Jamie Kah’s special affinity with Godolphin’s 2024 Magic Millions weapon Parkour

James Cummings is trying to win his second Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic and has outlined why Jamie Kah can deliver the Blue Army the rich race on Saturday.

James Cummings has outlined the special affinity that Jamie Kah has with crack Godolphin colt Parkour as the Blue Army aims to strike gold for the second time in the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

Clare Lindop remains the only female jockey to win the 2YO Classic when she rode Augusta Proud to a famous victory for legendary Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald in 2008.

Kah is trying to follow in her footsteps and looks a red-hot chance on Parkour who stormed home for an authoritative win over 1200m at Randwick last start.

That was Parkour’s second race start, coming after the colt’s debut when chasing home Arabian Summer in the Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic.

Jamie Kah will pilot Parkour in the Magic Millions. Picture: Getty Images.

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The form out of the Ballarat 2YO race has traditionally not been the strongest but looks good this year after Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Arabian Summer surged to an impressive win on the Gold Coast last Saturday and is one of the top fancies for Saturday’s $3m race.

Cummings believes he has the colt to win the Magic Millions and says Kah can provide the riding magic required.

Nine-time Group 1 Kah is no stranger to big race success for Godolphin, having won the Doncaster Mile on Cascadian in 2021.

"Parkour from last is drawing away."@jamieleekah07 guides the promising @godolphin colt down the outside to score an impressive win at Randwick over Vianarra with Sacred Fort staying on for third. @[e-mail]/668o0n60Mw

— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) December 30, 2023

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“Jamie Kah jumped this colt out initially for me,” Cummings said.

“She developed an immediate affinity with him and has been with him since.

“I felt the colt needed a trip away from home because he was showing us a lot.

“He ran beautifully for Jamie on debut, getting home really well on that soft track there at Ballarat.

“I think it’s a matter of time before a rich race like that Ballarat race is going to have good form out of it.

“The form has already been franked this year with the quinella both having won since.

“I thought Arabian Summer was extremely impressive on the weekend.”

Parkour storms home to win at Randwick. Picture: Getty Images.

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Kah will need to be at her best to guide Parkour to victory after the Godolphin colt drew the widest barrier 17 at the barrier draw event at Surfers Paradise beach on Tuesday morning.

Parkour drifted from $8.50 to $9.50 but remains one of the top fancies in betting.

One thing that seems sure is that the two-year-old son of Extreme Choice will run out a strong 1200m, while some of his rivals may not.

“Parkour was very solid over six furlongs and while he is inexperienced, he is capable of being very strong at this trip,” Cummings said.

“He is showing promise that he will get out over more than six furlongs in the future.

“Not everyone fully agrees about the importance of the race itself.

“But one observation I would make is that if you are competing in a strong Magic Millions – which I think it is this year – and you are coming out of it looking good, then it sets the horse up beautifully for the remainder of the year.

“I think chasing strong races anywhere and testing the mettle of your horses is exactly what we are trying to achieve on a racetrack.”

Godolphin is extremely selective about the small band of yearlings they buy at the Magic Millions Sales, with Parkour costing $600,000 last year.