Jockey Jamie Kah wins court appeal after attending illegal Mornington party

High-profile jockey Jamie Kah who was banned after an illegal lockdown party has successfully appealed the decision.

A high-profile jockey has successfully overturned a two-month suspension from Racing Victoria following an illegal party during the state’s lockdown.

Star jockey Jamie Kah was banned from competing in the Melbourne Cup and the entire Spring Carnival after she was fined more than $5500 by Victoria Police following a Covid-19 breach.

The 25-year-old attended a luxury Airbnb holiday house after the 9pm greater Melbourne curfew, defying the State Government stay-at-home directions.

Kah and five others, including fellow jockeys Ben Melham, Ethan Brown, Mark Zahra and Celine Gaudray, were reported to police by neighbours because of the amount of noise they were making at the Mornington Peninsula property.

Star jockey Jamie Kah was banned from competing in the Melbourne Cup and the entire Spring Carnival after she was fined more than $5500 by Victoria Police following a Covid-19 breach. Picture: Pat Scala/Racing Photos via Getty Images

They were all hit with a three-month suspension but Kah was handed a further two months for giving “false and misleading evidence” to racing stewards.

While she accepted the sanction for the gathering itself, Kah launched a Supreme Court challenge in October after she was penalised for lying to stewards.

Following the civil trial fighting the further suspension, Justice Michael Niall SC revealed the determination and penalty against Kah were set aside.

During a brief judgment hearing on Wednesday morning Justice Niall said the determination “lacked sufficient clarity or specificity”.

Jamie Kah is seen strapping Bless Her trained by Clayton Douglas. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

“The orders of the court are the determination of the Victoria racing tribunal made in respect to the plaintiff in September and the penalty are each set aside,” Justice Niall said.

Kah will still remain banned alongside the other co-accused until November 25, but will no longer face a further two-month ban.

It remains unclear what this means about the 25-year-old’s return to riding, but she could return as early as next week.

Police issued a statement in the days following the illegal gathering, confirming fines were handed down to the attendees.

“Officers were called to the property on Tallis Drive following reports of a noise complaint about 11.50pm,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“Upon arrival, officers located six people inside, all allegedly outside their 5km radius and in breach of curfew.

“All have been issued with a $5452 infringement notice for breaching chief health officer directions.”