Star Victorian jockey Jamie Kah could return to the saddle next week after successfully winning a Supreme Court appeal to overturn a two-month ban stemming from an Airbnb party which breached COVID rules in August.
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Last season's record-breaking champion jockey in Melbourne has been serving a three-month ban for hosting the event, but was fighting further suspension from a Victorian Racing Tribunal investigation which found Kah had provided misleading information to stewards.
Supreme Court judge Richard Niall delivered a 25-page judgement on Wednesday morning, and found that the particulars of the Racing Victoria charge "Do not allege that an answer given to a particular question was false or misleading."
Kah's initial three-month ban ends at midnight on November 25, which would make her eligible to ride in next Saturday's Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield.
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"I am obviously very happy with the outcome," Kah posted on social media after Justice Niall's judgement.
"It's now time to move forward. I can't wait to get back to what I love, riding and being part of our amazing industry.
"Thanks to everyone who has said kind words to me or provided moral support over the last three months, it has been a real comfort through very tough times."
The widely publicised Airbnb party on the Mornington Peninsula cost Kah what could have been a lucrative spring carnival in Melbourne.
Fellow jockeys Ethan Brown, Mark Zahra, Ben Melham, and apprentice Celine Gaudray were also present at the party, and subsequently suspended.
Meanwhile, trainer Peter Moody has copped a $2000 fine from Racing Victoria for last week's expletive-riddled comments aimed at WA Premier Mark McGowan.
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James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
James is a Queanbeyan boy enjoying his second stint at the Canberra Times, more than eight years on from his first. In between he's traveled the world, and spent time covering sport in Sydney.
