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CRAIG WILLIAMS

  • Australia

One of the most highly regarded and professional jockeys around the nation, Craig Williams has been near the top of the tree for about 20 years.

Riding his first Group 1 winner aboard Grand Echezeaux in the 2000 Australasian Oaks, Craig Williams then immediately took up a position in the UK, riding for Mick Channon.

Williams struck up a relationship with Toubougg when Channon's leading rider got injured with the pair going on to win the Group 1 Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp and Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

Williams was invited to ride in Dubai before being offered a contract in Hong Kong in 2001 and forged a link with trainer David Hayes, the pair returned to Australia in 2005 where they combined for a total of 14 Group 1 wins until 2009 when Williams went freelance.

That link to the Lindsay Park yard has seen him salute on many top class horses with Miss Finland one of the best.

Craig Williams has won Group 1 races in Hong Kong, France, Dubai, UK, Japan and Australia. 

He also linked up with French horse Dunaden to win the Caulfield Cup when the year prior, he missed the mount on him, through suspension, in the 2011 Melbourne Cup.

Best Horse :
DUNADEN (Timeform Rating 130)
NICOBAR (GB)  LA MARLIA (FR)  [By KALDOUNEVEES (FR)]
First Group Win (G1):
GRAND ECHEZEAUX (29 Apr 2000)

CRAIG WILLIAMS' Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
3 of 15 07 Dec 2024 BRAT DUAL PRESSURE $6.0 BM84 1400m $130,000 MATHEW ELLERTON 1:24.47
4 of 16 07 Dec 2024 BRAT POISON CHALICE $3.8 OPEN LR 2000m $500,000 PAUL PREUSKER 2:01.67
13 of 16 07 Dec 2024 BRAT SAVOIR FAIRE $5.5 BM84 2000m $130,000 MARK WALKER 2:01.13
1 of 8 07 Dec 2024 BRAT MRS CHRISSIE $2.9 BM100 1100m $150,000 CIARON MAHER 1:03.45
6 of 12 07 Dec 2024 BRAT PARADISE CITY $7.5 BM74 1100m $80,000 PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1:03.79
8 of 15 07 Dec 2024 BRAT KENGERO $16 BM78 1600m $80,000 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:37.41
7 of 9 07 Dec 2024 BRAT MODOWN $7.5 34 OPEN 1200m $175,000 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:09.88
11 of 12 07 Dec 2024 BRAT MOOR MUMM $21 3UFM BM78 1200m $130,000 DAN O'SULLIVAN 1:11.45
1 of 9 07 Dec 2024 BRAT JUST FOR SHOW $7.5 3,45 CL3 1400m $250,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:24.44
2 of 8 07 Dec 2024 BRAT NEVERENOUGHLEGO $5.5 2 OPEN 1100m $150,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:04.77

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CIARON MAHER 3 42.9% 2 71.4% 7 $2,307,950 0 0 0 1 $1.20
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2 33.3% 1 50.0% 6 $2,215,600 1 0 0 0 $2.08
CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $127,975 0 0 0 0 $0.39
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $38,375 0 0 0 0 $1.33
MICHAEL TROTTER 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $125,300 0 0 1 0 $8.67
REECE GOODWIN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $72,700 0 0 0 0 $13.00
MICHAEL KENT 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $30,250 0 0 0 0 $6.00
BRIAN ELLISON 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $460,000 0 0 1 0 $5.50
GARY PORTELLI 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $600,000 1 0 0 0 $26.00
DAVID MCCOLM 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $1,000,000 0 0 0 0 $4.50
TOM DABERNIG 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $3.60
M & G CROSTON & GILMOUR 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $4.00
ENVER JUSUFOVIC 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $33,000 0 0 0 0 $2.50
GREG EURELL 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $6,650 0 0 0 0 -
A & S FREEDMAN 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 5 $32,100 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DAVID A HAYES 254 14.3% 446 39.3% 1779 $26,630,599 15 10 9 30 $0.77
ALLAN WILLIAMS 64 11.6% 113 31.9% 554 $1,336,088 0 0 1 1 $0.84
DANNY O'BRIEN 64 15.4% 112 42.3% 416 $10,764,251 2 2 2 2 $0.77
DOUG HARRISON 61 14.5% 110 40.5% 422 $1,993,144 0 0 1 0 $1.23
ROBERT SMERDON 60 20.1% 74 44.8% 299 $3,542,870 0 2 4 5 $0.86
DARREN WEIR 58 18.7% 84 45.8% 310 $6,356,404 4 3 5 6 $1.03
M R CHANNON 57 12.7% 105 36.2% 448 $1,548,675 2 0 2 3 $0.99
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 57 17.2% 76 40.1% 332 $8,885,310 3 3 6 5 $0.86
MICHAEL KENT 54 16.4% 100 46.8% 329 $3,612,523 0 2 4 2 $0.83
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.6% 103 39.0% 390 $8,986,142 3 2 3 6 $0.76
JAMES CUMMINGS 41 16.2% 70 43.9% 253 $6,709,865 2 5 2 6 $0.82
GREG EURELL 41 17.7% 54 41.1% 231 $3,663,331 1 1 1 0 $0.99
LEE FREEDMAN 37 23.3% 26 39.6% 159 $2,099,708 1 0 1 2 $1.09
JOHN O'SHEA 30 14.9% 60 44.8% 201 $2,638,807 0 5 2 2 $0.61
COLIN LITTLE 27 14.8% 36 34.4% 183 $1,895,138 1 2 0 0 $0.74

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 44 17.3% 62 41.7% 254 $18,465,460 4 1 3 1 $1.16
2023/24 76 14.2% 147 41.5% 537 $19,264,483 5 1 5 5 $0.65
2022/23 61 13.3% 105 36.2% 458 $19,663,910 4 6 8 7 $0.79
2021/22 79 15.0% 138 41.3% 526 $14,418,215 3 5 6 4 $0.92
2020/21 80 14.7% 138 39.9% 546 $12,702,815 6 8 4 8 $0.77
2019/20 95 14.2% 174 40.3% 668 $19,011,743 6 2 1 10 $0.74
2018/19 102 15.2% 153 37.9% 672 $11,826,189 2 4 5 11 $0.83
2017/18 96 15.0% 146 37.7% 642 $10,015,745 4 3 3 6 $0.78
2016/17 117 16.2% 187 42.1% 722 $12,241,589 2 5 11 4 $0.79
2015/16 105 14.7% 165 37.8% 714 $9,239,928 3 6 4 9 $0.80
Overall 2500 12.6% 4402 22.3% 19773 $287,410,765 81 88 122 172 $0.80

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