Australian jockeys Jamie Kah and Ben Melham announce engagement on Valentine’s Day


Racing superstar Jamie Kah has announced that she and fellow jockey Ben Melham are taking a matrimonial punt on each other on the most romantic day of the year.

Kah shared the exciting Valentine’s  Day news on Wednesday by posting a photo of her lavish diamond ring while nestling up to Melham.

Another photo showed the loved up couple holding hands while riding side by side while flashing the sparking ring on what she captioned as her ‘best day’. 

‘Through everything you’ve been by my side from the very start, here’s to forever and always @benmelhem,’  she wrote.

Jamie Kah  chose Valentine's Day to announce her engagement to fellow jockey Ben Melhan

Jamie Kah  chose Valentine’s Day to announce her engagement to fellow jockey Ben Melhan

The final shot in the sequence was a bottle of premium wine Penfolds Grange with two glasses ready either side for a toast. 

Website The Sporting Base was quick to tweet their congratulations as were well-wishers in the Instagram comments.

‘OMG congrats!!! Woohoo!! You two are like peas in a pod!’ wrote Australian Olympic eventing rider Amanda Ross.

‘I cannot tell u both how happy i am for u congrats 1000 times,’ another friend commented.

It has been an eventful year for Kah, who was recently issued a 10-race suspension for careless riding.

It comes after a horror fall at Flemington last April.

Both Kah and Craig Williams, another leading Australian jockey, were thrown off their horses during a race. 

Kah’s horse Flyball tripped over the heels of Veight, the ultimate winner, causing her to crash into the turf.

Both Kah and Williams were hospitalised. 

Kah was knocked unconscious and had to be heavily sedated, but fortunately, she didn’t sustain any severe brain injuries or skull fractures.

She took a five-month hiatus from racing and made a spectacular comeback with a double-victory at the Victoria Derby during the Spring Melbourne Cup carnival in November.

She concluded the carnival with six victories, more than double any other jockey’s tally. 

In December, Kah was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Victorian Racing Tribunal after images emerged six months earlier that appeared to show her with a white powder at a dinner gathering.

The couple were seen riding hand-in-hand as Kah showed off the sparkling diamond engagement ring

The couple were seen riding hand-in-hand as Kah showed off the sparkling diamond engagement ring

Kah and Melham were all smiles earlier this month at Melbourne Festival of Racing launch

Kah and Melham were all smiles earlier this month at Melbourne Festival of Racing launch

Kah last week paid tribute to Melham for his support during her recovery from the fall and during December’s investigation the white powder controversy. 

‘My friends and family and partner Ben have been amazing, but I think my number one support was my horses at home,’ she said.

‘Number one was the horses in getting through a rough period.’

Kah was previously engaged to fellow jockey turned trainer Clayton Douglas while Melham has three children with his former partner of 15 years, Karlie Dales.

The first public sign of Kah and Melham’s relationship surfaced in June 2022 when a snap of the pair at Britain’s Royal Ascot set tongues wagging in racing circles.

Kah has announced she plans to ride South Australian staying mare The Map in next month’s Adelaide Cup as the comeback from her suspension.



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