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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
3 of 8 21 Nov 2024 HAWK PIONEER LASS 13/1 BM68 7 f $27594 REBECCA BRONETT PRAG 1:21.17
10 of 10 20 Nov 2024 CANT CHEVAL GRIS 40/1 3U MDN 1 ³⁄₁₆ m $39420 DYLAN BROWNE MCMONAGLE 1:57.92
1 of 11 19 Nov 2024 SCNE TONKATSU GODDESS 15/8 MDN 7 f $17739 BLAKE SPRIGGS 1:23.52
3 of 9 19 Nov 2024 SCNE DUBAI WARRIOR 5/1 MDN 6 f $17739 ASHLEY MORGAN 1:11.34
4 of 9 19 Nov 2024 SCNE FLOODGATES 9/2 MDN 6 f $17739 REECE JONES 1:11.34
3 of 4 19 Nov 2024 SCNE DE LUCA 5/2 CL1 4 ½ f $17739 ASHLEY MORGAN 0:51.34
2 of 6 19 Nov 2024 SCNE LE SOUCI 6/4 3U BM58 1 ⅜ m $17739 ASHLEY MORGAN 2:17.83
6 of 6 19 Nov 2024 SCNE ICON DREAM 7/1 3U BM58 1 ⅜ m $17739 BLAKE SPRIGGS 2:17.83
8 of 10 18 Nov 2024 GOUL DECEMBER SKY 13/1 BM58 1 m $17739 ALYSHA COLLETT 1:38.15
1 of 6 18 Nov 2024 GOUL LADY MEMPHIS 11/10 MDN 5 f $17739 LOUISE DAY 1:00.17
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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 3 60.0% 2 100.0% 5 $53,850 0 0 0 0 $1.95
ASHLEY MORGAN 1 16.7% 4 83.3% 6 $67,200 0 0 0 0 $2.83
BLAKE SPRIGGS 1 16.7% 0 16.7% 6 $17,950 0 0 0 0 $0.48
JASON COLLETT 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $67,950 0 0 0 0 $1.50
ANDREW ADKINS 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $23,025 0 0 0 0 $0.75
TEODORE NUGENT 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $15,550 0 0 0 0 $2.20
ROBBIE DOWNEY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $16,850 0 0 0 0 $6.00
NASH RAWILLER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $105,000 0 0 0 1 $8.00
LIAM RIORDAN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $16,065 0 0 0 0 $2.30
JAMES MCDONALD 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $38,750 0 0 0 0 $1.35
MITCHELL BELL 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 7 $21,875 0 0 0 0 -
ZAC WADICK 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $14,500 0 0 0 0 -
MS MOLLY BOURKE 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3 $36,850 0 0 0 0 -
RACHEL KING 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $4,975 0 0 0 0 -
DONOVAN YEO 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $5,000 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 32.1% 464 $1,989,242 0 0 0 1 $0.70
BLAKE SPRIGGS 44 15.2% 82 43.6% 289 $1,233,415 0 0 0 0 $0.70
MITCHELL BELL 34 13.7% 53 34.9% 249 $824,040 0 0 0 0 $0.63
JEFF PENZA 32 16.9% 41 38.6% 189 $563,115 0 0 0 0 $0.87
JASON COLLETT 27 12.4% 68 43.6% 218 $2,161,085 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 18 11.0% 42 36.8% 163 $646,745 0 0 0 0 $0.63
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 20.3% 18 44.6% 74 $284,050 0 0 0 0 $0.71
HUGH BOWMAN 14 18.2% 16 39.0% 77 $592,360 0 1 0 0 $1.11
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 13 12.7% 19 31.4% 102 $409,135 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 24 10.9% 55 35.7% 221 $1,523,385 0 0 0 1 $0.63
2023/24 72 12.1% 138 35.3% 595 $5,686,780 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 736 11.8% 1487 23.8% 6243 $36,961,944 5 5 6 12 $0.70