Michelle was six months old, the youngest of eleven children, when her mother, Mary, was hit by the family’s tragic death. Based out of Ballarat, Nottingham Farm consists of both day yards and boxes and is very much inspired by the New Zealand style of stable. Born on September 29, 1985, Michelle is Paddy and Mary Payne’s youngest child and youngest daughter. Growing up on a farm at Miners Rest, near Ballarat in Central Victoria, Michelle is the youngest daughter of the ten children of Paddy and Mary Payne. The youngest child of ten of Paddy and Mary Payne, Payne grew up on a farm at Miners Rest, a locality near Ballarat in central Victoria, Australia. The 1980s was the decade of big hair, big phones, pastel suits, Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik’s … At our boutique stable, my team and I are focused on giving your horse individual attention. Her mother Mary died in a motor vehicle crash when Payne was six months old, leaving her father Paddy to raise their ten children as a single father. About Nottingham Farm Nottingham Farm is the training operation of Melbourne Cup winning jockey, Michelle Payne. She attended Our Lady Help of Christians primary school and Loreto College, Ballarat, and entere… MJ Payne Racing. Life Story – Michelle Payne. Tragically, Michelle’s mother Mary died in a motor vehicle accident when Michelle was only six months old, leaving Paddy to raise the children as a single father. Tragically, Michelle’s mother Mary died in a motor vehicle accident when Michelle was only six months old, leaving Paddy to raise the children as a single father. At Miners Rest, a town near Ballarat in central Victoria, Australia, Payne grew up on a farm. Michelle Payne breaks her silence after Australia's top horse trainer Darren Weir's arrest over animal cruelty and corruption claims - as rivals raise questions over Melbourne Cup win Horses need clean air and a tranquil environment in order to absorb the training is set down for each individual horse. Based out of Ballarat, Nottingham Farm consists of day yards and boxes and is very much a New Zealand style set up. Changing the conversation around food, agriculture, health & nutrition. Speaker & author Michele Payn helps you grow an understanding of food & farming through webinars, books, training, and keynotes. Michelle believes it’s so important to ensure that racehorses have clean air and a tranquil environment in order to thrive in their training. Michelle Payne is turning 36 in Michelle was born in the 1980s. Based on my farm located at Ballarat Turf Club - Nottingham Farm - our horses enjoy a relaxed, country stable environment and we believe this is the ideal way to get the best out of your horse!