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MARK ZAHRA

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Mark grew up near Perth and was apprenticed to Dean White with his first ride on dirt at Geraldton Racecourse in 1998.

After honing his skills in Western Australia, Zahra completed his apprenticeship with leading handlers Brian Cox and then Tony McEvoy.

His first G1 victory was on the Jim Conlan-trained Above Deck in the 2006 Doomben Cup.

He rode as a retained second jockey to Sheikh Mohammed Darley's operation in Melbourne behind Kerrin McEvoy for three-years.

Over the last 10 years he has established himself as one of Australia's leading riders and in the 2015/16 season registered his first century, ending the campaign with 110 wins in total.

He has ridden overseas in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, New Zealand and Singapore before riding in the Shergar Cup of 2019.

First Runner 26 Dec 1998
Wail Spring (Aus)  
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 1 Handicap
First Win 01 Mar 1999
Winrosy (Aus)
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 3 Handicap
Best Horse :
SANTA ANA LANE (Timeform Rating 128)
First Group Win (G1):
ABOVE DECK (20 May 2006)

MARK ZAHRA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
14 of 14 09 Nov 2024 FLEM ZULFIQAR $21 3U BM80 1100m $151,825 JAMES CUMMINGS 1:04.53
3 of 11 09 Nov 2024 FLEM WITHOUT A FIGHT $13 3U OPEN G1 2000m $3,000,000 A & S FREEDMAN 2:01.86
2 of 11 09 Nov 2024 FLEM ANTINO $8.0 3U OPEN G1 1600m $3,000,000 TONY GOLLAN 1:36.02
7 of 12 09 Nov 2024 FLEM GIGA KICK $5.0 3U OPEN G1 1200m $3,000,000 CLAYTON DOUGLAS 1:09.25
13 of 15 09 Nov 2024 FLEM COCO SUN $21 4UM OPEN G2 2000m $300,000 T & C MCEVOY 2:02.44
7 of 10 09 Nov 2024 FLEM AMADE $9.0 QLTY G3 2600m $300,000 PHILLIP STOKES 2:47.20
8 of 11 09 Nov 2024 FLEM LATIN BOSS $5.5 2 OPEN LR 1000m $502,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 0:58.49
8 of 14 07 Nov 2024 FLEM BOLD BASTILLE $4.5 3F OPEN G3 1100m $303,125 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:03.34
7 of 16 07 Nov 2024 FLEM KAHHOF $14 BM80 1600m $503,125 JOHN MOLONEY 1:36.25
5 of 12 07 Nov 2024 FLEM INDEPENDENT ROAD $14 4U BM90 1800m $151,825 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:50.79

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 5 20.8% 6 45.8% 24 $2,433,250 1 1 1 2 $1.81
A & S FREEDMAN 3 17.6% 7 58.8% 17 $1,176,780 1 0 0 0 $0.99
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $153,250 0 0 0 1 $2.22
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $121,500 0 0 1 0 $2.00
JOHN MOLONEY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $37,500 0 0 0 0 $1.30
DAN O'SULLIVAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $184,425 0 1 0 0 $9.50
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 0 0.0% 3 21.4% 14 $128,475 0 0 0 0 -
PETER SNOWDEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,000 0 0 0 0 -
NICK RYAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $22,500 0 0 0 0 -
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $13,250 0 0 0 0 -
T & C MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $57,000 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $117,600 0 0 0 0 -
PHILLIP STOKES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $6,000 0 0 0 0 -
CLAYTON DOUGLAS 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $2,960,000 0 0 0 0 -
SYMON WILDE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,600 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
ROBERT SMERDON 152 16.0% 206 37.6% 951 $6,279,707 0 3 9 8 $0.85
PETER SNOWDEN 112 17.5% 168 43.7% 641 $4,255,245 0 2 6 5 $0.79
TONY MCEVOY 77 13.3% 131 35.8% 581 $2,170,555 0 0 0 0 $0.67
DARREN WEIR 58 18.3% 79 43.2% 317 $6,855,260 4 6 2 2 $0.78
MICHAEL MORONEY 57 14.0% 97 37.7% 408 $3,527,117 2 0 2 2 $0.86
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 49 14.8% 87 41.0% 332 $6,778,691 1 7 2 4 $0.74
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 41 16.1% 73 44.9% 254 $10,981,120 2 3 2 5 $0.75
CIARON MAHER 39 22.4% 51 51.7% 174 $5,154,010 1 1 4 5 $1.16
A & S FREEDMAN 30 16.8% 47 43.0% 179 $14,185,485 4 1 3 3 $0.83
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 27 21.3% 30 44.9% 127 $4,546,893 3 1 3 4 $1.17
J T CONLAN 26 16.5% 41 42.4% 158 $1,243,400 1 1 1 1 $0.83
BRIAN COX 24 15.3% 37 38.9% 157 $211,630 0 0 0 0 $0.64
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 21 12.4% 42 37.1% 170 $831,170 0 0 0 1 $1.02
CLINTON MCDONALD 19 18.6% 27 45.1% 102 $671,655 0 0 0 0 $1.10

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 24 16.9% 34 40.8% 142 $9,139,605 2 3 3 3 $0.93
2023/24 54 15.5% 98 43.7% 348 $18,379,168 5 5 4 7 $0.73
2022/23 38 13.5% 79 41.6% 281 $15,866,363 3 5 3 3 $0.73
2021/22 32 17.0% 49 43.1% 188 $5,385,790 3 1 5 4 $0.98
2020/21 70 17.9% 101 43.7% 391 $10,214,290 3 2 4 11 $1.00
2019/20 51 13.6% 91 37.8% 376 $10,732,895 3 3 4 3 $0.74
2018/19 54 13.7% 106 40.7% 393 $8,084,625 2 5 3 3 $0.77
2017/18 67 16.7% 108 43.6% 401 $10,099,236 5 8 2 9 $0.81
2016/17 77 19.0% 94 42.2% 405 $6,433,251 1 5 7 2 $0.91
2015/16 110 18.4% 167 46.4% 597 $5,995,266 1 2 3 8 $0.89
Overall 1458 13.0% 2472 22.1% 11185 $130,619,698 32 49 58 78 $0.70

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