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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 21 Dec 2024 PAKM HELIX $1.7 3U BM84 1400m $100,000 CLINTON MCDONALD 1:23.30
10 of 10 21 Dec 2024 PAKM VOW AND DECLARE $7 OPEN LR 2500m $300,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 2:36.74
6 of 13 21 Dec 2024 PAKM ROBRICK $11 OPEN 1400m $1,000,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:23.57
8 of 11 21 Dec 2024 PAKM KENGERO $12 3U BM78 1600m $80,000 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:37.44
1 of 8 21 Dec 2024 PAKM MODOWN $9 3U OPEN 1400m $175,000 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:23.42
7 of 11 21 Dec 2024 PAKM RUAKAKA RAIDER $2.9 3U BM78 2000m $100,000 CINDY ALDERSON 2:03.70
1 of 12 21 Dec 2024 PAKM DIVUS ROMULUS $1.9 3U BM78 2500m $100,000 NICK RYAN 2:38.46
3 of 9 21 Dec 2024 PAKM KIKO $7.5 3UFM BM78 1200m $100,000 J T CONLAN 1:10.20
4 of 11 21 Dec 2024 PAKM LAZY SUSAN $6 3U BM74 1000m $80,000 GAVIN BEDGGOOD 0:57.44
1 of 9 20 Dec 2024 CRAN MIXXIT $1.1 BM64 1600m $40,000 ENVER JUSUFOVIC 1:37.46
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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
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 3 37.5% 3 75.0% 8 $2,037,450 1 0 0 0 $2.03
ENVER JUSUFOVIC 3 100.0% 0 100.0% 3 $85,250 0 0 0 0 $2.70
GREG EURELL 2 50.0% 0 50.0% 4 $76,150 0 0 0 0 $1.48
JAMES CUMMINGS 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $115,175 0 0 0 0 $1.70
CIARON MAHER 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 3 $458,250 0 0 0 1 $1.97
TOM DABERNIG 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 2 $63,250 0 0 0 0 $2.48
A & S FREEDMAN 1 12.5% 2 37.5% 8 $56,885 0 0 0 0 $0.38
CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $138,950 0 0 0 0 $2.00
MICHAEL KENT 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $31,350 0 0 0 0 $4.00
NICK RYAN 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 3 $89,200 0 0 0 0 $0.97
M, W & J HAWKES 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $74,000 0 0 0 0 $2.50
MICHAEL TROTTER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $121,800 0 0 1 0 $13.00
GARY PORTELLI 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $600,000 1 0 0 0 $26.00
K & K KEYS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $71,500 0 0 0 0 $3.80
M & G CROSTON & GILMOUR 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $4.20
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 15.3% 112 42.2% 417 $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 54 16.4% 100 46.7% 330 $3,613,623 0 2 4 2 $0.82
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.6% 103 39.0% 390 $8,986,142 3 2 3 6 $0.76
GREG EURELL 43 18.5% 54 41.6% 233 $3,734,831 1 1 1 0 $1.01
JAMES CUMMINGS 42 16.5% 71 44.3% 255 $6,787,665 2 5 2 6 $0.82
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 56 19.1% 76 45.1% 293 $19,212,880 4 1 3 1 $1.16
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 2512 12.7% 4416 22.3% 19812 $288,158,185 81 88 122 172 $0.80