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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
2 of 11 14 Sep 2025 SALE HOT TOO GO $2.2 3U BM62 1728m $35,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:44.48
2 of 12 14 Sep 2025 SALE HIGH PRAISE $2.8 3U BM62 1411m $35,000 GREG EURELL 1:24.66
4 of 12 14 Sep 2025 SALE SURPERB FROST $13 4U MDN 1411m $42,500 MICHAEL MEHEGAN 1:26.22
7 of 13 14 Sep 2025 SALE JETT SMASH $4 3U MDN 1205m $42,500 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:10.74
16 of 16 13 Sep 2025 FLEM MISTER WOLFGANG $80 OPEN 1700m $150,000 PETER & SHAUN MCKAY 1:42.41
11 of 13 13 Sep 2025 FLEM BOSSY BENITA $20 4UM OPEN G2 1400m $300,000 MICHAEL MEHEGAN 1:22.86
1 of 6 13 Sep 2025 FLEM MR BRIGHTSIDE $4 3U OPEN G1 1600m $755,645 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:38.75
10 of 12 13 Sep 2025 FLEM NEWLOOK $20 QLTY G3 2500m $304,610 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 2:40.28
4 of 11 13 Sep 2025 FLEM ROYAL INSIGNIA $4 4U QLTY G2 1200m $304,945 GRAHAME BEGG 1:08.93
9 of 12 13 Sep 2025 FLEM WONDER BOY $5 4U OPEN LR 1400m $175,000 JEROME HUNTER 1:22.09
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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
CIARON MAHER 2 22.2% 0 22.2% 9 $183,750 0 0 0 0 $0.58
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 2 28.6% 1 42.9% 7 $64,915 0 0 0 0 $1.31
DANNY O'BRIEN 2 40.0% 2 80.0% 5 $104,905 0 0 0 0 $3.72
MICHAEL MEHEGAN 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $100,625 0 0 0 0 $1.00
MICHAEL KENT 1 25.0% 2 75.0% 4 $95,000 0 0 0 0 $1.25
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $76,500 0 0 0 0 $1.27
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $585,000 1 0 0 0 $2.50
MICHIO MINAMIDA 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $164,343 0 0 0 0 $9.70
MITSUNORI MAKIURA 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,876 0 0 0 0 $21.70
MICK NOLAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $4.60
GREG EURELL 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $20,700 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $8,950 0 0 0 0 -
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $36,900 0 0 0 0 -
GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $13,500 0 0 0 0 -
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $6,750 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 14.2% 446 39.3% 1783 $26,630,599 15 10 9 30 $0.77
DANNY O'BRIEN 67 15.7% 116 42.9% 427 $10,945,256 2 2 2 2 $0.80
ALLAN WILLIAMS 64 11.6% 113 31.9% 554 $1,336,088 0 0 1 1 $0.84
DOUG HARRISON 61 14.4% 110 40.3% 424 $1,996,444 0 0 1 0 $1.22
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
MICHAEL KENT 57 16.8% 102 46.9% 339 $3,761,823 0 2 4 2 $0.84
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 57 17.2% 76 40.1% 332 $8,885,310 3 3 6 5 $0.86
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.1% 108 38.7% 406 $9,088,232 3 2 3 6 $0.73
GREG EURELL 45 17.9% 59 41.4% 251 $3,845,596 1 1 1 0 $0.98
JAMES CUMMINGS 42 15.7% 75 43.8% 267 $6,916,700 2 5 2 6 $0.78
LEE FREEDMAN 37 23.3% 26 39.6% 159 $2,099,708 1 0 1 2 $1.09
JOHN O'SHEA 30 14.9% 60 44.8% 201 $2,638,807 0 5 2 2 $0.61
CIARON MAHER 30 22.9% 29 45.0% 131 $14,914,612 2 0 2 4 $0.81

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 8 13.6% 14 37.3% 59 $1,543,332 1 0 0 0 $1.17
2024/25 118 17.3% 165 41.4% 683 $32,257,207 5 1 6 6 $0.91
2023/24 76 14.2% 148 41.7% 537 $19,270,108 5 1 5 5 $0.65
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
Overall 2582 12.7% 4520 22.3% 20261 $302,751,470 83 88 125 177 $0.80