Kah’s $1m suspension penalty

JAMIE Kah’s barrister has launched an impassioned plea for the Victorian Racing Tribunal to wholly suspend its penalty for the star jockey misleading stewards during the Mornington Airbnb probe.

Barrister Damian Sheales said Kah, who has been through “enough” humiliation, faces the potential of a “world record” penalty for the Covid-19 breach, having lost fancied Cups and Cox Plate rides alone. Kah is serving a three-month ban for her part in an illegal gathering on August 25, along with Ben Melham, Ethan Brown, Mark Zahra and apprentice jockey Celine Gaudray. Before penalty submissions, the tribunal found Kah guilty of giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards during last month‘s the party probe. “This is a massive penalty,” Sheales said. “She’s already missed rides of the winners of the only two Group 1 races this season, both $1m races (Memsie and Makybe Diva Stakes). Her percentage was $100,000. That’s a $100,000 penalty she’s already paid.”