Jamie Kah says women jockeys are given rough ride in ‘backward’ Britain

• ‘Hayley Turner rides as good as any of the boys here’
• Only two female jockeys are in flat racing’s top 50

British racing has been described as “backward” in the opportunities it offers female jockeys by Jamie Kah, a successful rider in Australia who will compete in Saturday’s Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Related: Hayley Turner becomes first female jockey to win at Royal Ascot since 1987

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