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CRAIG WILLIAMS

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Jockey: CRAIG WILLIAMS after, Order Of Command winning the Spicer Thoroughbreds Hcp

One of the most highly regarded and professional jockeys around the nation, Craig Williams has been near the top of the tree for about 20 years.

Riding his first Group 1 winner aboard Grand Echezeaux in the 2000 Australasian Oaks, Craig Williams then immediately took up a position in the UK, riding for Mick Channon.

Williams struck up a relationship with Toubougg when Channon's leading rider got injured with the pair going on to win the Group 1 Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp and Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Williams was invited to ride in Dubai before being offered a contract in Hong Kong in 2001 and forged a link with trainer David Hayes, the pair returned to Australia in 2005 where they combined for a total of 14 Group 1 wins until 2009 when Williams went freelance.

That link to the Lindsay Park yard has seen him salute on many top class horses with Miss Finland one of the best.

Craig Williams has won Group 1 races in Hong Kong, France, Dubai, UK, Japan and Australia. 

He also linked up with French horse Dunaden to win the Caulfield Cup when the year prior, he missed the mount on him, through suspension, in the 2011 Melbourne Cup.

Best Horse :
DUNADEN  (Timeform Rating 130)
NICOBAR (GB)  LA MARLIA (FR)  [By KALDOUNEVEES (FR)]
First Group Win (G1):
GRAND ECHEZEAUX  (29 Apr 2000)
ZABEEL (NZ)  RICHEBOURG (NZ)  [By VICE REGAL (NZ)]

CRAIG WILLIAMS' Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
11 of 14 11 May 2024 MORP SPIN THE REWARD $13 BM68 1200m $75,000 PETER HARDACRE 1:11.70
7 of 15 11 May 2024 MORP WHAT YOU NEED $26 3U OPEN G1 1200m $1,001,790 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:10.57
10 of 15 11 May 2024 MORP SIRILEO MISS $10 3U OPEN G3 1600m $220,450 SYMON WILDE 1:37.97
16 of 17 11 May 2024 MORP SHE'S BULLETPROOF $19 3UFM OPEN G3 1200m $150,450 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:11.40
8 of 14 11 May 2024 MORP THE AUTUMN BELLE $8.0 3F OPEN G3 2500m $170,000 HENRY DWYER 2:40.98
1 of 10 11 May 2024 MORP FLYER $4.0 2 OPEN G3 1200m $150,000 JASON WARREN 1:12.11
6 of 12 11 May 2024 MORP IMPOSING SUSPECT $8.0 BM0-68 1800m $75,000 PETER HARDACRE 1:52.10
2 of 10 09 May 2024 PAKM MAKDANE $1.5 MDN 1600m $40,000 MICHAEL KENT 1:38.96
6 of 9 09 May 2024 PAKM DIVINE BELLE $9.0 MDN 1400m $40,000 JEROME HUNTER 1:25.57
4 of 6 09 May 2024 PAKM STEPCHILD $8.5 CL1 1400m $40,000 PATRICK PAYNE 1:25.61
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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
DAN O'SULLIVAN 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $65,200 0 0 0 0 $8.17
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 14.3% 5 85.7% 7 $1,137,750 0 0 0 0 $0.43
M & L KAVANAGH 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $27,550 0 0 0 0 $0.75
S J RICHARDS 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 3 $45,100 0 0 0 0 $8.67
JASON WARREN 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $95,250 0 0 1 0 $1.47
CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $29,200 0 0 0 0 $0.62
JEROME HUNTER 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $23,300 0 0 0 0 $0.50
MICHAEL KENT 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $89,700 0 0 0 0 $1.62
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $3.75
J T CONLAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $27,500 0 0 0 0 $7.00
CLIFF BROWN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $122,700 0 0 1 0 $8.00
A & J WILLIAMS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $55,000 0 0 0 0 $2.62
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 9 $189,475 0 0 0 0 -
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 0 0.0% 4 80.0% 5 $59,350 0 0 0 0 -
ROBBIE LAING 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 4 $21,800 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DAVID A HAYES 254 14.3% 446 39.3% 1779 $26,630,599 15 10 9 30 $0.77
ALLAN WILLIAMS 64 11.6% 113 31.9% 554 $1,336,088 0 0 1 1 $0.84
DANNY O'BRIEN 64 15.5% 112 42.5% 414 $10,753,051 2 2 2 2 $0.77
DOUG HARRISON 61 14.5% 110 40.5% 422 $1,993,144 0 0 1 0 $1.23
ROBERT SMERDON 60 20.1% 74 44.8% 299 $3,542,870 0 2 4 5 $0.86
DARREN WEIR 58 18.7% 84 45.8% 310 $6,356,404 4 3 5 6 $1.03
M R CHANNON 57 12.7% 105 36.2% 448 $1,548,675 2 0 2 3 $0.99
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 57 17.2% 76 40.1% 332 $8,885,310 3 3 6 5 $0.86
MICHAEL KENT 53 16.3% 100 46.9% 326 $3,581,273 0 2 4 2 $0.80
CHRIS WALLER 48 12.8% 99 39.3% 374 $8,861,757 3 2 3 6 $0.79
JAMES CUMMINGS 39 15.9% 70 44.5% 245 $6,645,430 2 5 2 6 $0.81
LEE FREEDMAN 37 23.6% 25 39.5% 157 $2,092,408 1 0 1 2 $1.10
GREG EURELL 32 15.8% 44 37.4% 203 $3,409,206 1 1 1 0 $0.90
JOHN O'SHEA 30 14.9% 60 44.8% 201 $2,638,807 0 5 2 2 $0.61
COLIN LITTLE 27 14.8% 36 34.4% 183 $1,895,138 1 2 0 0 $0.74

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2023/24 60 13.5% 120 40.4% 445 $16,285,475 4 1 5 3 $0.64
2022/23 61 13.3% 105 36.2% 458 $19,663,910 4 6 8 7 $0.79
2021/22 79 15.0% 138 41.3% 526 $14,418,215 3 5 6 4 $0.92
2020/21 80 14.7% 138 39.9% 546 $12,702,815 6 8 4 8 $0.77
2019/20 95 14.2% 174 40.3% 668 $19,011,743 6 2 1 10 $0.74
2018/19 102 15.2% 153 37.9% 672 $11,826,189 2 4 5 11 $0.83
2017/18 96 15.0% 146 37.7% 642 $10,015,745 4 3 3 6 $0.78
2016/17 117 16.2% 187 42.1% 722 $12,241,589 2 5 11 4 $0.79
2015/16 105 14.7% 165 37.8% 714 $9,239,928 3 6 4 9 $0.80
2014/15 83 13.1% 139 35.1% 633 $10,976,597 2 2 9 10 $0.78
Overall 2440 12.6% 4313 22.2% 19427 $265,966,298 76 87 119 169 $0.80