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.
First Runner
21 Sep 2003
Rocket Fuel (Aus)
Mildura (Vic)
| Mildura Grand Hotel Mdn Plte
First Win
18 Oct 2003
She's Millie (Aus)
Avoca (Vic)
| Mdn Plte (2)
Best Horse :
BLACK CAVIAR
(Timeform Rating 136)
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) HELSINGE (AUS) [By DESERT SUN (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
BLACK CAVIAR (06 Nov 2010)
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) HELSINGE (AUS) [By DESERT SUN (GB)]
BEN MELHAM's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 of 16 | 20 Sep 2025 | CAUL | ASTERIX | $50 | QLTY G3 | 2000m | $200,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 2:01.12 |
| 11 of 11 | 20 Sep 2025 | CAUL | ANISETTE | $20 | 3U OPEN G1 | 1800m | $1,000,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:49.12 |
| 1 of 7 | 20 Sep 2025 | CAUL | ESTREMO | $6 | 3CG OPEN G3 | 1400m | $300,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:24.52 |
| 3 of 10 | 20 Sep 2025 | CAUL | EAGLE EXPRESS | $4 | 4UM BM78 | 1400m | $80,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:23.09 |
| 1 of 8 | 18 Sep 2025 | MORN | WONDERING SPIRIT | $1.6 | 3U MDN | 2000m | $42,500 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 2:03.80 |
| 10 of 13 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | ON DISPLAY | $5.5 | 4UM OPEN G2 | 1400m | $300,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 1:22.86 |
| 5 of 6 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | TOM KITTEN | $12 | 3U OPEN G1 | 1600m | $755,645 | ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 1:38.75 |
| 2 of 11 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | STAR PATROL | $6 | 4U QLTY G2 | 1200m | $304,945 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 1:08.93 |
| 2 of 11 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | WEST OF SWINDON | $7.5 | 3 OPEN LR | 1400m | $177,095 | CIARON MAHER | 1:22.98 |
| 2 of 19 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | TONKIN | $7.5 | 3U BM78 | 1100m | $80,000 | ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 1:02.75 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 6 | 37.5% | 4 | 62.5% | 16 | $294,190 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.56 |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 5 | 55.6% | 0 | 55.6% | 9 | $140,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.62 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 4 | 36.4% | 1 | 45.5% | 11 | $321,850 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.71 |
| ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 2 | 15.4% | 4 | 46.2% | 13 | $119,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.33 |
| CIARON MAHER | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 28.6% | 7 | $67,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| NICK RYAN | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 33.3% | 6 | $35,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PETER GELAGOTIS | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | 5 | $17,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CLINTON MCDONALD | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $55,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PATRICK & MICHELLE PAYNE | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $34,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JASON WARREN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| NATHAN MCPHERSON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ADRIAN MCGREGOR | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $7,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $34,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LUKE OLIVER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON WARREN | 116 | 17.6% | 142 | 39.2% | 659 | $3,043,842 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | $0.93 |
| DARREN WEIR | 101 | 12.8% | 191 | 37.0% | 790 | $3,390,204 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $0.60 |
| MATT LAURIE | 94 | 18.8% | 110 | 40.7% | 501 | $3,893,473 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | $1.04 |
| LEE FREEDMAN | 54 | 17.9% | 83 | 45.5% | 301 | $1,692,329 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.83 |
| PETER G MOODY | 42 | 17.5% | 63 | 43.8% | 240 | $3,463,040 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $0.95 |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 37 | 25.0% | 22 | 39.9% | 148 | $2,464,230 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | $0.92 |
| 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 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 32 | 16.0% | 46 | 39.0% | 200 | $2,827,370 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | $0.94 |
| CLINTON MCDONALD | 32 | 21.5% | 33 | 43.6% | 149 | $2,572,240 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $0.99 |
| LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 31 | 23.7% | 33 | 48.9% | 131 | $1,663,968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1.02 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 27 | 10.5% | 62 | 34.8% | 256 | $1,930,268 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 20 | 17.5% | 16 | 31.6% | 114 | $424,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.03 |
| 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 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 20.4% | 12 | 42.6% | 54 | $806,905 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.59 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 16.8% | 68 | 38.4% | 315 | $8,551,195 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | $0.91 |
| 2023/24 | 34 | 15.8% | 53 | 40.5% | 215 | $9,666,470 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.79 |
| 2022/23 | 65 | 15.2% | 94 | 37.2% | 427 | $10,342,140 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | $0.77 |
| 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 |
| Overall | 1427 | 13.7% | 2317 | 22.2% | 10450 | $97,046,027 | 22 | 36 | 52 | 51 | $0.80 |
