australia, to parents Philip McEvoy and Tracy McEvoy.
Over the 41 years old Australian Jockey Kerrin has enjoyed his married life with his wife. Kerrin and his wife Cathy were pronounced husband and wife in 2008 in front of their family and friends. The couple has been together for nearly two decades, as per the sources.
Kerrin's wife Cathy kissing him after winning the 2018 Melbourne Cup SOURCE: Daily Mail Kerrin proposed to Cathy in 2007, and their love story started when they were 17 years old.
Despite being together for so long, they still have no disputes in their marital life, which is a sign of the perfect couple. In addition to this, Kerrin and his wife are spotted together several times as she frequently visits the racecourse to watch his race.
As per the sources, Kerrin and his wife Cathy met each other in their teenage. Cathy is the sister of famous Australian Jockey Michelle Payne, who was the winner of the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Cathy is among her parent's ten children.
Kerrin's wife Cathy SOURCE: Herald SunShe is a huge fan of her husband Kerrin and horse racing as her family was involved in racing for a long time.
Kerrin and his wife Cathy are the parents of four children: three sons and a daughter. They welcomed their first child Charlie in 2009 and became parents of their second child Jake in 2011.
Kerrin with his wife and children SOURCE: West Coast SentinelCathy gave birth to the couple's third child Rhys in 2014. Their only daughter Eva was born in 2017.
Kerrin is in horse racing, i.e., the jockey profession, which is well known for its high prize money, so it is evident that he has a net worth of millions. He has won some of the world's highest-paying races, which helped him collect a great fortune.
The Redzel rider won the Melbourne Cup thrice with prize money of $4 million in 2018, $3.6 million in 2016, and in 2000 where he might have earned around a million, but the exact figure is still unknown. In addition to this, he also won some other Cups like Caulfield in 2008, where he got a paycheck of $ 2.5 million.
Kerrin holding 2018 Melbourne Cup Trophy SOURCE: Racenet Apart from this, he won the prize money of $5 million in 2018 after winning the Everest cup. Besides, he also won the 2017 Everest Cup, and the prize money was around $4.8 million.
In addition to this, he might have some assets like houses and cars, but details about them are not revealed in the media. He promised his family to buy a well-equipped house with his prize money in 2018.
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