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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
12 of 14 08 Dec 2024 SHAT DOCKLANDS $60 OPEN G1 C1 1600m $7,128,713 HARRY EUSTACE 1:33.34
12 of 14 08 Dec 2024 SHAT RECOMMENDATION $147 OPEN G1 C1 1200m $5,148,515 CIARON MAHER 1:08.15
12 of 13 08 Dec 2024 SHAT WITHOUT A FIGHT $4.9 OPEN G1 C1 2400m $4,752,475 A & S FREEDMAN 2:27.53
10 of 16 07 Dec 2024 ASCT DEMOCRACY MANIFEST $7.0 3U OPEN G1 1800m $1,507,700 CHRIS WALLER 1:47.91
9 of 11 07 Dec 2024 ASCT STARRY HEIGHTS $21 3U OPEN LR 2200m $125,000 G & A WILLIAMS 2:18.07
2 of 14 07 Dec 2024 ASCT MISS VASARI $9.5 4U OPEN 1400m $100,000 M L LANE 1:23.55
4 of 10 04 Dec 2024 CHTH BLAZING REBEL $6.0 3U BM64 1800m $55,000 GAVIN BEDGGOOD 1:50.69
10 of 12 04 Dec 2024 CHTH NOBLE STEED $3.5 3U MDN 1600m $55,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:36.54
7 of 14 30 Nov 2024 CAUL POIFECT $10 4UM OPEN G3 1600m $201,300 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:39.71
9 of 11 30 Nov 2024 CAUL STAR VEGA $12 OPEN G2 2400m $751,800 A & S FREEDMAN 2:33.01
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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 17.4% 7 47.8% 23 $1,350,050 0 1 2 1 $1.06
A & S FREEDMAN 1 6.3% 5 37.5% 16 $1,187,600 1 0 0 0 $0.53
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $123,100 0 0 1 0 $2.00
MATT LAURIE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $44,000 0 0 0 0 $2.75
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 20.0% 10 $85,725 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $144,600 0 0 0 0 -
NICK RYAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $10,450 0 0 0 0 -
PETER SNOWDEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $4,000 0 0 0 0 -
T & C MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $57,000 0 0 0 0 -
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $14,750 0 0 0 0 -
SYMON WILDE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $5,100 0 0 0 0 -
CLAYTON DOUGLAS 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $2,960,000 0 0 0 0 -
PHILLIP STOKES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $6,000 0 0 0 0 -
SIMON A MILLER 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 2 $116,250 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 40 22.1% 53 51.4% 181 $5,431,260 1 1 5 5 $1.14
A & S FREEDMAN 30 16.2% 48 42.2% 185 $14,270,835 4 1 3 3 $0.81
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 26 14.9% 40 37.9% 174 $9,735,505 2 3 4 3 $0.80
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 1460 13.0% 2478 22.1% 11217 $131,215,598 32 49 59 78 $0.70