Kah rode The Map to victory in R5 and it meant a lot to her because it was for South Australian trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy McGillivray. Jamie Kah said she felt like she had just won the Melbourne Cup after scoring an emotional win on the big day. Melbourne Cup day punters were stunned when a roughie got up in the last at Flemington, knocking just about everyone out of the quaddie.Īll smiles for Jamie Kah.
“To the trainer’s credit, Sam and Lee and all their team, he was just an absolute gentleman today, went to the rails, switched off, I probably got to the front earlier than last year but I’d just had that soft a run.”Ī massive number of punters packed Flemington as the temperature reached 30C, with 84,492 fans cheering on Zahra as the weather turned late in the card.Ĭheck here for all the live action from the turf with updates from our team of racing reporters and analysts right through the race card. If I could’ve thought I’d have that run from (barrier) 16 I’d have said he was unbeatable,” Zahra said.
The winning jockey said Without A Fight gave a dream run and credited the entire team for the historic win. The 2023 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Mark Zahra steering Without A Fight to a famous victory.
