Champion jockey Jamie Kah endures VERY awkward moment on live TV due to Channel Nine's huge blunder Jamie Kah finished third on Okita Soushi in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday The jockey was involved in an awkward television interview on Saturday Earlier this year she announced her engagement to jockey Ben Melham By ED CARRUTHERS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 03:56 EST, 10 November 2024 | Updated: 04:45 EST, 10 November 2024 e-mail 5 shares View comments Champion jockey Jamie Kah was forced to sit awkwardly through a live TV interview on Saturday, as images of her ex-fiance were mistakenly displayed on the broadcast instead of her current partner. The 28-year-old had ridden Okita Soushi to finish third in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup but returned on Saturday for some punditry work on Channel Nine. Kah, who has been ranked as one of the world's best female jockeys, sat with racing presenter Francesca Cumani on the live coverage and proceeded to speak on her fiance Ben Melham.
Melham had placed fifth in Saturday's Tab Champions Stakes on Arapaho and ninth on Shesallshenanigans in the World Horse Racing Grand Handicap. The pair had had announced that they had gotten engaged earlier this year on Valentine's Day and Cumani was looking to gain an insight into how Melham was feeling ahead of the race day. Jockey Jamie Kah endured an awkward moment on Channel Nine's live television coverage on Saturday Kah is currently engaged to fellow jockey Ben Melham, with the pair announcing their.