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JAMES MCDONALD

  • New Zealand

Redemption has been a great driver for James McDonald.

After previously being a great apprentice in New Zealand and then twice winning the Sydney Premiership, the kiwi bounced back from a major setback to win it again in 2018/19.

In doing so, his 104 wins saw him the first rider to break the century since Darren Beadman's extraordinary number of 164 over a decade before.

Once the main jockey for Godolphin, he now gets plenty of Chris Waller's rides too. He was also the pilot for (It's A) Dundeel when he won the Triple Crown.

First Runner 01 Aug 2007
Dumbarton (NZ)  
Avondale (NZ)  |  Avondale Sunday Market Mdn
First Win 18 Aug 2007
Johnnie The Sand (NZ)
Te Rapa (NZ)  |  Empire Hotel Stratford Mdn
Best Horse :
NATURE STRIP (Timeform Rating 131)
First Group Win (G1):
SPECIAL MISSION (05 Apr 2008)
TOWKAY (AUS)  TE AKAU TREK (NZ)  [By KHOZAAM (USA)]

JAMES MCDONALD's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
2 of 9 02 Oct 2024 RHIL MERGEILA $2.1 3UFM BM72 1300m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:19.27
6 of 8 02 Oct 2024 RHIL MAKENA $4.0 3U BM72 1400m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:24.83
1 of 9 02 Oct 2024 RHIL RAVENCLAW $8.5 3U BM72 1200m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:11.35
2 of 9 02 Oct 2024 RHIL CAPTAIN MAVERICK $4.5 3U BM72 1800m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:52.09
9 of 10 02 Oct 2024 RHIL JUST THINK TWICE $16 3 MDN 1200m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:11.80
6 of 11 02 Oct 2024 RHIL BEHAVIOUR $9.0 3 MDN 1400m $100,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:25.12
2 of 11 28 Sep 2024 RHIL CAVALLO RAMPANTE $19 3U BM78 1100m $160,000 CIARON MAHER 1:03.79
4 of 11 28 Sep 2024 RHIL OSIPENKO $7.0 3U QLTY G2 1500m $302,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:29.06
1 of 10 28 Sep 2024 RHIL BROADSIDING $2.1 3 OPEN G1 1400m $1,000,000 JAMES CUMMINGS 1:22.69
1 of 17 28 Sep 2024 RHIL WILLAIDOW $3.8 3U BM88 1400m $160,000 MARC CONNERS 1:22.79

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CHRIS WALLER 14 28.6% 13 55.1% 49 $1,837,300 0 1 1 1 $1.25
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON 3 75.0% 0 75.0% 4 $230,450 0 1 0 0 $2.88
JAMES CUMMINGS 2 25.0% 3 62.5% 8 $744,200 1 0 0 0 $0.59
CIARON MAHER 2 50.0% 2 100.0% 4 $666,800 0 1 0 0 $1.48
MICHAEL FREEDMAN 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $116,900 0 0 0 0 $1.10
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $51,375 0 0 0 0 $0.90
PAUL MESSARA & LEAH GAVRANICH 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $58,500 0 0 0 0 $2.20
MARC CONNERS 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $86,000 0 0 0 0 $1.95
JOSEPH PRIDE 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $128,750 0 0 0 0 $1.55
PETER SNOWDEN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $36,275 0 0 0 0 $1.70
BRYCE HEYS 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $33,900 0 0 0 0 $1.55
A & S FREEDMAN 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $228,000 0 1 0 0 $2.40
BJORN BAKER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $28,400 0 0 0 0 $1.65
ANGELA DAVIES 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $1.80
KRIS LEES 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $58,500 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CHRIS WALLER 424 21.1% 582 50.1% 2008 $85,971,094 36 32 35 21 $0.92
JOHN O'SHEA 233 20.5% 335 50.0% 1135 $24,423,571 9 17 26 15 $0.82
JAMES CUMMINGS 122 25.9% 148 57.3% 471 $29,019,155 16 12 10 6 $0.81
M, W & J HAWKES 71 23.4% 79 49.3% 304 $6,328,380 1 2 6 4 $0.97
DONNA & DEAN LOGAN 54 22.1% 76 53.3% 244 $1,810,936 1 2 1 2 $0.92
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN 53 25.9% 56 53.2% 205 $9,390,210 2 6 8 7 $1.24
MARK WALKER 52 17.6% 82 45.4% 295 $959,475 0 2 1 3 $0.81
TEAM ROGERSON 40 24.4% 41 49.4% 164 $1,359,619 2 1 3 3 $1.18
J G SARGENT 39 24.7% 43 51.9% 158 $862,340 0 0 0 0 $0.84
BJORN BAKER 36 24.8% 44 55.2% 145 $2,154,310 0 0 2 0 $0.95
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 36 34.3% 25 58.1% 105 $7,511,850 0 3 7 3 $1.28
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE 35 21.1% 41 45.8% 166 $466,007 1 0 1 2 $0.85
RICHARD & CHRIS OTTO 34 18.5% 52 46.7% 184 $406,130 0 0 0 1 $0.82
SHAUNE RITCHIE 26 23.2% 31 50.9% 112 $717,716 2 3 0 1 $0.97
ANNABEL NEASHAM 22 27.2% 25 58.0% 81 $6,914,693 2 6 2 2 $0.79

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 37 32.2% 31 59.1% 115 $4,829,400 1 4 1 1 $1.16
2023/24 145 22.8% 175 50.4% 635 $56,338,690 19 10 8 12 $0.84
2022/23 151 21.2% 204 49.9% 711 $44,892,765 14 16 15 6 $0.82
2021/22 151 23.0% 212 55.3% 657 $37,122,106 11 9 16 9 $0.89
2020/21 163 24.7% 187 53.1% 659 $20,927,086 8 8 14 7 $1.04
2019/20 124 18.8% 187 47.1% 660 $18,700,637 6 13 9 4 $0.87
2018/19 143 20.8% 187 48.1% 686 $17,821,956 6 10 11 9 $0.80
2017/18 16 15.1% 27 40.6% 106 $1,137,307 0 1 1 0 $0.78
2016/17 34 21.0% 52 53.1% 162 $5,603,400 3 5 4 4 $0.80
2015/16 135 19.2% 202 48.0% 702 $14,993,427 4 11 15 8 $0.92
Overall 2207 19.1% 3173 27.4% 11583 $273,406,260 99 114 134 96 $0.90