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JOHN ALLEN

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Jockey : JOHN ALLEN after winning the Paramount+ Trophy at Flemington in Australia.

John Allen is an Irish jumps jockey who came to Australia in 2004 to compete in an international race series.

Allen returned in 2011 to join the Victorian jumps racing jockey ranks and struck up a partnership with Gotta Take Care, the pair combining for nine wins including three Brendan Drechler Hurdle’, the Australian Hurdle and Galleywood Hurdle.

Also riding on the flat, John Allen claimed his first Group 1 success aboard Howard Be Thy Name in the 2016 SA Derby, winning the same race in 2017 aboard Volatile Mix.

Allen does most of his riding for leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir with the pair having plenty of success over the hurdles and in the country.

First Win  06 Feb 2003
Permiya (Ire)
Clonmel (Ire)  |  Fethard Maiden Hurdle
Best Horse :
STRONG PROJECT  (Timeform Rating 145)
PROJECT MANAGER (GB)  HURRICANE GIRL (IRE)  [By STRONG GALE (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
HOWARD BE THY NAME  (14 May 2016)
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)  BELLINI ROSE (NZ)  [By FALTAAT (USA)]

JOHN ALLEN's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
10 of 12 23 Aug 2025 M V VELOCE CARRO $50 BM84 1200m $130,000 CIARON MAHER 1:11.67
7 of 9 23 Aug 2025 M V OYSTER LANE $6 3CG OPEN 1200m $150,000 CIARON MAHER 1:11.27
6 of 7 23 Aug 2025 M V WYCLIF $25 QLTY 2500m $150,000 CIARON MAHER 2:39.65
5 of 6 23 Aug 2025 M V FEROCIOUS FRANKIE $4 3F OPEN 1200m $150,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1:12.83
9 of 12 22 Aug 2025 GEEL HARD TO GO WRONG $30 BM0-64 1312m $27,000 HENRY DWYER 1:18.37
6 of 11 22 Aug 2025 GEEL MOOR MUMM $14 BM0-64 1512m $27,000 DAN O'SULLIVAN 1:31.20
6 of 11 22 Aug 2025 GEEL DIESEL DESMOND $3 MDN 1512m $32,000 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1:32.30
1 of 11 22 Aug 2025 GEEL FLAMBOYANT LAD $2.2 MDN 1312m $32,000 CIARON MAHER 1:18.81
1 of 12 21 Aug 2025 WNBL ALWAYS HAPI $5 BM64 1400m $35,000 VINCENT MALADY 1:25.54
7 of 12 21 Aug 2025 WNBL I WILL SHINE $3 MDN 1100m $42,500 MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL 1:05.77
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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 17.6% 3 35.3% 17 $136,715 0 0 0 0 $1.19
HENRY DWYER 2 28.6% 0 28.6% 7 $104,135 0 0 0 0 $0.71
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $30,510 0 0 0 0 $1.37
THOMAS CONLAN 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 2 $32,450 0 0 0 0 $9.25
MELODY CUNNINGHAM 1 14.3% 2 42.9% 7 $33,390 0 0 0 0 $1.00
ANDREW NOBLET 1 14.3% 4 71.4% 7 $36,100 0 0 0 0 $0.25
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $23,730 0 0 0 0 $1.67
TOM DABERNIG 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $38,625 0 0 0 0 $0.57
WILLIAM MORRISSEY 1 20.0% 2 60.0% 5 $21,265 0 0 0 0 $1.20
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $93,760 0 0 0 0 $1.05
MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $15,700 0 0 0 0 $3.00
SHANE JACKSON 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $23,375 0 0 0 0 $1.60
THOMAS CARBERRY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $18,410 0 0 0 0 $2.30
VINCENT MALADY 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $19,250 0 0 0 0 $6.00
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $8,775 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DARREN WEIR 337 17.5% 497 43.4% 1923 $14,275,391 3 4 5 11 $0.79
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 251 19.9% 324 45.6% 1261 $19,548,966 9 3 5 6 $0.90
CIARON MAHER 41 12.5% 90 39.8% 329 $3,038,467 0 0 1 0 $0.69
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 30 21.6% 27 41.0% 139 $1,202,325 0 1 1 1 $0.86
ANDREW NOBLET 25 18.0% 35 43.2% 139 $791,067 0 0 0 0 $0.64
JOSEPH CROWLEY 24 6.1% 61 21.6% 393 $370,042 0 0 0 1 $0.45
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 24 17.4% 32 40.6% 138 $2,505,755 1 1 2 3 $1.83
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 22 15.2% 31 36.6% 145 $953,981 0 0 0 1 $0.87
HENRY DWYER 22 15.9% 40 44.9% 138 $852,452 0 0 1 0 $0.59
LEON & TROY CORSTENS 21 15.9% 42 47.7% 132 $1,550,868 0 0 2 1 $0.63
MADDIE RAYMOND 20 20.2% 18 38.4% 99 $640,648 0 0 0 0 $1.40
DANNY O'BRIEN 16 12.6% 29 35.4% 127 $1,567,130 1 2 0 0 $0.60
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 16 14.4% 34 45.0% 111 $1,190,031 1 0 0 0 $0.82
MATT CUMANI 15 14.7% 33 47.1% 102 $508,764 0 0 0 0 $0.69
PHILLIP STOKES 14 17.9% 24 48.7% 78 $1,221,820 1 0 1 2 $0.84

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 9 16.4% 12 38.2% 55 $265,770 0 0 0 0 $1.07
2024/25 97 12.5% 196 37.7% 778 $6,313,530 1 0 1 3 $0.68
2023/24 104 13.9% 183 38.4% 747 $6,445,000 0 1 4 3 $0.78
2022/23 130 16.1% 201 41.1% 806 $8,879,023 2 3 2 7 $0.83
2021/22 133 17.0% 189 41.1% 784 $13,855,530 5 3 2 0 $0.81
2020/21 147 16.4% 213 40.2% 896 $9,786,005 2 1 4 2 $0.77
2019/20 111 14.4% 199 40.3% 770 $7,294,159 3 1 3 3 $0.84
2018/19 124 16.8% 184 41.8% 736 $10,825,526 5 5 2 6 $0.94
2017/18 97 14.7% 160 38.9% 660 $3,788,952 0 0 2 7 $0.77
2016/17 107 16.3% 159 40.5% 657 $3,639,201 1 1 2 1 $0.81
Overall 1327 13.4% 2204 22.3% 9897 $77,181,734 20 15 22 36 $0.80