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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
4 of 6 20 Nov 2024 CHTH SASQUALAH $11 FM BM70 1500m $50,000 SYMON WILDE 1:29.59
8 of 9 20 Nov 2024 CHTH DRAMATICUS $4.0 BM70 1800m $50,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:49.19
8 of 8 20 Nov 2024 CHTH CASTELLAR $5.5 3 BM64 1200m $50,000 ROBBIE LAING 1:09.28
4 of 6 20 Nov 2024 CHTH PHOENIX LEGEND $2.3 3 MDN 1000m $55,000 NICK RYAN 0:57.39
6 of 13 16 Nov 2024 CAUL INFANCY $12 4UM OPEN G3 1200m $201,300 KRIS LEES 1:10.90
4 of 14 16 Nov 2024 CAUL SOUTHPORT TYCOON $11 3U OPEN G1 1400m $1,004,000 CIARON MAHER 1:23.56
2 of 15 16 Nov 2024 CAUL CHARTERHOUSE $6.5 3U OPEN 2000m $500,700 CIARON MAHER 2:02.92
4 of 13 16 Nov 2024 CAUL MATISSE $15 3F OPEN G1 1600m $1,500,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:39.23
6 of 16 16 Nov 2024 CAUL TESSA'S CHOICE $17 3F OPEN G3 1200m $200,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:11.32
10 of 10 16 Nov 2024 CAUL BELLE SAVOIR $9.0 3U BM84 1400m $130,000 NICK RYAN 1:25.93
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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 4 16.7% 7 45.8% 24 $2,442,350 1 1 1 1 $1.72
A & S FREEDMAN 3 17.6% 6 52.9% 17 $1,239,475 1 0 0 0 $0.99
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $123,100 0 0 1 0 $1.50
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $109,250 0 0 0 1 $2.20
JOHN MOLONEY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $37,500 0 0 0 0 $1.25
DAN O'SULLIVAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $184,425 0 1 0 0 $9.50
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 0 0.0% 2 18.2% 11 $89,475 0 0 0 0 -
NICK RYAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $12,850 0 0 0 0 -
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $17,250 0 0 0 0 -
PETER SNOWDEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,000 0 0 0 0 -
SYMON WILDE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $5,100 0 0 0 0 -
T & C MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $57,000 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $117,600 0 0 0 0 -
MATT LAURIE 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $10,000 0 0 0 0 -
PHILLIP STOKES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $6,000 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 17.5% 168 43.7% 641 $4,255,245 0 2 6 5 $0.79
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 & DAVID EUSTACE 41 16.1% 73 44.9% 254 $10,981,120 2 3 2 5 $0.75
CIARON MAHER 39 22.0% 52 51.4% 177 $5,291,610 1 1 4 5 $1.14
A & S FREEDMAN 30 16.6% 47 42.5% 181 $14,253,985 4 1 3 3 $0.82
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 27 21.1% 30 44.5% 128 $4,550,893 3 1 3 4 $1.16
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 21 12.4% 42 37.1% 170 $831,170 0 0 0 1 $1.02
CLINTON MCDONALD 19 18.6% 27 45.1% 102 $671,655 0 0 0 0 $1.10

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 24 15.6% 35 38.3% 154 $9,364,155 2 3 3 3 $0.86
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
2015/16 110 18.4% 167 46.4% 597 $5,995,266 1 2 3 8 $0.89
Overall 1458 13.0% 2473 22.1% 11197 $130,844,248 32 49 58 78 $0.70