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
Latest Rides
FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
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1 of 11 | 28 Mar 2024 | PAKM | TULSA KING | $2.3 | 3U MDN | 1600m | $40,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 1:40.60 |
10 of 12 | 28 Mar 2024 | PAKM | INAUGURAL | $11 | 3U MDN | 2000m | $40,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 2:03.88 |
4 of 12 | 27 Mar 2024 | SANL | VIVIDNESS | $8.0 | 3F BM64 | 1400m | $55,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:23.98 |
4 of 7 | 27 Mar 2024 | SANL | ROCK THE BAR | $2.1 | 3 BM64 | 1600m | $55,000 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 1:36.12 |
1 of 10 | 27 Mar 2024 | SANL | HEED THE OMENS | $5.5 | 3U MDN | 1600m | $55,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:38.96 |
5 of 10 | 23 Mar 2024 | M V | GRAND IMPACT | $6.5 | 3U BM84 | 1200m | $130,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 1:10.99 |
3 of 14 | 23 Mar 2024 | M V | INHIBITIONS | $4.0 | 3F OPEN G3 | 1200m | $200,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:10.93 |
3 of 10 | 23 Mar 2024 | M V | I AM ME | $6.5 | 3U OPEN G1 | 1200m | $1,000,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:09.99 |
6 of 14 | 23 Mar 2024 | M V | BASILINNA | $5.0 | 3 OPEN G2 | 2040m | $500,000 | EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE | 2:05.98 |
5 of 7 | 23 Mar 2024 | M V | MOLLYNICKERS | $2.0 | 3F OPEN G3 | 1600m | $200,000 | PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 1:36.72 |
Trainer Statistics
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 5 | 29.4% | 2 | 41.2% | 17 | $440,075 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.11 |
MATT LAURIE | 5 | 45.5% | 0 | 45.5% | 11 | $325,240 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1.63 |
CIARON MAHER | 4 | 44.4% | 3 | 77.8% | 9 | $285,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.38 |
CLINTON MCDONALD | 1 | 10.0% | 2 | 30.0% | 10 | $45,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.38 |
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $77,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.65 |
DANNY O'BRIEN | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 25.0% | 4 | $35,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $109,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.67 |
CHRIS WALLER | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $37,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.75 |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 42.9% | 7 | $2,410,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 60.0% | 5 | $104,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
STEPHEN BROWN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $17,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
DAVID BRIDEOAKE & MATT JENKINS | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $3,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
A & S FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $38,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
SYMON WILDE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $18,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $357,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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JASON WARREN | 116 | 17.8% | 141 | 39.5% | 651 | $3,026,842 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $0.94 |
DARREN WEIR | 101 | 12.8% | 191 | 37.0% | 790 | $3,390,204 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $0.60 |
MATT LAURIE | 94 | 18.8% | 109 | 40.7% | 499 | $3,886,273 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | $1.05 |
LEE FREEDMAN | 54 | 17.9% | 83 | 45.5% | 301 | $1,692,329 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.83 |
PETER G MOODY | 42 | 17.6% | 63 | 43.9% | 239 | $3,458,040 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $0.96 |
ROBERT SMERDON | 36 | 15.0% | 60 | 40.0% | 240 | $1,265,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.82 |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 34 | 24.5% | 28 | 44.6% | 139 | $5,291,175 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | $1.53 |
LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 31 | 23.7% | 33 | 48.9% | 131 | $1,663,968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1.02 |
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 28 | 24.3% | 17 | 39.1% | 115 | $2,064,705 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | $0.99 |
DANNY O'BRIEN | 27 | 10.7% | 61 | 34.9% | 252 | $1,922,058 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.58 |
CHRIS WALLER | 27 | 15.5% | 39 | 37.9% | 174 | $2,283,570 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | $0.95 |
MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 20 | 17.7% | 16 | 31.9% | 113 | $420,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 19 | 17.3% | 30 | 44.5% | 110 | $862,541 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1.11 |
ANDREW NOBLET | 19 | 17.4% | 21 | 36.7% | 109 | $563,546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.13 |
ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 19 | 20.7% | 25 | 47.8% | 92 | $3,018,118 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $1.13 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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2023/24 | 30 | 17.3% | 37 | 38.7% | 173 | $7,348,370 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.87 |
2022/23 | 64 | 15.0% | 95 | 37.2% | 427 | $10,342,140 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | $0.76 |
2021/22 | 21 | 25.6% | 17 | 46.3% | 82 | $1,116,150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.23 |
2020/21 | 44 | 17.1% | 61 | 40.9% | 257 | $4,863,750 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | $1.02 |
2019/20 | 76 | 16.0% | 113 | 39.8% | 475 | $6,488,382 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $0.81 |
2018/19 | 58 | 17.6% | 79 | 41.5% | 330 | $6,495,185 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | $1.15 |
2017/18 | 60 | 13.2% | 96 | 34.4% | 454 | $6,701,819 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | $0.73 |
2016/17 | 45 | 11.7% | 76 | 31.5% | 384 | $7,390,040 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $0.95 |
2015/16 | 73 | 14.3% | 135 | 40.7% | 511 | $4,981,351 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | $0.79 |
2014/15 | 73 | 14.6% | 105 | 35.7% | 499 | $4,174,662 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $0.91 |
Overall | 1358 | 13.5% | 2222 | 22.1% | 10038 | $85,365,577 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 45 | $0.80 |