DANNY O'BRIEN
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Australia
Having worked alongside some of Australia's leading trainers, Danny O'Brien took out his license in 1995 and began a stable with one horse at Epsom called Mat Hatter.
Mad Hatter gave Danny O'Brien his first Metropolitan winner at Sandown before going on to run sixth in the 1996 Australian Guineas behind Flying Spur.
It was in 2001 that O'Brien trained his first Group 1 winner when Porto Roca took out the 2001 Coolmore Classic.
The Flemington based trainer is not afraid to travel with his horses preparing Group 1 winners in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and placing with Star Witness in the King Stand Stakes and Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot.
Best Horse :
RUSSIAN CAMELOT
(Timeform Rating 124)
CAMELOT (GB) LADY BABOOSHKA (GB) [By CAPE CROSS (IRE)]
First Group Win (G1):
PORTO ROCA (24 Mar 2001)
DANNY O'BRIEN's Career
Starts
Latest Runners
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM USD $ | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 of 7 | 03 Dec 2025 | CHTH | SUN GIFT | 11/2 | 3UFM BM66 | 1 m | $35915 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1:38.40 |
| 4 of 8 | 03 Dec 2025 | CHTH | MISS SWIFT | 40/1 | 3UFM BM70 | 5 f | $35915 | BILLY EGAN | 0:58.91 |
| 8 of 11 | 02 Dec 2025 | DON | MONGOLIAN CITY | 8/1 | 4U MDN | 6 ¾ f | $20896 | DEAN YENDALL | 1:20.60 |
| 3 of 11 | 02 Dec 2025 | DON | MONGOLIAN SPRING | 18/1 | 3 MDN | 6 ¾ f | $20896 | LIAM RIORDAN | 1:20.47 |
| 4 of 12 | 30 Nov 2025 | WNBL | ROARING ENGINE | 6/1 | BM67 | 2 ⅛ m | $39300 | WILL GORDON | 3:55.46 |
| 7 of 8 | 29 Nov 2025 | CAUL | DAVIDA | 11/1 | 3F OPEN LR | 7 f | $115116 | BEN MELHAM | 1:24.74 |
| 8 of 11 | 29 Nov 2025 | CAUL | HALEMO | 60/1 | 3 OPEN | 1 ¼ m | $262000 | BEN MELHAM | 2:06.09 |
| 10 of 11 | 29 Nov 2025 | CAUL | FLIGHT SERGEANT | 200/1 | 3 OPEN | 1 ¼ m | $262000 | JORDAN CHILDS | 2:06.09 |
| 6 of 11 | 28 Nov 2025 | WOD | AKUMA | 18/1 | 3U MDN | 7 f | $27837 | BLAIKE MCDOUGALL | 1:23.27 |
| 8 of 10 | 27 Nov 2025 | MORN | GYM PRINCESS | 66/1 | 3UFM MDN | 6 f | $27837 | LACHLAN NEINDORF | 1:12.08 |
Jockey Statistics
Last 100 Rides
Career
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY EGAN | 3 | 21.4% | 5 | 57.1% | 14 | $417,395 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.75 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 2 | 12.5% | 4 | 37.5% | 16 | $356,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.69 |
| JORDAN CHILDS | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 22.2% | 9 | $50,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.31 |
| CRAIG NEWITT | 1 | 16.7% | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | $24,365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.50 |
| ALYSHA WARREN | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $46,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.00 |
| MARK ZAHRA | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $204,495 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 60.0% | 10 | $28,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | $7,625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DEAN YENDALL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $6,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BLAKE SHINN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $30,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEN MELHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $11,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $13,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LACHLAN NEINDORF | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEAU MERTENS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DECLAN BATES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WINKS | 159 | 15.0% | 266 | 40.2% | 1057 | $7,291,999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $0.81 |
| DAMIEN OLIVER | 140 | 16.5% | 239 | 44.7% | 847 | $14,438,569 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | $0.83 |
| STEVE ARNOLD | 99 | 17.2% | 155 | 44.0% | 577 | $4,272,503 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $0.86 |
| DAMIAN LANE | 92 | 17.4% | 148 | 45.5% | 528 | $7,520,190 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | $0.85 |
| JAMIE MOTT | 83 | 16.9% | 121 | 41.5% | 491 | $2,975,970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.75 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 71 | 15.7% | 122 | 42.7% | 452 | $11,402,831 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.81 |
| STEPHEN BASTER | 59 | 13.4% | 96 | 35.3% | 439 | $2,865,418 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $0.76 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 46 | 16.1% | 68 | 39.9% | 286 | $1,357,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| BLAKE SHINN | 43 | 19.3% | 66 | 48.9% | 223 | $3,003,690 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.83 |
| STEVEN KING | 42 | 15.9% | 66 | 40.9% | 264 | $3,518,973 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.88 |
| DANIEL MOOR | 38 | 9.9% | 87 | 32.6% | 384 | $2,164,566 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.86 |
| BILLY EGAN | 30 | 12.9% | 66 | 41.2% | 233 | $3,135,481 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | $0.90 |
| CRAIG NEWITT | 29 | 19.3% | 27 | 37.3% | 150 | $1,702,347 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.35 |
| BEN MELHAM | 27 | 10.5% | 62 | 34.5% | 258 | $1,941,768 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.56 |
| GLEN BOSS | 27 | 16.0% | 40 | 39.6% | 169 | $3,217,312 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $1.23 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 25 | 12.1% | 60 | 41.3% | 206 | $2,075,920 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $0.92 |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 12.1% | 129 | 36.3% | 531 | $4,480,514 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | $0.65 |
| 2023/24 | 104 | 16.2% | 163 | 41.7% | 641 | $6,917,320 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $0.89 |
| 2022/23 | 62 | 11.2% | 159 | 39.8% | 555 | $6,146,830 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.60 |
| 2021/22 | 70 | 12.2% | 156 | 39.5% | 572 | $8,014,493 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $0.84 |
| 2020/21 | 87 | 14.1% | 158 | 39.8% | 616 | $10,117,720 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | $0.82 |
| 2019/20 | 100 | 17.8% | 170 | 48.0% | 562 | $11,969,648 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | $0.77 |
| 2018/19 | 62 | 15.7% | 108 | 43.0% | 395 | $3,679,045 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | $1.21 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | 13.1% | 90 | 37.3% | 373 | $2,181,430 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 43 | 11.9% | 82 | 34.5% | 362 | $2,368,292 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | $0.78 |
| Overall | 1628 | 14.6% | 2841 | 25.5% | 11162 | $106,237,737 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 51 | $0.80 |
