Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jamie Melham has been suspended for a month — 30 race meetings — for careless riding in a race on Cup day.

The 29-year-old South Australian, who rode Half Yours to a history-making victory in race seven at Flemington, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes — race nine.

Melham’s horse, Fancify, bumped into Blake Shinn’s mount She’s Got Pizzazz, causing it to stumble, as Shinn was left worse for wear roughly 200 metres from the finish line.

Shinn was treated on the track before being taken to hospital, where it was confirmed he’d suffered a broken tibia and fibula. He will miss an extended period of riding.

Racing Victoria found Melham allowed Fancify to shift out when not sufficiently clear of She’s Got Pizzazz, cau

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