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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
4 of 10 16 Aug 2025 CAUL SIGNATURE SCENT $1.8 3F OPEN G3 1100m $200,000 CIARON MAHER 1:05.23
1 of 12 16 Aug 2025 CAUL BOSSY BENITA $3 3UFM BM78 1400m $130,000 MICHAEL MEHEGAN 1:25.84
1 of 13 16 Aug 2025 CAUL MAKDANE $4 BM74 1800m $130,000 MICHAEL KENT 1:52.01
4 of 12 16 Aug 2025 CAUL FROM THE BLOCK $2.7 BM74 1100m $80,000 RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1:04.65
2 of 15 30 Jul 2025 SANH MAKDANE $2.2 BM70 1800m $50,000 MICHAEL KENT 1:51.30
4 of 9 30 Jul 2025 SANH TRAPALANDA $4.5 BM74 2400m $50,000 ANNABEL & ROB ARCHIBALD 2:33.04
5 of 10 30 Jul 2025 SANH CHARMED RUN $5 BM70 1000m $50,000 LUKE OLIVER 0:57.80
4 of 9 30 Jul 2025 SANH EVERAIN $2.6 3 BM70 1400m $50,000 ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1:24.59
4 of 12 30 Jul 2025 SANH DUBAI DANCER $5.5 BM70 1400m $50,000 TOM DABERNIG 1:24.58
4 of 10 30 Jul 2025 SANH SEPHIA $8 3F BM70 1600m $50,000 SYMON WILDE 1:39.88
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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 5 29.4% 2 41.2% 17 $452,525 0 0 0 0 $1.18
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 2 25.0% 1 37.5% 8 $114,300 0 0 0 0 $1.04
MICHAEL KENT 2 28.6% 2 57.1% 7 $116,300 0 0 0 0 $1.01
NIKKI BURKE 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $32,535 0 0 0 0 $2.70
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $47,600 0 0 0 0 $2.17
MICHAEL MEHEGAN 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 3 $126,000 0 0 0 0 $2.40
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $75,500 0 0 0 0 $1.90
MARK WALKER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $14,850 0 0 0 0 $1.80
MITSUNORI MAKIURA 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,876 0 0 0 0 $21.70
JOSEPH PRIDE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $120,000 0 0 1 0 $2.50
DANNY O'BRIEN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $14,850 0 0 0 0 $2.20
MICK NOLAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $4.60
JASON WARREN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $27,500 0 0 0 0 $4.00
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $8,190 0 0 0 0 -
LUKE OLIVER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,500 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 65 15.4% 114 42.4% 422 $10,840,351 2 2 2 2 $0.77
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 12.2% 108 39.0% 403 $9,080,382 3 2 3 6 $0.74
GREG EURELL 45 18.2% 57 41.3% 247 $3,824,896 1 1 1 0 $1.00
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 23.1% 29 45.4% 130 $14,910,612 2 0 2 4 $0.82

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 3 25.0% 1 33.3% 12 $338,989 0 0 0 0 $2.56
2024/25 118 17.3% 165 41.4% 683 $32,303,004 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 2577 12.7% 4507 22.3% 20214 $301,592,924 82 88 125 177 $0.80