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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
7 of 9 04 Nov 2025 RAND FRILLED 14/1 4U BM84 5 f $81875 ALYSHA COLLETT 0:57.31
8 of 9 04 Nov 2025 RAND WONDEREACH 10/1 4U BM84 5 f $81875 JASON COLLETT 0:57.31
6 of 13 04 Nov 2025 K GR CAN'T TOUCH THIS 13/2 BM64 6 f $27510 LEE MAGORRIAN 1:11.93
3 of 15 04 Nov 2025 RAND ANYTHINK GOES 15/1 3U QLTY 1 m $491250 WINONA COSTIN 1:37.00
12 of 20 04 Nov 2025 RAND TIME QUEST 25/1 3U QLTY LR 1 m $1965000 ASHLEY MORGAN 1:35.64
1 of 8 04 Nov 2025 CANB GLASTONBURY GIRL 1/20 CL1 1 m $14410 SHAUN GUYMER 1:38.39
8 of 10 02 Nov 2025 NOWR FIERCE IMPULSE 11/4 MDN 6 f $17685 JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 1:09.30
6 of 8 02 Nov 2025 NOWR CHAITHNIA 9/2 MDN 7 f $17685 DONOVAN YEO 1:23.51
4 of 8 02 Nov 2025 NOWR BEAUTY SWIFT 5/4 MDN 7 f $17685 JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 1:23.51
5 of 11 01 Nov 2025 RAND GOLDEN STRAAND 1/5 3UCG BM78 6 ½ f $104800 JAY FORD 1:17.98
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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 3 37.5% 1 50.0% 8 $262,750 0 0 1 0 $1.25
ASHLEY MORGAN 2 20.0% 5 70.0% 10 $115,350 0 0 0 0 $0.88
JAY FORD 2 40.0% 0 40.0% 5 $72,700 0 0 0 0 $1.62
MITCHELL BELL 1 12.5% 7 100.0% 8 $50,900 0 0 0 0 $0.38
LOUISE DAY 1 12.5% 0 12.5% 8 $20,385 0 0 0 0 $0.94
KEAGAN LATHAM 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 3 $20,450 0 0 0 0 $3.33
NASH RAWILLER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $32,125 0 0 0 0 $3.00
CEJAY GRAHAM 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $62,000 0 0 0 0 $4.25
SHAUN GUYMER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $13,000 0 0 0 0 $1.35
JAMES MCDONALD 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $28,400 0 0 0 0 $2.25
ANNA ROPER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $13,950 0 0 0 0 $6.50
REECE JONES 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $15,000 0 0 0 0 $12.00
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 6 $12,300 0 0 0 0 -
MOLLY BOURKE 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 6 $19,800 0 0 0 0 -
CHAD LEVER 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 5 $8,650 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JAY FORD 50 10.4% 106 32.3% 483 $2,156,342 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 35 13.4% 61 36.8% 261 $880,265 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 32 14.5% 58 40.7% 221 $1,183,525 0 0 0 0 $0.72
JASON COLLETT 29 11.3% 85 44.5% 256 $2,548,360 0 0 1 1 $0.52
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 21 27.3% 14 45.5% 77 $2,619,875 0 0 2 0 $1.62
GREG RYAN 17 25.8% 20 56.1% 66 $276,515 0 0 0 0 $0.97
KEAGAN LATHAM 16 11.8% 47 46.3% 136 $626,120 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
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 14 11.8% 22 30.3% 119 $452,910 0 0 0 0 $0.50

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 26 15.4% 45 42.0% 169 $2,037,110 0 0 2 0 $0.79
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 821 12.0% 1648 24.2% 6816 $43,459,409 5 5 9 13 $0.70