Golden Girl jockey Jamie Kah cops 10-meeting suspension for careless riding in race at Flemington
- Jamie Kah receives a ten-session suspension
- Jockey was found guilty of careless riding
- Kah has had a roller coaster 12 months
Australian superstar Jamie Kah has been given a 10-meeting ban after being found guilty of driving without a car.
Kah, 28, has had a turbulent 12 months as she beat a white powder scandal and a life-threatening racing crash.
However, the nine-time Group 1 winner will miss the next ten meetings after being found guilty of allowing her horse Helix to turn in the 1200 meters during a race at Flemington this weekend.
The jockey’s carelessness was deemed mediocre and will see her sidelined from January 29 until the Victorian evening meeting on February 8.
Jockey Celine Gaudray was also suspended for violating the whip rules.
Champion Australian jockey Jamie Kah has been handed a 10-race ban
The 28-year-old was found guilty of careless driving during a race at Flemington
Gaudray has been banned from ten meetings for excessive use of the whip while riding So Risque, a race she won.
She used the whip five times more than allowed before the 100 meters.
Gaudray’s suspension will take effect on January 28 and end on February 7.
Kah’s suspension comes after a horror last 12 months, which started with a shocking fall at Flemington in March that left her with serious brain injuries.
When she came out of a five-day induced coma, Kah didn’t know who she was and had to Google her name to find some information about herself.
The injury kept her out of racing for five months, and she did not return to the saddle until August.
Kah was also involved in a ‘white powder’ controversy after photos appeared on social media in June in which she appeared to be showing a line of a mystery substance.
The story broke just a day after she announced her return to racing.
Kah is returning from a sickening fall in March last year, which left her with a brain injury
The emergence of the controversial images cast a shadow over Kah’s long-awaited return to horse racing.
Stewards initially accused her and another woman of the photos, claiming they had broken the rule which states that ‘a person shall not engage in conduct prejudicial to the image, interests, integrity or welfare of racing, regardless of whether that behavior takes place within a racecourse. or elsewhere’.
“I’m working hard to get back to doing what I love, which is being a passionate and successful jockey,” Kah said afterwards.
“I will continue to focus on my physical and mental health and make a full recovery so I can get back to racing and be the best person I can be.”
Kah was later cleared of any wrongdoing in the white powder scandal and thereafter vowed to focus on racing and being happy.
“It’s been the most challenging and testing year, but I’m so relieved that I can now put it behind me and focus on racing and being happy,” Kah told RaceNet.