Chief Stipe Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 ‘Very serious matters’ see Kah hearing expedited Jamie Kah will face the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Monday. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images By Gilbert Gardiner12:22pm • 09 September 2021 1 Comments Star jockey Jamie Kah will face a contested hearing before the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Monday in relation to the charge of misleading stewards. Barrister Damian Sheales, acting on behalf of Kah, said the case needed to be dealt with urgently as the 25-year-old has “very serious” matters ”going on in the background”. “To close off other matters going on in the background we really seek an urgent date to end the matter,” Sheales said. “There are things going on in the background that really now make this more pressing. “I don’t really want to raise publicly the things going on in the background and they are very serious.” Damian Sheales is acting for Jamie Kah. Picture: Getty Images Kah elected not to appeal a three-month suspension for her alleged involvement in an illegal Mornington Airbnb party. Judge John Bowman approved the need for what is expected to be a short contest to be expedited. Sheales told the VRT Directions Hearing on Thursday he would only be making a brief submission. Transcripts of interviews with stewards during the jockey party probe could be tabled. The charge for misleading stewards relates to Kah allegedly not being forthcoming about the attendance of other jockeys at the party. After initially charging four jockeys – Kah, Ben Melham, Ethan Brown and Celine Gaudray – stewards confirmed Mark Zahra as the sixth attendee. Separate Directions Hearings involving Mark Zahra, Ben Melham and Ethan Brown will be heard on Thursday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chief Stipe Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 IndustryJockeys Kah waits on Supreme Court ruling in bid to clear name Jamie Kah would be free to resume riding from November 26 if successful in her Supreme Court appeal. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images By Gilbert Gardiner03:23pm • 28 October 2021 Banned jockey Jamie Kah’s quest to clear her name — and beat a further two-month suspension — for giving Racing Victoria stewards false and/or misleading evidence hangs in the balance. Supreme Court of Victoria Justice Niall QC on Thursday adjourned the matter for consideration, after hearing “concise but helpful submissions” made on behalf of Kah and RV stewards. “The proceeding raises some issues of both importance and difficulty, so I propose to consider my decision,” Justice Niall QC said. “I‘m conscious the suspension that was imposed by the tribunal (ends) on the 25th of November and I’ll do my best to ensure that the judgment of the court is delivered as expeditiously as possible.” Kah received a three-month ban for her part in the Mornington Airbnb gathering back in late August. She would go on to cop a further eight-week sanction, to be served cumulatively, for the additional charge of giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards. The South Australian-raised jockey is fighting only the secondary charge and suspension, adamant her answers to all questions asked by stewards about the August 25 gathering were truthful. It is a position shared by stewards. However, the false and/or misleading charge stems from Kah’s omission to name fellow jockey Mark Zahra as an attendee of the gathering when asked by stewards “who ended up there”. Jamie Kah was banned an extra two months for giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Kah has long argued her answer, naming jockeys Ben Melham and Ethan Brown, along with two others (unlicensed persons), was linked to who was at the Airbnb when police attended the property. In a third interview, when asked directly about Zahra, Kah confirmed he was at the gathering for a short time early on. Kah’s barrister Damian Sheales on Thursday in submissions maintained the Victorian Racing Tribunal erred finding the star jockey guilty based on the question asked. “If the questioner was interested in licensed persons he (chairman of stewards) should’ve asked about them,” Sheales said. “The reality is … they asked the questions they chose to ask, they don’t suggest any (of her) answers are untrue, and now they want to convict her for answers not given to questions not asked.” Barrister Raelene Sharp, acting for stewards, said Kah was trying to “explain away a decision she made not to name Mr Zahra” by linking the “who ended up being there” question to when police attended. Should Kah be unsuccessful in her appeal the two-month ban will see her rubbed out until late January. Alternatively, Kah would be free to resume race riding from November 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy ravioli Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: IndustryJockeys Kah waits on Supreme Court ruling in bid to clear name Jamie Kah would be free to resume riding from November 26 if successful in her Supreme Court appeal. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images By Gilbert Gardiner03:23pm • 28 October 2021 Banned jockey Jamie Kah’s quest to clear her name — and beat a further two-month suspension — for giving Racing Victoria stewards false and/or misleading evidence hangs in the balance. Supreme Court of Victoria Justice Niall QC on Thursday adjourned the matter for consideration, after hearing “concise but helpful submissions” made on behalf of Kah and RV stewards. “The proceeding raises some issues of both importance and difficulty, so I propose to consider my decision,” Justice Niall QC said. “I‘m conscious the suspension that was imposed by the tribunal (ends) on the 25th of November and I’ll do my best to ensure that the judgment of the court is delivered as expeditiously as possible.” Kah received a three-month ban for her part in the Mornington Airbnb gathering back in late August. She would go on to cop a further eight-week sanction, to be served cumulatively, for the additional charge of giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards. The South Australian-raised jockey is fighting only the secondary charge and suspension, adamant her answers to all questions asked by stewards about the August 25 gathering were truthful. It is a position shared by stewards. However, the false and/or misleading charge stems from Kah’s omission to name fellow jockey Mark Zahra as an attendee of the gathering when asked by stewards “who ended up there”. Jamie Kah was banned an extra two months for giving false and/or misleading evidence to stewards. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images Kah has long argued her answer, naming jockeys Ben Melham and Ethan Brown, along with two others (unlicensed persons), was linked to who was at the Airbnb when police attended the property. In a third interview, when asked directly about Zahra, Kah confirmed he was at the gathering for a short time early on. Kah’s barrister Damian Sheales on Thursday in submissions maintained the Victorian Racing Tribunal erred finding the star jockey guilty based on the question asked. “If the questioner was interested in licensed persons he (chairman of stewards) should’ve asked about them,” Sheales said. “The reality is … they asked the questions they chose to ask, they don’t suggest any (of her) answers are untrue, and now they want to convict her for answers not given to questions not asked.” Barrister Raelene Sharp, acting for stewards, said Kah was trying to “explain away a decision she made not to name Mr Zahra” by linking the “who ended up being there” question to when police attended. Should Kah be unsuccessful in her appeal the two-month ban will see her rubbed out until late January. Alternatively, Kah would be free to resume race riding from November 26. Give her a break.She's paying the price already. Compare it to the suspension of 'golden boy..D Oliver a few years ago for a real crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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