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LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS

  • Australia

Leon MacDonald began training in 1972 part time before becoming a full time trainer in 1975.

MacDonald began with only four horses, training out of his uncle's stable whilst also holding down his day job for the South Australian State Electricity Commission.

From his earliest days as a trainer, Leon MacDonald's horses had imposing records with the first filly he took to Melbourne, Scarlet Rhythm, running second to Rose Of Kingston in the Group 2 Breeders Plate.

Early in the piece Taminor and French Cotton were both class youngsters and the stable has never been without some above average gallopers.

In the 2009/10 season, Leon took on a partnership with son-in-law Andrew Gluyas who trains with him at French Cotton Lodge stables.

Together Andrew and Leon have the combined experience and attention to detail that allows them to work efficiently and effectively the partnerships first Group 1 win coming with Southern Speed in the 2011 Caulfield Cup.

First Runner 10 Mar 2010
Sultan of Speed (Aus)  
Balaklava (Sa)  |  Royal Hotel Hcp (71)
First Win 17 Mar 2010
Wendy Ellen (Aus)
Strathalbyn (Sa)  |  Schweppes Hcp (68)
Best Horse :
SOUTHERN SPEED (Timeform Rating 119)
First Group Win (G1):
SOUTHERN SPEED (15 Oct 2011)

LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS' Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM USD $ Jockey Time
11 of 12 30 Jul 2023 BKVA ABAN 9/2 BM58 7 f $16700 JASON HOLDER 1:22.94
7 of 11 30 Jul 2023 BKVA BIG SHAQ 13/2 CL2 6 f $16700 JASON HOLDER 1:10.69
9 of 11 29 Jul 2023 MORP HOPON HARRY 11/1 BM86 5 ½ f $43420 JASON HOLDER 1:07.26
6 of 11 29 Jul 2023 MORP EXTRA TIME 13/1 BM86 5 ½ f $43420 CAITLIN JONES 1:07.26
6 of 10 29 Jul 2023 MORP ICHIBANSAN 80/1 CG BM68 6 f $36740 CODI JORDAN 1:13.80
6 of 10 22 Jul 2023 MPK HELLI'MREADY 25/1 2 MDN 5 f $33400 TEAGAN VOORHAM 0:59.32
1 of 11 19 Jul 2023 GAWL SEVEN SECRETS 9/4 BM58 5 ½ f $16700 JASON HOLDER 1:07.82
9 of 14 15 Jul 2023 MPK BIG SHAQ 15/2 4U BM62 5 f $33400 JASON HOLDER 0:59.44
5 of 6 15 Jul 2023 MPK PROVEN CORRECT 11/2 2 OPEN LR 7 f $80290 JASON HOLDER 1:26.93
6 of 13 12 Jul 2023 MBRG ABAN 5/2 CL2 6 f $14696 JASON HOLDER 1:10.98

Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JASON HOLDER 12 17.9% 14 38.8% 67 $682,820 0 0 1 1 $1.35
TEAGAN VOORHAM 0 0.0% 6 42.9% 14 $46,065 0 0 0 0 -
CAITLIN JONES 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 6 $24,820 0 0 0 0 -
LACHLAN NEINDORF 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 5 $34,900 0 0 0 0 -
DYLAN CABOCHE 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $3,750 0 0 0 0 -
CODI JORDAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $1,100 0 0 0 0 -
JOE BOWDITCH 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $3,000 0 0 0 0 -
TODD PANNELL 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $6,475 0 0 0 0 -
OPIE BOSSON 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 - 0 0 0 0 -
JESSICA TZAFERIS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $825 0 0 0 0 -
HARRY COFFEY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $1,275 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CLARE LINDOP 269 16.4% 402 40.9% 1640 $8,055,715 0 0 8 8 $0.88
JASON HOLDER 135 16.9% 234 46.2% 798 $5,841,240 0 0 6 6 $0.90
RAQUEL CLARK 55 15.6% 114 48.0% 352 $1,958,610 0 1 1 1 $0.83
JERRY CHAU 18 14.4% 37 44.0% 125 $431,250 0 0 0 0 $0.72
TEAGAN VOORHAM 17 7.5% 59 33.6% 226 $780,210 0 0 0 0 $0.57
J MATTHEWS 12 11.1% 18 27.8% 108 $231,900 0 0 0 0 $0.58
JESSICA TZAFERIS 8 17.8% 9 37.8% 45 $350,657 0 0 0 0 $0.78
CAITLIN JONES 6 9.5% 12 28.6% 63 $254,160 0 0 0 0 $0.39
ERAN BOYD 5 4.7% 30 32.7% 107 $264,555 0 0 0 0 $0.83
TODD PANNELL 5 10.2% 10 30.6% 49 $179,525 0 0 0 0 $0.36
S WESTOVER 4 12.9% 5 29.0% 31 $100,470 0 0 0 0 $1.98
CRAIG WILLIAMS 4 15.4% 5 34.6% 26 $2,475,525 1 1 0 1 $1.04
JAMIE KAH 3 6.7% 8 24.4% 45 $363,940 0 0 0 0 $0.26
SIGRID M CARR 3 10.0% 6 30.0% 30 $93,380 0 0 0 0 $0.72
FELICITY ATKINSON 3 14.3% 9 57.1% 21 $67,275 0 0 0 0 $0.68

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2022/23 28 11.4% 68 39.0% 246 $1,612,170 0 0 1 3 $0.59
2021/22 45 15.4% 67 38.4% 292 $2,425,772 0 0 0 0 $1.01
2020/21 36 12.2% 80 39.2% 296 $2,167,320 0 0 0 0 $0.68
2019/20 38 13.2% 90 44.6% 287 $2,222,225 0 1 4 1 $0.62
2018/19 35 11.7% 91 42.3% 298 $1,232,065 0 0 0 1 $0.48
2017/18 39 11.7% 77 34.8% 333 $1,904,290 0 0 4 0 $0.96
2016/17 70 17.5% 115 46.4% 399 $2,451,170 0 0 1 2 $0.76
2015/16 34 11.2% 79 37.2% 304 $1,328,240 0 0 0 4 $0.62
2014/15 42 15.4% 51 34.1% 273 $1,352,215 0 0 1 0 $0.91
2013/14 53 19.5% 73 46.3% 272 $1,905,855 1 0 3 3 $0.96
Overall 567 13.8% 1039 25.3% 4104 $25,007,097 2 2 18 19 $0.80