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MARK ZAHRA

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Jockey: MARK ZAHRA after, Hawkshot winning the Autumn Stakes

Mark grew up near Perth and was apprenticed to Dean White with his first ride on dirt at Geraldton Racecourse in 1998.

After honing his skills in Western Australia, Zahra completed his apprenticeship with leading handlers Brian Cox and then Tony McEvoy.

His first G1 victory was on the Jim Conlan-trained Above Deck in the 2006 Doomben Cup.

He rode as a retained second jockey to Sheikh Mohammed Darley's operation in Melbourne behind Kerrin McEvoy for three-years.

Over the last 10 years he has established himself as one of Australia's leading riders and in the 2015/16 season registered his first century, ending the campaign with 110 wins in total.

He has ridden overseas in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, New Zealand and Singapore before riding in the Shergar Cup of 2019.

First Runner  26 Dec 1998
Wail Spring (Aus)  
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 1 Handicap
First Win  01 Mar 1999
Winrosy (Aus)
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 3 Handicap
Best Horse :
SANTA ANA LANE  (Timeform Rating 128)
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)  FAST FLEET (AUS)  [By FASTNET ROCK (AUS)]
First Group Win (G1):
ABOVE DECK  (20 May 2006)
BIANCONI (USA)  HAFLA (AUS)  [By AT TALAQ (USA)]

MARK ZAHRA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
1 of 13 20 Aug 2025 SANL JUSTADEEL $2.7 3U BM74 1400m $50,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:23.08
8 of 13 20 Aug 2025 SANL DOCUMENTARY $5 3U BM70 1200m $50,000 NICK RYAN 1:10.48
7 of 10 20 Aug 2025 SANL KIRA $3.8 3UFM BM70 1600m $50,000 ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1:36.61
2 of 8 20 Aug 2025 SANL BOLD STRIKE $2.3 4 BM64 1600m $50,000 CIARON MAHER 1:36.01
6 of 9 16 Aug 2025 CAUL ANISETTE $40 3U OPEN G2 1400m $300,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:25.96
7 of 8 16 Aug 2025 CAUL BRUDENELL $4.5 4U OPEN LR 1200m $175,750 KRIS LEES 1:11.38
9 of 10 16 Aug 2025 CAUL BLUE HOTEL $15 3F OPEN G3 1100m $200,000 CLAYTON DOUGLAS 1:05.23
2 of 7 16 Aug 2025 CAUL TYCOON STAR $4 3CG OPEN G3 1100m $200,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:05.29
5 of 13 16 Aug 2025 CAUL RUAKAKA RAIDER $8 BM74 1800m $130,000 CINDY ALDERSON 1:52.01
3 of 11 13 Aug 2025 SANL HIS FINEST HOUR $7.5 3U BM64 1600m $50,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:38.51
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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 2 12.5% 6 50.0% 16 $170,100 0 0 0 0 $0.64
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 2 28.6% 3 71.4% 7 $601,710 1 0 0 0 $1.84
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1 6.7% 2 20.0% 15 $134,400 0 0 0 0 $0.18
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 10.0% 3 40.0% 10 $137,300 0 0 0 0 $0.37
GLEN THOMPSON 1 20.0% 2 60.0% 5 $638,460 1 0 0 0 $0.62
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1 25.0% 2 75.0% 4 $117,550 0 0 0 0 $0.95
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $24,500 0 0 0 0 $1.35
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $31,000 0 0 0 0 $0.75
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,000 0 0 1 0 $1.85
HARRY EUSTACE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $830,378 1 0 0 0 $15.00
NICK RYAN 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $13,350 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $27,250 0 0 0 0 -
CLAYTON DOUGLAS 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $100,250 0 0 0 0 -
JOHN SADLER 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $8,000 0 0 0 0 -
JOHN O'SHEA & TOM CHARLTON 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 2 $203,750 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
ROBERT SMERDON 152 16.0% 206 37.6% 951 $6,279,707 0 3 9 8 $0.85
PETER SNOWDEN 112 17.4% 168 43.6% 642 $4,264,995 0 2 6 5 $0.78
TONY MCEVOY 77 13.3% 131 35.8% 581 $2,170,555 0 0 0 0 $0.67
DARREN WEIR 58 18.3% 79 43.2% 317 $6,855,260 4 6 2 2 $0.78
MICHAEL MORONEY 57 14.0% 97 37.7% 408 $3,527,117 2 0 2 2 $0.86
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 49 14.8% 87 41.0% 332 $6,778,691 1 7 2 4 $0.74
CIARON MAHER 45 20.3% 63 48.6% 222 $6,044,085 1 1 5 5 $1.01
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 41 16.1% 73 44.9% 254 $10,981,120 2 3 2 5 $0.75
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 37 17.1% 54 41.9% 217 $14,928,135 4 1 4 5 $0.89
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 29 21.3% 33 45.6% 136 $5,152,603 4 1 3 4 $1.18
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
J T CONLAN 26 16.5% 41 42.4% 158 $1,243,400 1 1 1 1 $0.83
BRIAN COX 24 15.3% 37 38.9% 157 $211,630 0 0 0 0 $0.64
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 22 12.6% 43 37.4% 174 $925,770 0 0 1 1 $1.00
CLINTON MCDONALD 19 18.4% 27 44.7% 103 $681,655 0 0 0 0 $1.09

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 5 21.7% 7 52.2% 23 $378,700 0 0 0 0 $0.89
2024/25 56 15.6% 82 38.5% 358 $15,602,103 6 4 7 6 $0.77
2023/24 54 15.5% 98 43.7% 348 $18,379,168 5 5 4 7 $0.73
2022/23 38 13.5% 79 41.6% 281 $15,866,363 3 5 3 3 $0.73
2021/22 32 17.0% 49 43.1% 188 $5,385,790 3 1 5 4 $0.98
2020/21 70 17.9% 101 43.7% 391 $10,214,290 3 2 4 11 $1.00
2019/20 51 13.6% 91 37.8% 376 $10,732,895 3 3 4 3 $0.74
2018/19 54 13.7% 106 40.7% 393 $8,084,625 2 5 3 3 $0.77
2017/18 67 16.7% 108 43.6% 401 $10,099,236 5 8 2 9 $0.81
2016/17 77 19.0% 94 42.2% 405 $6,433,251 1 5 7 2 $0.91
Overall 1495 13.1% 2527 22.1% 11424 $137,460,896 36 50 62 81 $0.70