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MATTHEW SMITH

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Trainer: MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith paid his way to Ireland to work with trainers in the UK, eventually taking up a position with Aiden O'Brien.

Initially a track rider, Matthew Smith quickly progressed through the ranks to become Aidan's Assistant Trainer, working alongside his quietly spoken mentor for two and a half years as Ballydoyle emerged as the world's premier racing stable.

The opportunity to learn a new style of racehorse preparation in the United States proved tempting and Matthew elected to continue his education as Assistant Trainer for Niall O'Callaghan. With O'Callaghan constantly moving between stables in different states Matthew was left to manage a string of 30 horses and staff.

Smith then moved back to Australia to work as a stable foreman for Bart Cummings for almost five years before taking out his own license with almost a decade of experience behind him.

In 2008 Smith won his first Group race with Krupt in the Todman Stakes, going on to claim his first Group 1 with Hurtle Myrtle in the 2011 Myer Classic.

First Runner  18 Jan 2003
Selliastrike (NZ)  
Newcastle (Nsw)  |  Hunter Imaging Group X Ray Mdn
First Win  22 Feb 2003
Adventurous Rose (Aus)
Kembla Grange (Nsw)  |  Gymea Tradies Club Hcp (C1)
Best Horse :
FIERCE IMPACT  (Timeform Rating 121)
DEEP IMPACT (JPN)  KEIAI GERBERA (JPN)  [By SMARTY JONES (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
HURTLE MYRTLE  (29 Oct 2011)
DANE SHADOW (AUS)  RAVENSWOOD (AUS)  [By WOODMAN (USA)]

MATTHEW SMITH's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM USD $ Jockey Time
5 of 9 21 Dec 2024 WYNG DUBAI WARRIOR 5/1 CL1 6 ¾ f $27258 ALYSHA COLLETT 1:17.62
7 of 11 20 Dec 2024 GOUL ATOMIC GOZEN 14/1 MDN 7 ½ f $17523 MITCHELL BELL 1:30.76
7 of 7 20 Dec 2024 CANT PIONEER LASS 12/1 3UFM BM72 7 ¾ f $38940 DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE 1:32.49
7 of 8 19 Dec 2024 BEAU OMAHA SAND 60/1 CG MDN 6 f $27258 ZAC WADICK 1:11.09
5 of 9 19 Dec 2024 BEAU RUSH FORTYFIVE 25/1 4U MDN 6 ¾ f $38940 ZAC WADICK 1:21.35
2 of 10 18 Dec 2024 W FM SUBARCTIC 9/1 5U BM64 1 m $38940 DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE 1:37.84
3 of 6 18 Dec 2024 W FM WONDEREACH 9/2 3U BM72 5 f $38940 ZAC LLOYD 0:57.63
2 of 10 18 Dec 2024 QBYN LE SOUCI 5/2 BM58 1 ¼ m $17523 LOUISE DAY 2:04.24
3 of 11 16 Dec 2024 ORAN FLOODGATES 13/8 MDN 7 f $17523 MATTHEW CAHILL 1:23.02
1 of 8 16 Dec 2024 ORAN DARK VADOR 5/4 CL1 7 f $17523 ASHLEY MORGAN 1:23.29
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Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
LOUISE DAY 5 50.0% 3 80.0% 10 $88,250 0 0 0 0 $1.54
ASHLEY MORGAN 2 22.2% 6 88.9% 9 $63,800 0 0 0 0 $0.59
BLAKE SPRIGGS 2 33.3% 0 33.3% 6 $187,350 0 0 1 0 $1.73
MS MOLLY BOURKE 1 9.1% 4 45.5% 11 $171,350 0 0 0 1 $0.77
DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE 1 14.3% 2 42.9% 7 $53,075 0 0 0 0 $0.39
JASON COLLETT 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $66,000 0 0 0 0 $2.00
ANNA ROPER 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $17,300 0 0 0 0 $1.00
NASH RAWILLER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $105,000 0 0 0 1 $8.00
NICK HEYWOOD 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $13,000 0 0 0 0 $1.90
ZAC WADICK 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 $17,900 0 0 0 0 -
MITCHELL BELL 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $5,525 0 0 0 0 -
ALYSHA COLLETT 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $2,565 0 0 0 0 -
REBECCA BRONETT PRAG 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $4,520 0 0 0 0 -
JAY FORD 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $1,050 0 0 0 0 -
REECE JONES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,350 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JAY FORD 47 10.1% 102 32.0% 466 $1,990,292 0 0 0 1 $0.70
BLAKE SPRIGGS 45 15.5% 82 43.8% 290 $1,403,415 0 0 1 0 $0.72
MITCHELL BELL 34 13.5% 54 35.1% 251 $827,340 0 0 0 0 $0.63
JEFF PENZA 32 16.8% 41 38.4% 190 $563,425 0 0 0 0 $0.86
JASON COLLETT 27 12.3% 68 43.4% 219 $2,165,085 0 0 1 1 $0.56
KATHY O'HARA 24 10.7% 45 30.8% 224 $1,517,395 0 0 1 1 $1.04
GRANT BUCKLEY 24 10.9% 55 35.7% 221 $544,220 0 0 0 0 $0.66
ASHLEY MORGAN 20 11.9% 44 38.1% 168 $692,845 0 0 0 0 $0.64
GREG RYAN 17 25.8% 20 56.1% 66 $276,515 0 0 0 0 $0.97
DYLAN GIBBONS 15 11.5% 31 35.4% 130 $1,666,292 0 0 2 0 $0.71
BLAKE SHINN 15 18.3% 27 51.2% 82 $1,297,665 0 0 0 0 $1.17
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 15 20.0% 18 44.0% 75 $284,360 0 0 0 0 $0.70
HUGH BOWMAN 14 18.2% 16 39.0% 77 $592,360 0 1 0 0 $1.11
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 13 12.6% 20 32.0% 103 $413,235 0 0 0 0 $0.57
TIM CLARK 13 15.9% 12 30.5% 82 $610,465 0 0 1 0 $1.30

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 33 12.1% 67 36.8% 272 $2,027,450 0 0 1 2 $0.64
2023/24 72 12.1% 138 35.3% 595 $5,686,030 0 0 1 1 $0.74
2022/23 100 12.2% 204 37.2% 817 $5,862,800 0 1 0 2 $0.66
2021/22 77 11.6% 155 34.9% 664 $4,650,387 1 0 1 0 $0.64
2020/21 51 9.4% 135 34.4% 541 $3,645,120 1 1 1 2 $0.61
2019/20 60 14.0% 79 32.5% 428 $3,994,510 2 0 0 0 $0.82
2018/19 38 11.3% 84 36.3% 336 $1,866,030 0 0 2 1 $0.84
2017/18 36 11.8% 81 38.5% 304 $1,342,310 0 0 1 0 $0.91
2016/17 42 11.4% 87 35.0% 369 $1,445,810 0 0 0 1 $0.68
2015/16 35 10.7% 83 36.1% 327 $1,375,570 0 0 0 2 $0.78
Overall 745 11.8% 1499 23.8% 6294 $37,465,259 5 5 7 13 $0.70