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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 13 16 Nov 2024 CAUL SHE'S BULLETPROOF $4.0 4UM OPEN G3 1200m $201,300 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:10.90
1 of 14 16 Nov 2024 CAUL KIMOCHI $26 3U OPEN G1 1400m $1,004,000 GARY PORTELLI 1:23.56
11 of 15 16 Nov 2024 CAUL MYSTERY ISLAND $9.0 3U OPEN 2000m $500,700 SHANE JACKSON 2:02.92
8 of 13 16 Nov 2024 CAUL DOMINETTA $17 3F OPEN G1 1600m $1,500,000 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 1:39.23
4 of 16 16 Nov 2024 CAUL GRINZINGER POD $10 3F OPEN G3 1200m $200,000 BEN BRISBOURNE 1:11.32
9 of 9 16 Nov 2024 CAUL HOLY RACKET $13 OPEN LR 1100m $175,000 A & J WILLIAMS 1:04.89
2 of 7 16 Nov 2024 CAUL RUE DE ROYALE $7.5 3 OPEN G3 1400m $514,100 T & C MCEVOY 1:25.42
12 of 13 16 Nov 2024 CAUL KIND GESTURE $26 BM74 1700m $130,000 MICHAEL KENT 1:45.28
1 of 11 15 Nov 2024 M V FICKLE $3.5 3UFM BM70 1000m $60,000 TOM DABERNIG 0:57.52
5 of 12 15 Nov 2024 M V APACHE SONG $5.5 3U BM64 1200m $60,000 MICHAEL TROTTER 1:10.68
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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 3 33.3% 3 66.7% 9 $9,789,325 1 0 0 0 $1.58
GREG EURELL 3 37.5% 1 50.0% 8 $65,250 0 0 0 0 $2.50
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2 33.3% 2 66.7% 6 $2,315,875 1 0 0 0 $2.17
CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 2 40.0% 2 80.0% 5 $148,425 0 0 0 0 $0.68
A & S FREEDMAN 1 16.7% 2 50.0% 6 $80,625 0 0 0 0 $0.70
R & C JOLLY 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $148,300 0 0 1 0 $1.50
ANDREW NOBLET 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $26,625 0 0 0 0 $3.00
BRIAN ELLISON 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $460,000 0 0 1 0 $5.50
MARK WALKER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $181,800 0 1 0 0 $6.50
GARY PORTELLI 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $600,000 1 0 0 0 $26.00
DAVID MCCOLM 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $1,000,000 0 0 0 0 $4.50
REECE GOODWIN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $71,500 0 0 0 0 $26.00
TOM DABERNIG 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $3.60
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $198,500 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $59,700 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 15.4% 112 42.3% 416 $10,764,251 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 16.2% 100 46.6% 328 $3,582,273 0 2 4 2 $0.79
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.6% 103 39.0% 390 $8,986,142 3 2 3 6 $0.76
GREG EURELL 41 17.9% 54 41.5% 229 $3,658,681 1 1 1 0 $1.00
JAMES CUMMINGS 40 15.9% 70 43.7% 252 $6,676,865 2 5 2 6 $0.80
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
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
2024/25 36 16.4% 52 40.0% 220 $17,733,070 4 1 2 0 $1.06
2023/24 76 14.2% 147 41.5% 537 $19,264,483 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
2015/16 105 14.7% 165 37.8% 714 $9,239,928 3 6 4 9 $0.80
Overall 2492 12.6% 4392 22.3% 19739 $286,678,375 81 88 121 171 $0.80