How ‘horse girl' Kah became a racing superstar

Jamie Kah is the queen of Australian racing. She is preparing to ride Ayrton at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Trainer Mick Price says she is an absolute horse girl. Kah lives on the Mornington Peninsula with her partner Clayton Douglas. She rehomed Tony McEvoy's two-time Group 1 runner-up Dollar For Dollar.

Jamie Kah is flying to Brisbane this week to prepare for Saturday's Fred Best Classic. She will be riding boom horse Ayrton in the Fred, which offers a golden ticket into the Stradbroke Handicap a fortnight later. Kah also has two chances to add to her Group 1 haul on Saturday when she rides Vega One for Queenslander Tony Gollan in Kingsford-Smith Cup and Horrifying for Mark Kavanagh in Queensland Derby.

Jamie Kah is a racing superstar.

Kah is a star jockey in Australia. She is the daughter of Olympic speed skaters John and Karen. Price believes her equestrian background is an underrated component of her success. He has two daughters who have competed in equine. He also believes that equesteamics riders have a better seat on their horses.

Kah worked in the equestrian world for 17 years. She wishes a bigger part of apprentice school was equine work. Kah jetted to Brisbane on Wednesday night to beat the Victorian Covid lockdown announced on Thursday. Ayrton will be riding Rachel in Fred Best on Saturday.