DAMIEN THORNTON
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Australia
With a background in equestrian and raised on a farm outside of Geelong, Damien Thornton began his career in 2011.
Damien Thornton had an immediate impact on the Victorian jockey ranks riding 25 metropolitan winners and in 2013 took an opportunity to move to Sydney and ride for Rosehill based trainer Gerald Ryan.
It was for the Ryan stable that Thornton claimed his first stakes success when partnering two-year-old Time For War to win the 2014 Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes going on to win the 2015 Group 3 Vamos Stakes on Vibrant Rouge for his father Glenn.
In 2016 Thornton moved to Adelaide to become the stable rider for leading trainer Tony McEvoy with good success.
First Runner
21 Aug 2011
Frenchkook (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Vic)
| Frank O'brien Memorial Hcp C1
First Win
23 Aug 2011
I'm Mysterious (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Vic)
| Geelong Milk/Pura Hcp (58)
Best Horse :
THE ASTROLOGIST
(Timeform Rating 117)
First Group Win (G1):
TOFFEE TONGUE (02 May 2020)
DAMIEN THORNTON's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 10 | 22 Dec 2024 | CDRA | THUNDERING SOUL | $2.1 | 3 BM65 | 1200m | $28,000 | KRIS LEES | 1:11.77 |
| 9 of 10 | 22 Dec 2024 | CDRA | MISS BRITTANY | $8 | BM58 | 1600m | $28,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:37.59 |
| 9 of 10 | 22 Dec 2024 | CDRA | MONASTERY | $4.5 | BM62 | 2200m | $28,000 | JAMES HEALY | 2:23.30 |
| 4 of 12 | 21 Dec 2024 | E FM | BOOM TORQUE | $7 | QLTY LR | 1200m | $200,000 | MATTHEW DUNN | 1:09.24 |
| 10 of 10 | 21 Dec 2024 | E FM | ENCODER | $40 | 3U OPEN LR | 1600m | $200,000 | LEE FREEDMAN | 1:36.21 |
| 2 of 13 | 21 Dec 2024 | E FM | RUN LUCY RUN | $4 | 3 QLTY | 1600m | $105,000 | GLENN THORNTON | 1:36.16 |
| 7 of 14 | 21 Dec 2024 | E FM | TOOLATEMATE | $80 | BM70 | 1500m | $50,000 | SCOTT MORRISEY | 1:28.36 |
| 4 of 8 | 21 Dec 2024 | E FM | SO SLEEK | $6.5 | BM78 | 2218m | $85,000 | KERRY PARKER | 2:17.19 |
| 11 of 12 | 20 Dec 2024 | GCST | ATON OF DELIGHT | $30 | BM78 | 1400m | $38,000 | GLENN THORNTON | 1:22.89 |
| 8 of 12 | 20 Dec 2024 | GCST | PRIDE TO FOLLOW | $60 | 3 OPEN | 1000m | $125,000 | BRETT CAVANOUGH | 0:56.42 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HEALY | 2 | 14.3% | 1 | 21.4% | 14 | $42,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.86 |
| JACK BRUCE | 2 | 15.4% | 3 | 38.5% | 13 | $68,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.35 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 1 | 14.3% | 1 | 28.6% | 7 | $71,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4.43 |
| KRIS LEES | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $18,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.62 |
| MATTHEW DUNN | 1 | 20.0% | 2 | 60.0% | 5 | $98,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.60 |
| DAVID VANDYKE | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 3 | $24,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.73 |
| MATTHEW HOYSTED | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 3 | $13,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.43 |
| BRETT CAVANOUGH | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $23,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4.50 |
| KURT GOLDMAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $13,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.45 |
| LEE FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | 8 | $20,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | $4,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS & COREY MUNCE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | $12,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $24,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MARCUS WILSON | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $8,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS WALLER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 65 | 9.8% | 148 | 32.1% | 664 | $2,890,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 60 | 10.5% | 118 | 31.1% | 572 | $1,608,588 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.95 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 42 | 17.0% | 69 | 44.9% | 247 | $1,399,343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0.68 |
| HENRY DWYER | 41 | 14.0% | 63 | 35.5% | 293 | $1,350,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| GREG EURELL | 40 | 14.2% | 60 | 35.5% | 282 | $1,102,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 38 | 12.3% | 73 | 35.8% | 310 | $2,771,886 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 38 | 21.0% | 44 | 45.3% | 181 | $1,854,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.87 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 29 | 8.7% | 70 | 29.6% | 334 | $955,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 22 | 15.7% | 34 | 40.0% | 140 | $974,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.58 |
| ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 22 | 23.2% | 27 | 51.6% | 95 | $841,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.86 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 21 | 13.7% | 40 | 39.9% | 153 | $909,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.84 |
| MATT LAURIE | 18 | 16.8% | 31 | 45.8% | 107 | $570,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
| JACK BRUCE | 16 | 16.8% | 30 | 48.4% | 95 | $503,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.61 |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 15 | 10.8% | 33 | 34.5% | 139 | $796,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.77 |
| MATHEW ELLERTON | 15 | 13.4% | 22 | 33.0% | 112 | $553,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 13 | 10.4% | 19 | 25.6% | 125 | $564,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.60 |
| 2023/24 | 107 | 12.4% | 176 | 32.9% | 861 | $5,158,846 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $0.96 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | 9.8% | 172 | 30.7% | 824 | $5,254,025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.65 |
| 2021/22 | 102 | 11.7% | 200 | 34.8% | 869 | $5,950,300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.79 |
| 2020/21 | 100 | 12.8% | 187 | 36.7% | 782 | $4,462,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.88 |
| 2019/20 | 96 | 11.8% | 164 | 32.0% | 812 | $3,809,652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.01 |
| 2018/19 | 89 | 9.3% | 191 | 29.2% | 960 | $3,408,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | 12.3% | 208 | 34.7% | 929 | $3,172,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 11.3% | 145 | 35.4% | 601 | $2,023,345 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0.67 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | 7.5% | 142 | 26.8% | 735 | $1,487,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
| Overall | 1011 | 10.5% | 1984 | 20.5% | 9666 | $40,658,045 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | $0.80 |
