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 15 | 02 Aug 2025 | FLEM | FARHH FLUNG | 5/1 | BM84 | 1 m | $83850 | JAMIE MELHAM | 1:36.87 |
| 4 of 10 | 02 Aug 2025 | FLEM | MISS ARIA | 13/1 | OPEN G3 | 6 f | $129000 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:09.18 |
| 5 of 5 | 02 Aug 2025 | FLEM | OUR CHIEF | 5/2 | 3 BM70 | 7 f | $96750 | DAMIAN LANE | 1:24.27 |
| 11 of 11 | 31 Jul 2025 | SALE | WALK OF FAME | 1/1 | 2U BM64 | 7 f | $22890 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:28.58 |
| 8 of 14 | 31 Jul 2025 | SALE | GRINZINGER LOVE | 8/1 | 2U BM64 | 5 ½ f | $22890 | ZAC SPAIN | 1:05.82 |
| 6 of 11 | 31 Jul 2025 | SALE | THUNDERING FALCON | 25/1 | 2U BM64 | 1 ⅜ m | $22890 | TOM PREBBLE | 2:26.58 |
| 5 of 10 | 31 Jul 2025 | SALE | COWARRIE | 15/2 | 2U MDN | 1 ⅜ m | $24525 | TOM PREBBLE | 2:24.85 |
| 9 of 9 | 30 Jul 2025 | SANH | LARIO | 5/1 | 3 BM70 | 7 f | $32700 | BLAKE SHINN | 1:24.59 |
| 3 of 12 | 28 Jul 2025 | PAKS | MANIFEST THE MILLI | 8/1 | 3 MDN | 6 f | $17658 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:11.28 |
| 1 of 4 | 27 Jul 2025 | BRAA | QUELLO DORATO | 2/7 | 2U BM64 | 7 ½ f | $22890 | JORDAN CHILDS | 1:30.95 |
Jockey Statistics
Last 100 Rides
Career
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN CHILDS | 4 | 22.2% | 3 | 38.9% | 18 | $302,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.74 |
| ZAC SPAIN | 3 | 15.0% | 3 | 30.0% | 20 | $75,405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.82 |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 1 | 11.1% | 0 | 11.1% | 9 | $27,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.11 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $30,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 40.0% | 5 | $20,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.70 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $14,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.20 |
| BILLY EGAN | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 36.4% | 11 | $27,390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TOM PREBBLE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | $13,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MELHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 100.0% | 4 | $54,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BLAKE SHINN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $10,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HARRY COFFEY | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $46,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEAU MERTENS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $10,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEN ALLEN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LACHLAN KING | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $5,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DAMIAN LANE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $4,500 | 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 | 17.7% | 145 | 45.6% | 520 | $7,469,225 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | $0.86 |
| JAMIE MOTT | 83 | 17.1% | 118 | 41.4% | 485 | $2,952,170 | 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 | 44 | 16.5% | 61 | 39.3% | 267 | $1,283,227 | 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% | 383 | $2,162,966 | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $36,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 12.1% | 129 | 36.3% | 531 | $4,480,125 | 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 | 1603 | 14.6% | 2782 | 25.4% | 10959 | $104,198,328 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 51 | $0.80 |
