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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 of 11 | 08 Oct 2025 | SALE | MANIFEST THE MILLI | 7/4 | 4U MDN | 7 f | $27795 | BILLY EGAN | 1:26.06 |
| 3 of 13 | 06 Oct 2025 | BRAT | ANCHOR DOWN | 8/1 | 3U BM56 | 7 f | $14388 | HARRY COFFEY | 1:25.59 |
| 11 of 14 | 05 Oct 2025 | BDGO | QUELLO DORATO | 9/2 | 3U BM66 | 7 ½ f | $22890 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:29.69 |
| 5 of 9 | 05 Oct 2025 | BDGO | RUNAWAY SOUL | 10/1 | 3U BM66 | 6 ½ f | $22890 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:17.50 |
| 6 of 7 | 05 Oct 2025 | BDGO | SERINDA | 7/1 | 3 BM64 | 5 ½ f | $22890 | DAMIAN LANE | 1:03.62 |
| 8 of 14 | 04 Oct 2025 | FLEM | YOUNG WERTHER | 100/1 | 4U OPEN G1 | 1 ¼ m | $494191 | BILLY EGAN | 2:02.82 |
| 5 of 10 | 04 Oct 2025 | FLEM | MISS ARIA | 11/1 | 4UM OPEN G2 | 7 f | $199434 | BLAKE SHINN | 1:22.63 |
| 1 of 10 | 04 Oct 2025 | FLEM | GETTA GOOD FEELING | 15/1 | 3F OPEN G2 | 1 m | $196200 | BILLY EGAN | 1:37.11 |
| 7 of 12 | 04 Oct 2025 | FLEM | CROWN OF RUSSIA | 25/1 | 3 OPEN LR | 1 ⅛ m | $114450 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1:52.40 |
| 1 of 9 | 03 Oct 2025 | M V | BALASTIER | 4/5 | 3U BM70 | 6 f | $39240 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:10.38 |
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 | 5 | 31.3% | 5 | 62.5% | 16 | $309,210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3.94 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 4 | 26.7% | 4 | 53.3% | 15 | $209,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.24 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 2 | 28.6% | 1 | 42.9% | 7 | $43,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.79 |
| TOM PREBBLE | 2 | 33.3% | 2 | 66.7% | 6 | $62,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.20 |
| JORDAN CHILDS | 1 | 8.3% | 5 | 50.0% | 12 | $61,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.23 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 1 | 10.0% | 3 | 40.0% | 10 | $61,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| BLAKE SHINN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $79,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.50 |
| ZAC SPAIN | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 44.4% | 9 | $32,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HARRY COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $11,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DAMIAN LANE | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | 5 | $42,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHAEL DEE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $12,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $10,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LOGAN BATES | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | $4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TEO NUGENT | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MELHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $3,000 | 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 | 17.0% | 119 | 41.3% | 489 | $2,962,470 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.75 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 69 | 15.8% | 118 | 42.8% | 437 | $11,049,431 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.82 |
| STEPHEN BASTER | 59 | 13.4% | 96 | 35.3% | 439 | $2,865,418 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $0.76 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 46 | 16.7% | 62 | 39.1% | 276 | $1,328,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.88 |
| BLAKE SHINN | 43 | 19.4% | 65 | 48.6% | 222 | $2,980,290 | 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 | 28 | 12.6% | 61 | 40.1% | 222 | $2,913,936 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | $0.91 |
| 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 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 18 | 15.5% | 34 | 44.8% | 116 | $1,055,855 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.18 |
| 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 | 1621 | 14.6% | 2815 | 25.4% | 11072 | $105,217,672 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 51 | $0.80 |
