Glen Boss won three consecutive Melbourne Cups on legendary mare Makybe Diva. © AAP/Joe Castro

Glen Boss — who rode Makybe Diva to three consecutive Melbourne Cup wins — has announced he will retire after a Caulfield race meeting this weekend.

Boss guided Makybe Diva to her three Melbourne Cup victories between 2003 and 2005.

He also won a host of other prominent races, including the Cox Plate, the VRC Derby and the Golden Slipper.

The 52-year-old's final race will be the Zipping Classic at Caulfield on Saturday.

"This decision is something I have been mulling over for the past six months and particularly over the last two or three," Boss said in an interview with Ladbrokes.

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