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CRAIG NEWITT

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Jockey - CRAIG NEWITT

Hailing from Tasmania Craig Newitt began his career in 2000 in his home state before finishing his apprenticeship with Lee Freedman in Melbourne.
It was six years later Craig Newitt rode his first Group 1 win when partnering Perfect Promise in the 2006 C.F Orr Stakes.
It was the same year Newitt began his association with the Lee Freedman-trained Miss Andretti, the pair combining for five of her Group 1 wins including the Lightning Stakes, Newmarket Handicap and the King Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Outside of the Freedman stable, Newitt has done plenty of riding for Caulfield trainer Mick Price with the pair having most success with Lankan Rupee.
Newitt took up a riding contract with the Singapore Turf Club in late December 2014 where he rode more than 20 winners including a number of feature races on the exciting galloper Super One.
Six months later Newitt returned to Melbourne to continue his association with Mick Price.

First Runner  23 Sep 2000
Gainsford Taylor (Aus)  
Launceston (Tas)  |  Auxiliary Open Handicap
First Win  25 Nov 2000
Kimbra's Way (Aus)
Hobart (Tas)  |  W.A. Guineas
Best Horse :
LANKAN RUPEE  (Timeform Rating 132)
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)  ESTELLE COLLECTION (NZ)  [By STRAVINSKY (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
PERFECT PROMISE  (11 Feb 2006)
CAESOUR (USA)  MERETRICIOUS (SAF)  [By DANCING CHAMP (USA)]

CRAIG NEWITT's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
2 of 10 01 Nov 2025 TRAR SHAMROCK BAY $2.4 3U BM0-56 1100m $22,000 PAUL & TRACEY TEMPLETON 1:04.35
6 of 8 01 Nov 2025 TRAR MACHINEGUN KRELLEY $7.5 3UCG BM0-56 1430m $22,000 SHEA EDEN 1:26.38
7 of 11 01 Nov 2025 TRAR I'M MIM $5.5 3U MDN 1900m $32,000 DOUG HARRISON 1:57.63
7 of 10 01 Nov 2025 TRAR NEWS TRAVELS FAST $6.5 3U MDN 1430m $32,000 DAVID & CORAL FEEK 1:26.47
4 of 9 31 Oct 2025 CRAN FIERY DEAL $30 3U BM62 1200m $40,000 PETER GELAGOTIS 1:09.96
5 of 12 31 Oct 2025 KILM TWINKLE VAN WINKLE $2.8 3U BM56 1612m $22,000 WENDY KELLY 1:42.33
7 of 12 31 Oct 2025 CRAN RUBOLOGY $20 3U BM66 1400m $40,000 PETER GELAGOTIS 1:24.60
6 of 10 31 Oct 2025 CRAN OCTRAIN $10 3U BM62 955m $40,000 MONICA CROSTON & GERRAD GILMOUR 0:55.77
5 of 10 31 Oct 2025 KILM ANCHOR DOWN $8 3U BM56 1462m $22,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:33.08
9 of 9 31 Oct 2025 KILM IVE GOT THE POWER $150 3U MDN 1462m $32,000 TIMOTHY GRACE 1:31.28
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CRAIG BLACKSHAW 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $28,790 0 0 0 0 $0.50
DANNY O'BRIEN 1 25.0% 2 75.0% 4 $22,215 0 0 0 0 $5.25
TIMOTHY GRACE 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $25,115 0 0 0 0 $17.00
JOHN SALANITRI 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $29,350 0 0 0 0 $10.50
CINDY ALDERSON 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $55,000 0 0 0 0 $16.00
JULIUS SANDHU 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $12,100 0 0 0 0 $7.50
PETER GELAGOTIS 0 0.0% 3 20.0% 15 $32,400 0 0 0 0 -
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 $8,400 0 0 0 0 -
DOUG HARRISON 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $4,690 0 0 0 0 -
WENDY KELLY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $5,295 0 0 0 0 -
PATRICK F RYAN JNR 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $33,875 0 0 0 0 -
SHEA EDEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $2,300 0 0 0 0 -
MONICA CROSTON & GERRAD GILMOUR 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $3,040 0 0 0 0 -
KEN & KASEY KEYS 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $7,450 0 0 0 0 -
RAYMOND N MATHEWS 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $3,360 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
MICK PRICE 389 17.6% 563 43.0% 2213 $26,983,820 19 11 10 20 $0.85
LEE FREEDMAN 81 15.3% 139 41.7% 528 $5,027,766 6 3 3 10 $0.77
BARRY CAMPBELL 76 24.8% 85 52.6% 306 $1,933,018 0 0 2 1 $1.00
JOHN BLACKER 73 16.6% 114 42.6% 439 $1,564,791 0 0 0 3 $0.86
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 64 12.5% 119 35.7% 513 $2,884,664 0 0 0 0 $0.88
PETER G MOODY 45 16.5% 68 41.5% 272 $2,769,480 0 0 4 2 $0.84
LEON WELLS 40 11.6% 68 31.4% 344 $520,513 0 0 1 0 $0.75
CHRIS WALLER 39 10.7% 76 31.4% 366 $4,415,410 2 2 2 3 $0.92
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 38 12.1% 73 35.5% 313 $1,998,375 1 0 0 1 $0.74
GREG EURELL 34 13.2% 54 34.2% 257 $916,849 0 0 0 0 $0.75
RICK HORE-LACY 30 10.6% 76 37.6% 282 $997,252 0 0 0 0 $0.77
DANNY O'BRIEN 29 19.6% 27 37.8% 148 $1,700,197 1 0 1 0 $1.37
LEANNE GAFFNEY 28 20.6% 40 50.0% 136 $875,568 0 0 1 2 $0.87
ROBBIE LAING 26 10.1% 38 24.8% 258 $1,452,912 1 0 0 0 $0.80
L & D & T WELLS 26 13.6% 57 43.5% 191 $654,117 0 0 0 1 $0.72

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 16 8.0% 34 25.1% 199 $719,503 0 0 0 0 $0.87
2024/25 77 9.6% 174 31.4% 799 $4,694,655 0 2 1 5 $0.75
2023/24 87 9.7% 193 31.2% 898 $4,554,545 0 0 2 4 $0.80
2022/23 88 9.3% 187 29.2% 942 $6,590,430 0 3 2 1 $0.83
2021/22 98 9.8% 184 28.2% 999 $5,175,876 0 0 0 0 $0.76
2020/21 83 8.1% 195 27.0% 1030 $4,021,762 0 0 1 3 $0.98
2019/20 100 16.3% 140 39.0% 615 $2,393,890 0 0 1 3 $0.84
2018/19 104 19.2% 138 44.6% 543 $2,745,452 0 0 2 1 $0.80
2017/18 83 15.5% 138 41.2% 537 $2,084,267 0 0 1 1 $0.65
2016/17 73 9.1% 155 28.5% 800 $3,495,833 1 0 0 1 $0.70
Overall 2447 11.7% 4522 21.6% 20903 $115,375,282 33 26 41 88 $0.80