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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 10 | 23 Aug 2025 | M V | YOUNG WERTHER | 50/1 | 4U OPEN | 7 ½ f | $96750 | DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 1:32.03 |
| 4 of 12 | 23 Aug 2025 | M V | FARHH FLUNG | 6/1 | BM84 | 1 m | $83850 | ZAC SPAIN | 1:37.89 |
| 8 of 9 | 23 Aug 2025 | M V | REDDERS | 18/1 | 3CG OPEN | 6 f | $96750 | ZAC SPAIN | 1:11.27 |
| 3 of 6 | 23 Aug 2025 | M V | ORNOS | 11/1 | 3 OPEN | 7 ½ f | $96750 | DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 1:33.75 |
| 1 of 14 | 23 Aug 2025 | WANG | MONGOLIAN MISSION | 9/4 | 3U MDN | 5 ½ f | $20640 | LIAM RIORDAN | 1:04.63 |
| 3 of 13 | 22 Aug 2025 | GEEL | ANCHOR DOWN | 18/1 | 3U BM58 | 6 f | $17415 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:12.48 |
| 4 of 8 | 22 Aug 2025 | GEEL | POMAH | 5/2 | 3 MDN | 6 f | $20640 | DANIEL MOOR | 1:11.74 |
| 2 of 9 | 22 Aug 2025 | GEEL | DAVIDA | 4/5 | MDN | 5 ½ f | $20640 | ZAC SPAIN | 1:05.42 |
| 9 of 13 | 20 Aug 2025 | SANL | PORTER | 15/2 | 3U BM74 | 7 f | $32250 | RYAN HOUSTON | 1:23.08 |
| 3 of 11 | 20 Aug 2025 | SANL | GETTA GOOD FEELING | 2/1 | 3 MDN | 6 f | $35475 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:10.86 |
Jockey Statistics
Last 100 Rides
Career
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAC SPAIN | 3 | 17.6% | 4 | 41.2% | 17 | $86,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.96 |
| JORDAN CHILDS | 3 | 17.6% | 5 | 47.1% | 17 | $163,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.08 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 2 | 16.7% | 1 | 25.0% | 12 | $68,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.59 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 2 | 25.0% | 1 | 37.5% | 8 | $40,365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.59 |
| TOM PREBBLE | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 33.3% | 6 | $25,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.83 |
| JAMIE MELHAM | 1 | 16.7% | 4 | 83.3% | 6 | $89,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.83 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $14,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.20 |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | $10,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DAMIAN LANE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $12,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BILLY EGAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $7,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HARRY COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $43,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BLAKE SHINN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $7,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LACHLAN KING | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $5,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $6,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEAU MERTENS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,675 | 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 | 17.6% | 146 | 45.5% | 523 | $7,477,315 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | $0.86 |
| JAMIE MOTT | 83 | 17.0% | 119 | 41.5% | 487 | $2,959,145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.76 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 65 | 15.4% | 114 | 42.4% | 422 | $10,840,351 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.77 |
| STEPHEN BASTER | 59 | 13.4% | 96 | 35.3% | 439 | $2,865,418 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $0.76 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 45 | 16.7% | 61 | 39.3% | 270 | $1,302,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.89 |
| STEVEN KING | 42 | 15.9% | 66 | 40.9% | 264 | $3,518,973 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.88 |
| BLAKE SHINN | 42 | 19.1% | 65 | 48.6% | 220 | $2,901,290 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.81 |
| DANIEL MOOR | 38 | 9.9% | 87 | 32.6% | 384 | $2,164,566 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.86 |
| CRAIG NEWITT | 28 | 19.4% | 25 | 36.8% | 144 | $1,677,982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.26 |
| BEN MELHAM | 27 | 10.5% | 62 | 34.8% | 256 | $1,930,268 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| GLEN BOSS | 27 | 16.0% | 40 | 39.6% | 169 | $3,217,312 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $1.23 |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 26 | 9.9% | 66 | 35.1% | 262 | $1,152,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.51 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 11.4% | 9 | 37.1% | 35 | $196,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.51 |
| 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 | 1607 | 14.6% | 2790 | 25.4% | 10991 | $104,358,212 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 51 | $0.80 |
