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LUKE NOLEN

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Jockey - LUKE NOLEN

Queensland product Luke Nolen started his apprenticeship in his home town of Dalby in 1997 before joining Gerald Egan at Mansfield in 1998.

Riding his first winner at Albury in March of the same year, Nolen rose through the Victorian riding ranks during the 2000's and became the number 1 rider for the strong Peter Moody stable in 2003.

Luke Nolen picked up his first Group 1 win aboard Wonderful World in the 2006 Caulfield Guineas for Bart Cummings his first spring feature win coming the following year on El Segundo in the WS Cox Plate.

In 2009, Nolen began his partnership with champion sprinter Black Caviar, riding the great mare in 22 of her 25 wins, 14 of them at Group 1 level including the thrilling Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot in 2012.

Luke Nolen is a multiple Melbourne jockey premiership winning rider, winning it three years running between 2010-2012.

First Runner  26 Jan 1998
Factorway (Aus)  
Wangaratta (Vic)  |  Class 1 Handicap
First Win  28 Mar 1998
Price Hike (Aus)
Albury (Nsw)  |  Open Handicap
Best Horse :
BLACK CAVIAR  (Timeform Rating 136)
BEL ESPRIT (AUS)  HELSINGE (AUS)  [By DESERT SUN (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
WONDERFUL WORLD  (14 Oct 2006)
AGNES WORLD (USA)  SUCCESS TALE (AUS)  [By SUCCESS EXPRESS (AUS)]

LUKE NOLEN's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
1 of 8 02 Nov 2025 MORN GATES $3.2 3U BM66 2000m $35,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 2:03.74
8 of 8 02 Nov 2025 MORN ZOOM QUEEN $15 3UFM MDN 1000m $42,500 CLINTON MCDONALD 0:58.10
6 of 7 02 Nov 2025 MORN SUPREME SAILING $7 3UFM MDN 1600m $42,500 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:38.64
1 of 12 01 Nov 2025 FLEM SHEZA ALIBI $1.2 3F OPEN G3 1400m $240,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:22.22
7 of 9 31 Oct 2025 CRAN CHERRABAH $5 3U BM62 1200m $40,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:09.96
12 of 12 31 Oct 2025 CRAN SUGAR COAT $11 3U BM66 1400m $40,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:24.60
7 of 10 31 Oct 2025 CRAN ART 'N' SOUL $4 3U BM62 2025m $40,000 KEN & KASEY KEYS 2:06.54
7 of 9 31 Oct 2025 CRAN HORATIUS $14 3 MDN 1200m $45,000 CLINTON MCDONALD 1:12.24
1 of 11 31 Oct 2025 CRAN CHILLIES $11 3U MDN 1600m $45,000 GRAHAME BEGG 1:39.15
7 of 8 31 Oct 2025 CRAN VALUED $11 3U MDN 2025m $45,000 DOMINIC SUTTON 2:10.10
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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
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 9 15.3% 17 44.1% 59 $738,845 0 0 1 0 $1.16
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $28,665 0 0 0 0 $0.29
PHILLIP STOKES 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $33,900 0 0 0 0 $1.75
GRAHAME BEGG 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $24,750 0 0 0 0 $12.00
BILL PAPAZAHAROUDAKIS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $11,000 0 0 0 0 -
EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $5,200 0 0 0 0 -
CLINTON MCDONALD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $1,750 0 0 0 0 -
PATRICK & MICHELLE PAYNE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,700 0 0 0 0 -
DAN O'SULLIVAN 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $60,750 0 0 0 0 -
PATRICK KEANE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $900 0 0 0 0 -
KEN & KASEY KEYS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $800 0 0 0 0 -
LINC SULLIVAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $1,000 0 0 0 0 -
MATT CUMANI 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $640 0 0 0 0 -
GEMMA RIELLY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $990 0 0 0 0 -
RORY HUNTER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $1,275 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
PETER G MOODY 855 19.3% 1132 44.8% 4436 $61,645,109 33 34 29 49 $0.87
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 75 13.0% 134 36.2% 577 $5,010,396 0 0 4 3 $0.72
MICHAEL KENT 60 19.1% 83 45.5% 314 $3,069,422 1 2 1 2 $0.87
ROBERT SMERDON 46 17.9% 68 44.4% 257 $1,662,209 0 0 2 1 $0.93
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 43 15.4% 69 40.1% 279 $7,210,100 1 0 2 1 $0.73
GERALD EGAN 40 9.3% 89 29.9% 432 $489,120 0 0 0 0 $0.49
CIARON MAHER 40 19.3% 56 46.4% 207 $1,297,472 0 0 0 1 $0.78
PHILLIP STOKES 38 16.5% 57 41.1% 231 $2,486,553 0 3 0 2 $0.76
BEN & JD HAYES 23 13.5% 35 34.1% 170 $1,788,655 0 1 0 2 $1.15
BART CUMMINGS 23 16.5% 27 36.0% 139 $2,113,626 1 0 3 2 $1.26
COLIN LITTLE 22 14.4% 34 36.6% 153 $2,733,056 1 1 0 0 $0.77
GREG EURELL 19 15.0% 30 38.6% 127 $532,718 0 0 1 0 $0.75
DARREN WEIR 17 12.4% 27 32.1% 137 $744,414 0 0 1 0 $0.74
BRIAN COX 17 13.6% 24 32.8% 125 $230,695 0 0 0 0 $0.58
LEE FREEDMAN 17 15.7% 27 40.7% 108 $776,000 0 0 1 3 $1.68

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 12 11.8% 21 32.4% 102 $932,115 0 0 1 0 $0.87
2024/25 24 13.6% 45 39.0% 177 $3,148,145 0 0 1 2 $0.74
2023/24 44 16.7% 62 40.3% 263 $5,932,830 1 0 0 0 $0.86
2022/23 51 14.6% 92 41.0% 349 $11,562,223 1 2 0 4 $0.74
2021/22 54 15.3% 81 38.2% 353 $3,851,275 0 1 2 3 $0.94
2020/21 53 13.4% 93 36.8% 397 $4,148,680 1 2 2 1 $0.95
2019/20 75 12.5% 129 34.0% 600 $4,405,145 0 0 3 1 $0.87
2018/19 60 11.4% 129 36.0% 525 $3,122,280 0 0 1 2 $0.65
2017/18 62 13.3% 104 35.7% 465 $3,247,346 1 2 0 2 $0.87
2016/17 84 14.4% 131 36.8% 585 $3,853,944 0 2 2 2 $0.88
Overall 1984 13.7% 3212 22.1% 14522 $117,156,357 40 44 50 82 $0.80