DANNY O'BRIEN
-
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 11 | 14 Sep 2025 | SALE | HOT TOO GO | 5/4 | 3U BM62 | 1 ¹⁄₁₆ m | $22890 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1:44.48 |
| 2 of 9 | 14 Sep 2025 | SALE | GETTA GOOD FEELING | 13/8 | 3 MDN | 7 f | $27795 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:25.86 |
| 2 of 12 | 14 Sep 2025 | SALE | THINXZO | 13/2 | 4U MDN | 7 f | $27795 | BILLY EGAN | 1:26.22 |
| 7 of 13 | 14 Sep 2025 | SALE | JETT SMASH | 3/1 | 3U MDN | 6 f | $27795 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1:10.74 |
| 3 of 16 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | YOUNG WERTHER | 11/1 | OPEN | 1 ¹⁄₁₆ m | $98100 | DAMIAN LANE | 1:42.41 |
| 8 of 13 | 13 Sep 2025 | FLEM | MISS ARIA | 50/1 | 4UM OPEN G2 | 7 f | $196200 | HARRY COFFEY | 1:22.86 |
| 6 of 12 | 12 Sep 2025 | GEEL | BABY HAZEL | 9/4 | 3U BM66 | 5 ½ f | $17658 | DAMIAN LANE | 1:06.02 |
| 3 of 8 | 12 Sep 2025 | GEEL | GRINZINGER TUNDRA | 25/1 | 3U MDN | 6 f | $20928 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1:13.27 |
| 1 of 11 | 11 Sep 2025 | SEYM | ACTA NON VERBA | 5/2 | 3U BM62 | 1 m | $22890 | BILLY EGAN | 1:39.03 |
| 3 of 9 | 11 Sep 2025 | SEYM | HALF SCOTCH | 9/1 | 3U MDN | 6 f | $27795 | MICHAEL DEE | 1:11.86 |
Jockey Statistics
Last 100 Rides
Career
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | 83.3% | 6 | $119,755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.47 |
| TOM PREBBLE | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | $64,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.90 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 2 | 25.0% | 1 | 37.5% | 8 | $40,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.59 |
| BILLY EGAN | 2 | 33.3% | 3 | 83.3% | 6 | $55,515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.02 |
| JORDAN CHILDS | 1 | 6.7% | 6 | 46.7% | 15 | $59,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.15 |
| ZAC SPAIN | 1 | 7.7% | 5 | 46.2% | 13 | $49,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 1 | 10.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 10 | $41,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.37 |
| JAMIE MELHAM | 1 | 14.3% | 4 | 71.4% | 7 | $92,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| DAMIAN LANE | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 37.5% | 8 | $54,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $10,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HARRY COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $9,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BLAKE SHINN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $7,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHAEL DEE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $6,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DANIEL MOOR | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| RYAN HOUSTON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $1,000 | 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 | 17.5% | 148 | 45.5% | 527 | $7,519,490 | 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 | 67 | 15.7% | 116 | 42.9% | 427 | $10,945,256 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.80 |
| STEPHEN BASTER | 59 | 13.4% | 96 | 35.3% | 439 | $2,865,418 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $0.76 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 45 | 16.5% | 62 | 39.3% | 272 | $1,307,347 | 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 | 9 | 12.9% | 24 | 47.1% | 70 | $493,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.73 |
| 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 | 1612 | 14.6% | 2805 | 25.4% | 11026 | $104,655,217 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 51 | $0.80 |
