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JAY FORD

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Jay Ford claimed the Sydney apprentice jockey title in 2003/04 after taking up riding in 2001.
Apprenticed to Keith Dryden at Canberra and then Kim Waugh, Jay Ford rose to fame when becoming the regular rider of champion sprinter Takeover Target with the pair claiming their first Group 1 in the 2004 Salinger Stakes.
Ford claimed an impressive 20 wins on the famous galloper which included Group 1 victories across five Australian states as well as the United Kingdom, Singapore and Japan.

First Runner 06 Jan 2001
Belle Capri (Aus)  
Kembla Grange (Nsw)  |  Tutt & Quinlan Nmw Handicap
First Win 31 Mar 2001
The Chumbolly (Aus)
Queanbeyan (Nsw)  |  Class 6 Handicap
Best Horse :
TAKEOVER TARGET (Timeform Rating 128)
CELTIC SWING (GB)  SHADY STREAM (AUS)  [By ARCHREGENT (CAN)]
First Group Win (G1):
TAKEOVER TARGET (30 Oct 2004)
CELTIC SWING (GB)  SHADY STREAM (AUS)  [By ARCHREGENT (CAN)]

JAY FORD's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
4 of 12 27 Sep 2025 RHIL BOJANGLES $20 3U BM78 1100m $160,000 KIM WAUGH 1:02.57
3 of 16 27 Sep 2025 RHIL TOM VEGAS $11 3U CL2 1500m $120,000 DEAN MIRFIN 1:29.73
7 of 8 27 Sep 2025 RHIL BELLENTH $6 3U BM72 1300m $120,000 KIM WAUGH 1:16.72
2 of 9 25 Sep 2025 HAWK DUKE OF CAMDEN $6.5 BM68 1400m $42,000 DAVID PFIEFFER 1:21.71
5 of 12 25 Sep 2025 HAWK HARD JAKKA $5 MDN 1300m $45,000 KRISTEN BUCHANAN 1:16.03
5 of 8 25 Sep 2025 HAWK TAMBELOA $2.8 CL1 1500m $45,000 KRISTEN BUCHANAN 1:29.25
8 of 10 24 Sep 2025 W FM HOT BANDIT $100 3U BM78 1300m $60,000 LUKE PEPPER 1:16.31
6 of 10 20 Sep 2025 RAND DOLLAR MAGIC $8.5 3U BM88 1200m $160,000 SCOTT SINGLETON 1:09.32
12 of 14 20 Sep 2025 RAND SPARKLENGLITTER $6.5 3U CL3 1000m $120,000 PAT MURPHY 0:57.24
10 of 10 20 Sep 2025 RAND NOT THAT EASY $30 3U BM72 1600m $120,000 JASON COYLE 1:37.00

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
BRAD WIDDUP 2 40.0% 2 80.0% 5 $246,850 0 1 0 0 $1.03
BLAKE RYAN 2 40.0% 1 60.0% 5 $110,850 0 0 0 0 $4.92
GERALD RYAN & STERLING ALEXIOU 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $55,150 0 0 0 0 $3.12
KERRY PARKER 1 7.1% 2 21.4% 14 $57,175 0 0 0 0 $0.12
KRISTEN BUCHANAN 1 10.0% 2 30.0% 10 $70,375 0 0 0 0 $1.40
KIM WAUGH 1 14.3% 1 28.6% 7 $54,700 0 0 0 0 $0.50
DAVID PFIEFFER 1 14.3% 2 42.9% 7 $30,400 0 0 0 0 $0.46
RICHARD LITT 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $28,400 0 0 0 0 $26.00
M, W & J HAWKES 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $20,550 0 0 0 0 $16.00
JOSEPH PRIDE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 $21,075 0 0 0 0 -
DANNY WILLIAMS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $8,875 0 0 0 0 -
MATTHEW SMITH 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $16,750 0 0 0 0 -
SCOTT SINGLETON 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $7,125 0 0 0 0 -
KRIS LEES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $15,000 0 0 0 0 -
LEE & CHERIE CURTIS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $10,500 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JOSEPH PRIDE 105 11.7% 209 34.9% 899 $7,253,725 0 0 3 6 $0.81
DAVID PFIEFFER 67 15.7% 89 36.5% 427 $2,182,155 0 0 0 1 $0.69
KIM WAUGH 60 9.2% 143 31.0% 655 $2,724,525 0 0 0 1 $0.56
CHRIS WALLER 54 7.9% 132 27.2% 684 $6,491,876 1 0 4 3 $0.63
MATTHEW SMITH 48 10.0% 106 32.2% 479 $2,087,242 0 0 0 1 $0.68
MATTHEW DALE 48 21.1% 66 50.2% 227 $1,226,052 0 1 0 1 $0.68
ANTHONY CUMMINGS 46 8.9% 100 28.4% 514 $2,425,785 2 0 1 4 $0.85
M, W & J HAWKES 43 11.5% 85 34.3% 373 $3,874,845 0 5 0 2 $0.65
KERRY PARKER 41 10.4% 62 26.0% 396 $2,343,970 0 1 0 2 $0.72
GERALD RYAN 38 13.3% 57 33.3% 285 $1,549,025 0 0 0 2 $0.83
DANNY WILLIAMS 28 14.2% 32 30.5% 197 $1,337,745 0 0 1 0 $0.93
CON KARAKATSANIS 22 11.3% 46 34.9% 195 $775,646 0 0 0 1 $0.64
J A JANIAK 22 36.7% 14 60.0% 60 $5,487,764 7 2 2 4 $1.45
KRIS LEES 20 9.0% 49 31.1% 222 $1,692,390 0 0 1 4 $0.81
KEITH DRYDEN 20 9.4% 41 28.8% 212 $419,260 0 0 0 1 $0.78

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 10 12.5% 11 26.3% 80 $671,375 0 1 0 0 $1.08
2024/25 46 7.6% 118 27.0% 607 $6,340,650 0 0 2 4 $0.54
2023/24 60 9.6% 110 27.2% 626 $4,981,910 0 0 1 0 $0.66
2022/23 61 8.4% 117 24.6% 723 $4,419,798 0 0 0 1 $1.06
2021/22 41 6.9% 133 29.3% 593 $4,476,282 0 1 2 3 $0.49
2020/21 65 9.4% 130 28.3% 689 $4,491,540 0 0 1 1 $0.76
2019/20 55 7.9% 133 27.1% 693 $2,571,925 0 0 1 0 $0.54
2018/19 79 9.3% 166 28.7% 853 $6,394,810 1 0 2 1 $0.65
2017/18 83 10.0% 173 30.8% 832 $4,239,196 0 0 1 4 $0.71
2016/17 78 10.0% 153 29.7% 778 $3,806,165 0 1 1 3 $0.87
Overall 1425 8.8% 3106 19.2% 16191 $74,414,925 11 12 21 48 $0.70