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MARK ZAHRA

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Jockey: MARK ZAHRA after, Hawkshot winning the Autumn Stakes

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 (Aus)  |  Class 1 Handicap
First Win  01 Mar 1999
Winrosy (Aus)
Geraldton (Aus)  |  Class 3 Handicap
Best Horse :
SANTA ANA LANE  (Timeform Rating 128)
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)  FAST FLEET (AUS)  [By FASTNET ROCK (AUS)]
First Group Win (G1):
ABOVE DECK  (20 May 2006)
BIANCONI (USA)  HAFLA (AUS)  [By AT TALAQ (USA)]

MARK ZAHRA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
2 of 10 18 May 2024 SING DREAM ALLIANCE $23.4 3UPWARDS OPEN SGG1 1600m $1,122,330 T FITZSIMMONS 1:34.21
2 of 9 18 May 2024 SING RAVALLI $2.6 NOV 1200m $84,180 T FITZSIMMONS 1:10.07
4 of 12 18 May 2024 SING JUNE $40.8 3 OPEN SGG2 1600m $168,350 T FITZSIMMONS 1:33.99
10 of 11 15 May 2024 SANH ETINCELLE $11 3 BM64 1300m $50,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:18.01
5 of 7 15 May 2024 SANH HEARCOMESTHESTAR $4.0 3F BM64 1000m $50,000 JOHN MOLONEY 0:57.63
7 of 10 15 May 2024 SANH LOCO $6.0 BM70 1600m $50,000 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:37.45
3 of 10 15 May 2024 SANH TOSINSKY $10 MDN 1600m $55,000 CINDY ALDERSON 1:38.23
5 of 6 15 May 2024 SANH CHARCOALS $2.3 2 OPEN 1000m $50,000 A & S FREEDMAN 0:57.70
3 of 14 11 May 2024 CDRA ALL THAT PIZZAZZ $6.0 QLTY 1000m $105,000 TONY GOLLAN 0:59.48
2 of 12 11 May 2024 CDRA JUST FOLK $5.0 OPEN G2 1800m $500,000 GAVIN BEDGGOOD 1:53.26
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
A & S FREEDMAN 3 21.4% 5 57.1% 14 $139,065 0 0 0 0 $0.55
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 3 60.0% 2 100.0% 5 $1,061,850 1 1 0 0 $3.32
CIARON MAHER 2 12.5% 5 43.8% 16 $518,500 0 0 1 1 $0.35
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2 15.4% 4 46.2% 13 $291,650 0 0 0 2 $0.28
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1 16.7% 0 16.7% 6 $562,000 1 0 0 0 $1.00
JAMES CUMMINGS 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $46,200 0 0 0 0 $0.82
JOHN MOLONEY 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $35,200 0 0 0 0 $0.82
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $120,250 0 0 0 0 $1.50
KRIS LEES 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $130,750 0 0 0 1 $2.50
MATT LAURIE 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $66,500 0 0 0 0 $1.19
T FITZSIMMONS 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $264,801 0 0 0 0 -
T & C MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $8,550 0 0 0 0 -
CINDY ALDERSON 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $6,600 0 0 0 0 -
TONY GOLLAN 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $12,900 0 0 0 0 -
MATTHEW SMITH 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $18,000 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 17.6% 168 44.0% 636 $4,246,245 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 30 22.2% 39 51.1% 135 $2,416,560 0 0 2 3 $1.09
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
A & S FREEDMAN 27 16.8% 40 41.6% 161 $12,346,205 3 1 3 3 $0.82
J T CONLAN 26 16.5% 41 42.4% 158 $1,243,400 1 1 1 1 $0.83
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 26 21.5% 28 44.6% 121 $4,498,943 3 1 3 4 $1.13
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 18.8% 27 45.5% 101 $659,655 0 0 0 0 $1.11

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2023/24 52 16.0% 91 44.1% 324 $17,453,968 5 5 4 7 $0.75
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
2014/15 79 15.2% 110 36.3% 521 $4,009,865 0 3 3 4 $1.01
Overall 1432 13.0% 2431 22.1% 11019 $120,554,893 30 46 55 75 $0.70