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Jeeze the poms are playing with fire here! Talk of 'female' riders being given up to 3kg allowance to 'even things up'?  What? Sexism aint it? Jamie Kah-top aussie 'female' jock says she can't believe how behind the times they are in uk...you can understand why with this type of bullshit being floated!  What about Group 1's ? shirley not????

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Jamie Kah's blast at 'backward' British racing

Jamie Kah's blast at 'backward' British racing
Jamie Kah. Photo: News Limited.
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Jamie Kah has created headlines in her first trip to England as she described it as "backward" in the opportunities it offers female jockeys.

Group I-winning rider Kah is in the UK to compete against some of the world’s best riders in the Shergar Cup on Sunday, riding as part of Hayley Turner’s Girls team.

But the Victorian-based hoop didn't mince words when talking to the British press about her dismay over talk of a weight allowance being given to female riders in Britain.

“I think that’s absolutely ridiculous,” Kah told The Guardian.

“I’ve come from Australia, where the trainers have come around to females many years ago, so we’ve all been given a really fair shout.

"It’s as fair as it’s ever been. If you’re good, if you put in the time and work, you’ll get rides.

“Here, it’s very different. They’re very backward, I reckon, with the times.

"They’re not as accepting of female riders and there are some brilliant riders here. I’ve watched Hayley (Turner) and I think she rides as good as any of the boys here.

“I can’t get over how backwards it is.

"If you ask females back home, they’ll all blow up about the idea of getting a three-kilo allowance. But maybe something does need to happen here. Watching these riders, there’s nothing separating them in my opinion, besides opportunities.”

Kah was backed by fellow Aussie rider Mark Zahra, who will ride for the Rest Of The World team in the Shergar Cup.

Zahra said, “The way Jamie’s riding in Australia at the moment, I don’t want to be giving her any weight.

"On Saturday at Moonee Valley, women won five (races) on an eight-race card.

"They’re going quite well. I would say at the moment they’re doing well enough without it.”

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