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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 8 08 Oct 2025 RAWT PLACID PEARL 6/1 3U BM72 6 ½ f $39240 ZAC LLOYD 1:16.43
7 of 7 08 Oct 2025 RAWT CAN'T RECALL ONE 25/1 4U BM72 1 ⅛ m $39240 MOLLY BOURKE 1:49.65
13 of 13 07 Oct 2025 NCLE FINAL RESET 18/1 5U BM64 7 ½ f $27468 MITCH STAPLEFORD 1:31.93
9 of 13 07 Oct 2025 NCLE SUBARCTIC 14/1 5U BM64 7 ½ f $27468 ANGUS VILLIERS 1:31.93
1 of 9 07 Oct 2025 GOUL MY BELLA VISTA 8/1 MDN 5 ½ f $17658 KEAGAN LATHAM 1:05.20
5 of 8 07 Oct 2025 GOUL LIYAH'S GIRL 60/1 MDN 1 m $17658 LOUISE DAY 1:34.71
6 of 7 07 Oct 2025 GOUL JIMMY MANOLO 18/1 BM58 1 m $17658 LOUISE DAY 1:36.61
1 of 9 06 Oct 2025 W FM WINSTON HILLS 4/1 5U BM72 7 f $42510 NASH RAWILLER 1:22.47
2 of 9 06 Oct 2025 MWBK LADY MEMPHIS 10/1 CL1 5 f $17658 MITCHELL BELL 0:57.54
4 of 9 06 Oct 2025 W FM FRILLED 18/1 3U BM100 5 f $98100 ALYSHA COLLETT 0:55.96
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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
ZAC LLOYD 4 44.4% 1 55.6% 9 $733,750 0 0 1 0 $1.72
KEAGAN LATHAM 2 33.3% 3 83.3% 6 $50,250 0 0 0 0 $2.20
MOLLIE FITZGERALD 1 12.5% 1 25.0% 8 $30,875 0 0 0 0 $1.12
CHAD LEVER 1 14.3% 1 28.6% 7 $23,425 0 0 0 0 $0.93
ASHLEY MORGAN 1 20.0% 3 80.0% 5 $82,200 0 0 0 0 $1.30
CEJAY GRAHAM 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $62,000 0 0 0 0 $4.25
JAY FORD 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $32,000 0 0 0 0 $1.95
NASH RAWILLER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $30,500 0 0 0 0 $6.00
JASON COLLETT 0 0.0% 6 60.0% 10 $76,000 0 0 0 0 -
LOUISE DAY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 $6,485 0 0 0 0 -
MOLLY BOURKE 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 6 $13,475 0 0 0 0 -
ALYSHA COLLETT 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 6 $23,725 0 0 0 0 -
OLIVIA DALTON 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 5 $23,900 0 0 0 0 -
MITCHELL BELL 0 0.0% 5 100.0% 5 $27,900 0 0 0 0 -
DONOVAN YEO 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $4,750 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JAY FORD 49 10.2% 106 32.3% 480 $2,115,642 0 0 0 1 $0.69
BLAKE SPRIGGS 45 15.5% 83 44.0% 291 $1,410,865 0 0 1 0 $0.72
MITCHELL BELL 34 13.2% 59 36.0% 258 $857,265 0 0 0 0 $0.61
JEFF PENZA 33 16.8% 41 37.8% 196 $589,105 0 0 0 0 $0.86
ASHLEY MORGAN 31 14.4% 56 40.3% 216 $1,150,375 0 0 0 0 $0.73
JASON COLLETT 29 11.4% 85 44.7% 255 $2,544,860 0 0 1 1 $0.53
GRANT BUCKLEY 24 10.6% 58 36.1% 227 $565,020 0 0 0 0 $0.64
KATHY O'HARA 24 10.7% 45 30.8% 224 $1,517,395 0 0 1 1 $1.04
ZAC LLOYD 20 26.7% 14 45.3% 75 $2,475,375 0 0 1 0 $1.63
GREG RYAN 17 25.8% 20 56.1% 66 $276,515 0 0 0 0 $0.97
KEAGAN LATHAM 16 11.9% 46 45.9% 135 $623,520 0 0 0 0 $0.79
DYLAN GIBBONS 15 11.5% 31 35.4% 130 $1,666,292 0 0 2 0 $0.71
BLAKE SHINN 15 17.6% 28 50.6% 85 $1,307,065 0 0 0 0 $1.13
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 15 20.0% 18 44.0% 75 $284,360 0 0 0 0 $0.70
ALYSHA COLLETT 14 12.1% 17 26.7% 116 $486,810 0 0 0 0 $1.04

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 17 13.8% 36 43.1% 123 $1,589,025 0 0 1 0 $0.75
2024/25 83 13.3% 171 40.6% 625 $5,984,490 0 0 1 2 $0.69
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
Overall 812 12.0% 1639 24.2% 6770 $43,011,324 5 5 8 13 $0.70