{{short description|Australian jockey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2021}}'''Jye McNeil''' (born 1994<ref name=DR/>) is an Australian jockey based in Victoria. His race victories include the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
McNeil grew up with his family in the small Victorian town of Koondrook on the Murray River.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sporle |first1=Ben |title=The step-by-step rise of Jye McNeil |url=https://www.racing.com/news/2022-07-31/news-jockeys-the-step-by-step-rise-of-jye-mcneil |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Racing.com |date=31 July 2022}}</ref> He began his riding career in 2011. As of early July 2025, he has ridden 1,100 winners, including four in Group One races.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.racing.com/jockeys/jye-mcneil#/| title = Jye McNeil| publisher = Racing.com| access-date =6 July 2025}}</ref>
McNeil's first Group One victory was on Kings Will Dream in the 2019 Turnbull Stakes.<ref name=DR>{{cite news |last1=Ratcliffe|first1=Damien|title=McNeil ready to improve on biggest year to date |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/mcneil-ready-to-improve-on-biggest-year-to-date-20191230-p53no1.html |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=31 December 2019}}</ref> He won the 2020 Melbourne Cup on Twilight Payment after leading throughout the race.<ref name=RC>{{cite news| work=Today | first=Raffaella |last=Ciccarelli |access-date=25 April 2021| title=Melbourne Cup winner reveals wife's touching move after win|url=https://9now.nine.com.au/today/melbourne-cup-2020-winner-jye-mcneil-reveals-wifes-touching-move-after-win/c571a0a9-0151-40be-a34a-85bc8c97d7d3|date=November 2021}}</ref>
He and his wife, fellow jockey Jessica Payne, have a son, born in 2020.<ref name=RC/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.racing.com/jockeys/jessica-payne| title = Jessica Payne| publisher = Racing.com| access-date =25 April 2021}}</ref>
==Major wins == '''{{AUS}}''' * Australian Cup - (1) - ''Homesman (2021)'' * Melbourne Cup - (1) - ''Twilight Payment (2020)'' * Toorak Handicap - (1) - '' I'm Thunderstruck (2021)'' * Turnbull Stakes - (1) - ''Kings Will Dream (2019)'' ----
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