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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 9 21 Nov 2024 HAWK SHOUTABOUTIT $26 BM64 1100m $45,000 KRISTEN BUCHANAN 1:02.31
7 of 9 21 Nov 2024 HAWK THE PATRON SAINT $26 CL1 1400m $42,000 JOSEPH PRIDE 1:21.39
6 of 8 21 Nov 2024 HAWK TINKA'S LAD $16 BM68 1400m $42,000 KIM WAUGH 1:21.17
10 of 14 21 Nov 2024 HAWK MOVER AND SHAKER $151 MDN 1300m $45,000 KERRY PARKER 1:15.75
8 of 12 20 Nov 2024 CANT NORTHUMBRIA $61 5U BM72 1100m $60,000 RICHARD LITT 1:04.52
4 of 6 20 Nov 2024 CANT CES SOIREES LA $11 34 BM68 1100m $60,000 ROBERT QUINN 1:05.60
6 of 7 20 Nov 2024 CANT DRUNKEN SAILOR $21 34 BM68 1550m $60,000 JAMES PONSONBY 1:33.08
6 of 10 20 Nov 2024 CANT RECRUITER $8.0 3U MDN 1200m $100,000 M, W & J HAWKES 1:10.36
5 of 11 16 Nov 2024 NCLE AKUA'RIUS $41 3U OPEN LR 2300m $300,000 ROBERT QUINN 2:23.36
8 of 12 16 Nov 2024 NCLE PRIVATE EYE $6.5 3U QLTY G2 1300m $1,000,000 JOSEPH PRIDE 1:16.09

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
KERRY PARKER 2 28.6% 0 28.6% 7 $98,350 0 0 0 0 $0.48
KIM WAUGH 1 9.1% 4 45.5% 11 $60,850 0 0 0 0 $0.27
M, W & J HAWKES 1 12.5% 2 37.5% 8 $270,650 0 0 0 1 $0.50
KRISTEN BUCHANAN 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $28,875 0 0 0 0 $3.00
CHRIS WALLER 1 25.0% 2 75.0% 4 $235,950 0 0 1 0 $1.25
JOSEPH PRIDE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 $1,061,450 0 0 0 0 -
ROBERT QUINN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $14,300 0 0 0 0 -
JAMES PONSONBY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $6,125 0 0 0 0 -
MATTHEW SMITH 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $2,550 0 0 0 0 -
KRIS LEES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,800 0 0 0 0 -
G RYAN & S ALEXIOU 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $289,125 0 0 0 0 -
DANNY WILLIAMS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $26,500 0 0 0 0 -
NICK MITCHELL 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $3,500 0 0 0 0 -
BLAKE RYAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $4,900 0 0 0 0 -
DAVID PFIEFFER 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $15,600 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JOSEPH PRIDE 101 12.0% 193 35.0% 839 $6,676,500 0 0 3 5 $0.85
DAVID PFIEFFER 65 16.3% 82 36.9% 398 $2,006,480 0 0 0 1 $0.72
KIM WAUGH 56 9.3% 128 30.6% 601 $2,383,850 0 0 0 1 $0.55
CHRIS WALLER 54 8.2% 126 27.4% 658 $6,289,626 1 0 4 3 $0.66
MATTHEW DALE 48 21.1% 66 50.2% 227 $1,226,052 0 1 0 1 $0.68
MATTHEW SMITH 47 10.1% 102 32.1% 464 $1,989,242 0 0 0 1 $0.70
ANTHONY CUMMINGS 46 9.0% 100 28.5% 513 $2,423,535 2 0 1 4 $0.86
M, W & J HAWKES 41 11.5% 82 34.6% 355 $3,753,445 0 5 0 2 $0.63
GERALD RYAN 38 13.3% 57 33.3% 285 $1,549,025 0 0 0 2 $0.83
KERRY PARKER 33 9.5% 52 24.6% 346 $1,816,795 0 1 0 1 $0.68
DANNY WILLIAMS 27 15.1% 30 31.8% 179 $1,273,895 0 0 1 0 $1.00
CON KARAKATSANIS 22 11.3% 46 35.1% 194 $774,046 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
KEITH DRYDEN 20 9.4% 41 28.8% 212 $419,260 0 0 0 1 $0.78
DAVID VANDYKE 20 21.1% 29 51.6% 95 $646,395 0 0 1 1 $0.88

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 17 8.9% 26 22.6% 190 $2,919,900 0 0 1 1 $0.38
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
2015/16 76 11.3% 147 33.0% 675 $2,300,018 0 1 0 0 $0.67
Overall 1386 8.8% 3003 19.1% 15694 $70,322,800 11 11 20 45 $0.70