Kah rides Flemington winner for ‘second parents’
Jamie Kah says winning the Macca’s Run (2800m) for South Australian trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray is like winning the Melbourne Cup.
Kah was brought up in the Adelaide Hills and described Clarken and MacGillivray as ‘second parents’.
“This honestly feels like I just won the Melbourne Cup for these people, Dan and Oopy,” Kah said.
“They have looked after me my whole life. They let me live with them for many years and they’re like my second parents, so to me it’s very, very special.
“I was so excited to ride this horse and thought she’d go well, but that surprised me how well she ran.”
MacGillivray said success on Melbourne Cup Day was easily the biggest thrill of her training career.
She said right from the start she thought Kah would develop into an exceptional talent.
“The Map is a very special horse to us, and it is just a privilege to be here,” MacGillivray said.
“Jamie just had a way of doing things, she’d sit on horses and not move, and they ran for her.
“I think she rode one of her first winners for me at the old Murray Bridge track over 900 metres, so we’ve come a long way.
“Especially her.”