BEAU MERTENS
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Australia
Beau Mertens is the son of Group 1 winning jockey Peter Mertens and began his career in 2014.
Taking just seven rides to claim his first winner at Echuca, Merterns put in plenty of hard toil prior to that working for the Mick Kent stable for a year before being offered an apprenticeship.
Mertens first black type success came aboard Bassett in the Abell Stakes at Moonee Valley also going on to win the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington.
BEAU MERTENS' Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 10 | 13 May 2024 | MORN | INTEREST POINT | $4.0 | 2 MDN | 1000m | $27,000 | DAVID BRIDEOAKE & MATT JENKINS | 0:58.83 |
| 7 of 9 | 13 May 2024 | MORN | MADE THE EFFORT | $19 | FM MDN | 1200m | $27,000 | ENVER JUSUFOVIC | 1:11.97 |
| 9 of 15 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | SKYBIRD | $11 | 3U OPEN G1 | 1200m | $1,001,790 | MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 1:10.57 |
| 12 of 15 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | BELLE SAVOIR | $19 | 3U OPEN G3 | 1600m | $220,450 | NICK RYAN | 1:37.97 |
| 17 of 17 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | TROPICCONI | $26 | 3UFM OPEN G3 | 1200m | $150,450 | MATT LAURIE | 1:11.40 |
| 13 of 13 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | HEAVEN FORBID | $101 | 3UFM OPEN LR | 2019m | $120,000 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 2:07.13 |
| 4 of 14 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | SENTIMENTAL FLAME | $41 | 3F OPEN G3 | 2500m | $170,000 | TRAVIS DOUDLE | 2:40.98 |
| 4 of 12 | 11 May 2024 | MORP | BELLINI MISS | $16 | BM0-68 | 1800m | $75,000 | LINDSEY SMITH | 1:52.10 |
| 1 of 9 | 10 May 2024 | CRAN | ROGUERY | $4.0 | BM64 | 2025m | $40,000 | LLOYD KENNEWELL & LUCY YEOMANS | 2:09.96 |
| 8 of 8 | 10 May 2024 | CRAN | BABALOLA | $11 | BM64 | 1000m | $40,000 | LEE & SHANNON HOPE | 0:59.14 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 5 | 19.2% | 3 | 30.8% | 26 | $166,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.78 |
| GAVIN BEDGGOOD | 2 | 12.5% | 3 | 31.3% | 16 | $62,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| LEON & TROY CORSTENS | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 6 | $50,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.02 |
| MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 1 | 14.3% | 2 | 42.9% | 7 | $202,050 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.00 |
| DAVID BRIDEOAKE & MATT JENKINS | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $22,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| JULIUS SANDHU | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 40.0% | 5 | $33,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.96 |
| KELVIN BOURKE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $14,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7.00 |
| MS N M BURKE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $22,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.65 |
| LLOYD KENNEWELL & LUCY YEOMANS | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $22,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4.40 |
| TRAVIS DOUDLE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $16,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS WALLER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| HENRY DWYER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LINDSEY SMITH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $6,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MATT LAURIE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M, W & J HAWKES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL KENT | 42 | 11.4% | 104 | 39.8% | 367 | $2,175,989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.90 |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 31 | 15.7% | 40 | 35.9% | 198 | $1,381,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.70 |
| JULIUS SANDHU | 26 | 10.4% | 49 | 30.1% | 249 | $1,235,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.79 |
| LINDSEY SMITH | 25 | 19.5% | 30 | 43.0% | 128 | $907,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.10 |
| MATT LAURIE | 21 | 14.5% | 40 | 42.1% | 145 | $824,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| GAVIN BEDGGOOD | 19 | 15.2% | 31 | 40.0% | 125 | $1,020,185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.73 |
| MICK PRICE | 17 | 13.3% | 34 | 39.8% | 128 | $959,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.67 |
| HENRY DWYER | 16 | 10.2% | 35 | 32.5% | 157 | $837,541 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.64 |
| MS N M BURKE | 16 | 13.7% | 28 | 37.6% | 117 | $416,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.15 |
| D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 14 | 11.0% | 32 | 36.2% | 127 | $870,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.55 |
| ROBBIE GRIFFITHS | 14 | 12.3% | 23 | 32.5% | 114 | $746,385 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.72 |
| CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 14 | 17.7% | 17 | 39.2% | 79 | $684,397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.89 |
| DARREN WEIR | 14 | 19.7% | 9 | 32.4% | 71 | $483,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.72 |
| J WARREN & D KRONGOLD | 12 | 14.5% | 11 | 27.7% | 83 | $327,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.64 |
| DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 12 | 15.2% | 16 | 35.4% | 79 | $372,158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.39 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 | 13.8% | 115 | 35.9% | 521 | $5,276,928 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $0.77 |
| 2022/23 | 104 | 13.5% | 186 | 37.6% | 771 | $4,787,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.73 |
| 2021/22 | 71 | 12.5% | 103 | 30.7% | 566 | $3,464,600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $1.32 |
| 2020/21 | 52 | 8.8% | 120 | 29.2% | 590 | $1,949,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.78 |
| 2019/20 | 46 | 8.0% | 120 | 28.9% | 575 | $2,174,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.85 |
| 2018/19 | 56 | 9.3% | 127 | 30.4% | 601 | $3,399,574 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $1.00 |
| 2017/18 | 57 | 9.7% | 142 | 34.0% | 585 | $3,689,286 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $1.07 |
| 2016/17 | 104 | 15.0% | 147 | 36.1% | 695 | $4,501,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0.98 |
| 2015/16 | 42 | 7.8% | 118 | 29.8% | 537 | $1,407,664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.83 |
| 2014/15 | 41 | 9.1% | 95 | 30.2% | 450 | $748,493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.76 |
| Overall | 645 | 10.9% | 1273 | 21.6% | 5891 | $31,399,868 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | $0.90 |
