BEN MELHAM
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Australia
Beginning his career in 2003, Ben Melham was apprenticed to Darren Weir and then Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman.
Rising through the Victorian jockey ranks over the years, it was in 2010/11 that Ben Melham first rode over 100 winners for the season.
In that same year, Melham claimed his first Group 1 win aboard champion mare Black Caviar in the Patinack Farm Classic which was also the first of many Group 1 victories for her.
In 2017 Ben Melham took out one of the biggest races in the country when winning the Group 1 Golden Slipper on She Will Reign, producing a daring ride to win the feature race.
BEN MELHAM's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 of 14 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | HIGH ON SUGAR | $10 | 3U BM76 | 1200m | $105,000 | WAYNE FRANCIS & GLEN KENT | 1:11.57 |
| 6 of 16 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | AMAZAKE | $10 | 3 OPEN G1 | 2518m | $1,000,000 | CIARON MAHER | 2:42.64 |
| 5 of 8 | 29 Apr 2026 | CHTH | AURA | $2.5 | 3U BM66 | 1800m | $50,000 | M, W & J HAWKES | 1:50.30 |
| 1 of 6 | 29 Apr 2026 | CHTH | ERTIJAAJ | $2.3 | 3U MDN | 1500m | $55,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:31.03 |
| 2 of 13 | 25 Apr 2026 | MORP | BRIDAL WALTZ | $5.5 | 2UFM OPEN G1 | 1200m | $1,002,185 | PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 1:10.03 |
| 6 of 16 | 25 Apr 2026 | MORP | SAVITRI | $12 | 3F OPEN G1 | 2000m | $1,002,185 | MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 2:04.04 |
| 9 of 15 | 25 Apr 2026 | MORP | MATHEMATICIAN | $20 | 3 OPEN G2 | 1200m | $250,860 | WILL CLARKEN | 1:10.06 |
| 1 of 20 | 25 Apr 2026 | MORP | GRAND LARCENY | $3.6 | QLTY G3 | 1100m | $150,405 | M, W & J HAWKES | 1:04.00 |
| 9 of 17 | 25 Apr 2026 | MORP | ON DISPLAY | $5 | 3UFM OPEN G2 | 1600m | $250,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 1:38.32 |
| 8 of 13 | 18 Apr 2026 | RAND | FANGIRL | $11 | OPEN G1 | 1400m | $1,500,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:20.76 |
