DAMIEN THORNTON
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Australia
With a background in equestrian and raised on a farm outside of Geelong, Damien Thornton began his career in 2011.
Damien Thornton had an immediate impact on the Victorian jockey ranks riding 25 metropolitan winners and in 2013 took an opportunity to move to Sydney and ride for Rosehill based trainer Gerald Ryan.
It was for the Ryan stable that Thornton claimed his first stakes success when partnering two-year-old Time For War to win the 2014 Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes going on to win the 2015 Group 3 Vamos Stakes on Vibrant Rouge for his father Glenn.
In 2016 Thornton moved to Adelaide to become the stable rider for leading trainer Tony McEvoy with good success.
First Runner
21 Aug 2011
Frenchkook (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Vic)
| Frank O'brien Memorial Hcp C1
First Win
23 Aug 2011
I'm Mysterious (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Vic)
| Geelong Milk/Pura Hcp (58)
Best Horse :
THE ASTROLOGIST
(Timeform Rating 117)
First Group Win (G1):
TOFFEE TONGUE (02 May 2020)
DAMIEN THORNTON's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 9 | 28 Dec 2025 | SEYM | TORONADO BOOM | $20 | BM62 | 1000m | $35,000 | SCOTT CAMERON | 0:57.93 |
| 3 of 12 | 28 Dec 2025 | SEYM | LARIO | $7 | BM62 | 1300m | $35,000 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 1:16.41 |
| 7 of 13 | 28 Dec 2025 | SEYM | TITAN'S SPIRIT | $20 | MDN | 1300m | $55,000 | NIKKI BURKE | 1:16.75 |
| 3 of 9 | 28 Dec 2025 | SEYM | BASILICA | $8 | 3U MDN | 1000m | $42,500 | ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 0:58.12 |
| 1 of 13 | 28 Dec 2025 | SEYM | REDWOOD LANE | $3.4 | MDN | 1600m | $42,500 | ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 1:37.29 |
| 4 of 12 | 27 Dec 2025 | E FM | VIVIAN'S EXPRESS | $20 | 34 BM70 | 1200m | $85,000 | RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN | 1:10.64 |
| 15 of 15 | 27 Dec 2025 | E FM | COSMIC FIRE | $6 | QLTY LR | 1200m | $200,000 | BILLY HEALEY | 1:09.23 |
| 4 of 9 | 27 Dec 2025 | E FM | CUNNAMULLA FELLA | $60 | 3U OPEN LR | 1600m | $200,000 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 1:36.27 |
| 4 of 12 | 27 Dec 2025 | E FM | FIRST EMPIRE | $2.6 | BM70 | 1200m | $75,000 | KELLY SCHWEIDA | 1:10.59 |
| 11 of 11 | 26 Dec 2025 | CDRA | NICCONIUM | $13 | CL1 | 1400m | $38,000 | KEVIN KEMP | 1:24.48 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK BRUCE | 4 | 20.0% | 6 | 50.0% | 20 | $125,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.34 |
| MARCUS WILSON | 1 | 20.0% | 2 | 60.0% | 5 | $23,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.40 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 40.0% | 5 | $40,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.62 |
| DAVID VANDYKE | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 25.0% | 4 | $24,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| MATTHEW HOYSTED | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 25.0% | 4 | $31,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.65 |
| CHRIS & COREY MUNCE | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 25.0% | 4 | $97,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $28,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.47 |
| BILLY HEALEY | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $15,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.50 |
| JEROME HUNTER | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $18,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.40 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | $8,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KELLY SCHWEIDA | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 75.0% | 4 | $27,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| RENITA BEATON | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 100.0% | 4 | $20,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CIARON MAHER | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 75.0% | 4 | $55,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DECLAN MAHER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $46,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 65 | 9.8% | 148 | 32.1% | 664 | $2,890,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 62 | 10.2% | 124 | 30.7% | 606 | $1,701,233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.91 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 42 | 17.0% | 69 | 44.9% | 247 | $1,399,343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0.68 |
| HENRY DWYER | 41 | 14.0% | 63 | 35.5% | 293 | $1,350,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| GREG EURELL | 40 | 14.2% | 60 | 35.5% | 282 | $1,102,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 39 | 11.2% | 83 | 35.1% | 348 | $2,959,386 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
| ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN | 39 | 21.2% | 45 | 45.7% | 184 | $1,883,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.88 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 29 | 8.7% | 70 | 29.6% | 334 | $955,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
| JACK BRUCE | 27 | 14.8% | 56 | 45.6% | 182 | $1,025,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.54 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 22 | 15.7% | 34 | 40.0% | 140 | $974,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.58 |
| ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 22 | 23.2% | 27 | 51.6% | 95 | $841,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.86 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 21 | 13.6% | 41 | 40.3% | 154 | $912,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.84 |
| MATTHEW DUNN | 20 | 20.0% | 17 | 37.0% | 100 | $684,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.32 |
| MATT LAURIE | 18 | 16.8% | 31 | 45.8% | 107 | $570,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 15 | 10.8% | 33 | 34.5% | 139 | $796,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.77 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 38 | 12.5% | 66 | 34.2% | 304 | $1,908,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.64 |
| 2024/25 | 54 | 10.4% | 103 | 30.4% | 517 | $3,009,393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.54 |
| 2023/24 | 107 | 12.4% | 176 | 32.9% | 861 | $5,158,846 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $0.96 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | 9.8% | 172 | 30.7% | 824 | $5,254,025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.65 |
| 2021/22 | 102 | 11.7% | 200 | 34.8% | 869 | $5,950,300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.79 |
| 2020/21 | 100 | 12.8% | 187 | 36.7% | 782 | $4,462,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.88 |
| 2019/20 | 96 | 11.8% | 164 | 32.0% | 812 | $3,809,652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.01 |
| 2018/19 | 89 | 9.3% | 191 | 29.2% | 960 | $3,408,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | 12.3% | 208 | 34.7% | 929 | $3,172,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 11.3% | 145 | 35.4% | 601 | $2,023,345 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0.67 |
| Overall | 1090 | 10.5% | 2134 | 20.6% | 10362 | $45,011,528 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | $0.80 |
