JAMIE MELHAM
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Australia
The daughter of Australian representative Winter Olympic speed skaters, Jamie Kah has become a leading rider initially in Adelaide.
She started her apprenticeship in 2011 with the first winner at Clare in 2012. Kah had notched 40 winners within six months and by the end of her first full season (2012/13) she had won the Adelaide Jockeys' Premiership, the first apprentice to do so in almost 20 years.
Taking some time off over the next few years, she returned to Australia after riding work in England for trainers like Sir Michael Stoute and Jeremy Gask.
Having initially struggled on that return, she then set a record for most wins by a female jockey in an Australian season in 2016/17, ending the campaign with 129 wins.
After winning the Adelaide Jockeys' Premiership for a third time in 2017/18, she moved to Melbourne in January 2019, to further her career and landed her first G1 on Harlem in the Australian Cup at Flemington in March.
JAMIE MELHAM's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 7 | 30 May 2025 | BDGO | SHE'S AN ARTIST | $0.5 | 3F MDN | 1100m | $27,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:03.94 |
| 3 of 9 | 30 May 2025 | BDGO | STAR CANTO | $1.7 | 2UFM MDN | 1300m | $27,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:17.51 |
| 1 of 8 | 29 May 2025 | PAKM | SCAMPI | $0.55 | 2U BM70 | 1000m | $40,000 | CIARON MAHER | 0:57.83 |
| 2 of 8 | 29 May 2025 | PAKM | ALERO | $2.2 | 3 BM64 | 1200m | $40,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:09.77 |
| 1 of 7 | 29 May 2025 | PAKM | BELLA PIETRA | $3.8 | 2 MDN | 1400m | $40,000 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 1:26.04 |
| 9 of 12 | 24 May 2025 | SANH | ACCREDITED | $2 | BM100 | 1400m | $150,000 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 1:23.41 |
| 8 of 16 | 24 May 2025 | SANH | RUAKAKA RAIDER | $8 | BM84 | 1600m | $130,000 | CINDY ALDERSON | 1:37.54 |
| 2 of 10 | 24 May 2025 | SANH | SAYEDATY SADATY | $11 | BM100 | 1800m | $150,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:52.19 |
| 1 of 13 | 24 May 2025 | SANH | TAKEN | $3.2 | 3 OPEN | 1600m | $150,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 1:38.04 |
| 1 of 12 | 24 May 2025 | SANH | AHHA AHHA | $2.8 | 3F BM78 | 1400m | $150,000 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 1:24.29 |
Trainer Statistics
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIARON MAHER | 5 | 23.8% | 7 | 57.1% | 21 | $366,310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.99 |
| CLINTON MCDONALD | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 4 | $103,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.41 |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 66.7% | 3 | $634,690 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.23 |
| JOSEPH PRIDE | 1 | 14.3% | 3 | 57.1% | 7 | $233,450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.63 |
| STEPHEN THEODORE | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $76,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.87 |
| ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $204,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.03 |
| BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $23,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.40 |
| RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $50,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.40 |
| DAN CLARKEN & OOPY MACGILLIVRAY | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $108,750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.90 |
| LLOYD KENNEWELL & LUCY YEOMANS | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $66,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.50 |
| NICK RYAN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $108,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $4.50 |
| MICK HUXTABLE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $27,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $5.50 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 71.4% | 7 | $363,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS WALLER | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $71,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JASON WARREN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $102,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MACMILLAN | 90 | 17.8% | 121 | 41.7% | 506 | $1,524,993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.99 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 86 | 27.3% | 98 | 58.4% | 315 | $2,619,190 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $0.92 |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 57 | 25.1% | 63 | 52.9% | 227 | $5,054,012 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $0.96 |
| WILL CLARKEN | 49 | 25.8% | 46 | 50.0% | 190 | $2,253,655 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | $0.91 |
| CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 46 | 19.8% | 57 | 44.4% | 232 | $6,039,624 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | $0.66 |
| DARRYL CARRISON | 40 | 27.8% | 36 | 52.8% | 144 | $460,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.08 |
| WAYNE FRANCIS & GLEN KENT | 38 | 21.3% | 45 | 46.6% | 178 | $890,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.17 |
| RYAN BALFOUR | 38 | 25.9% | 49 | 59.2% | 147 | $1,008,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.08 |
| ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 34 | 22.4% | 40 | 48.7% | 152 | $2,772,220 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $0.93 |
| MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 29 | 16.7% | 49 | 44.8% | 174 | $2,394,802 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $0.90 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 27 | 15.7% | 61 | 51.2% | 172 | $8,847,170 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | $0.77 |
| D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 26 | 13.2% | 52 | 39.6% | 197 | $2,674,510 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.70 |
| DAVID JOLLY | 26 | 16.0% | 43 | 42.3% | 163 | $656,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.66 |
| PETER G MOODY | 26 | 29.2% | 31 | 64.0% | 89 | $2,049,415 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $0.85 |
| CIARON MAHER | 23 | 22.8% | 26 | 48.5% | 101 | $3,964,085 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $1.12 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 51 | 16.3% | 86 | 43.8% | 313 | $10,107,569 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | $0.67 |
| 2023/24 | 71 | 15.6% | 114 | 40.7% | 454 | $14,404,166 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | $0.71 |
| 2022/23 | 80 | 19.8% | 122 | 49.9% | 405 | $14,393,688 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | $0.84 |
| 2021/22 | 90 | 19.1% | 140 | 48.9% | 470 | $11,487,765 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | $0.69 |
| 2020/21 | 147 | 20.9% | 184 | 47.1% | 703 | $16,226,700 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | $0.93 |
| 2019/20 | 91 | 14.5% | 130 | 35.2% | 627 | $6,400,474 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | $0.92 |
| 2018/19 | 137 | 19.0% | 208 | 47.8% | 722 | $5,848,909 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $0.82 |
| 2017/18 | 151 | 24.0% | 188 | 54.0% | 628 | $4,931,863 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $0.83 |
| 2016/17 | 130 | 19.2% | 181 | 45.9% | 678 | $3,008,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.95 |
| 2015/16 | 110 | 17.0% | 173 | 43.7% | 647 | $2,110,588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.05 |
| Overall | 1319 | 17.5% | 1987 | 26.4% | 7526 | $93,992,393 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 46 | $0.80 |
