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CRAIG WILLIAMS

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Jockey: CRAIG WILLIAMS after, Order Of Command winning the Spicer Thoroughbreds Hcp

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)
ZABEEL (NZ)  RICHEBOURG (NZ)  [By VICE REGAL (NZ)]

CRAIG WILLIAMS' Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
8 of 14 30 Aug 2025 CAUL SHOCK 'EM OVA $17 BM100 1400m $150,000 ALEXANDER RAE 1:24.46
2 of 9 30 Aug 2025 CAUL MR BRIGHTSIDE $6 3U OPEN G1 1400m $750,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:22.93
4 of 13 30 Aug 2025 CAUL GERRINGONG $9 4UM OPEN G3 1200m $200,000 GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 1:10.01
10 of 11 30 Aug 2025 CAUL SHE'S BULLETPROOF $4 4U OPEN G3 1100m $200,000 CHARLOTTE LITTLEFIELD 1:03.29
7 of 15 30 Aug 2025 CAUL RIVER OF STARS $10 OPEN LR 1700m $200,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:44.37
9 of 14 30 Aug 2025 CAUL KINESIOLOGY $6 QLTY 2000m $150,000 CHRIS WALLER 2:04.75
5 of 12 30 Aug 2025 CAUL JENNI THE FOX $4.5 BM84 1400m $130,000 ALEXANDER RAE 1:24.23
2 of 12 30 Aug 2025 CAUL SHADHAVAR $3.4 3UFM BM78 1400m $80,000 TOM DABERNIG 1:23.76
13 of 15 30 Aug 2025 CAUL RUAKAKA RAIDER $3.8 BM78 1800m $80,000 CINDY ALDERSON 1:50.46
7 of 10 27 Aug 2025 SANH CALL TO GLORY $9 3U BM78 1000m $50,000 TOM DABERNIG 0:56.74
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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
CIARON MAHER 4 30.8% 0 30.8% 13 $347,900 0 0 0 0 $1.23
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 2 28.6% 0 28.6% 7 $105,300 0 0 0 0 $1.19
MICHAEL KENT 2 28.6% 2 57.1% 7 $116,300 0 0 0 0 $1.01
MICHAEL MEHEGAN 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 3 $126,000 0 0 0 0 $2.40
NIKKI BURKE 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $15,525 0 0 0 0 $4.25
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $75,500 0 0 0 0 $1.90
MICK NOLAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $4.60
DANNY O'BRIEN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $14,850 0 0 0 0 $2.20
JOSEPH PRIDE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $120,000 0 0 1 0 $2.50
MICHIO MINAMIDA 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $164,343 0 0 0 0 $9.70
MITSUNORI MAKIURA 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,876 0 0 0 0 $21.70
TOM DABERNIG 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $44,900 0 0 0 0 -
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $45,000 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $8,100 0 0 0 0 -
LUKE OLIVER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,500 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 14.2% 446 39.3% 1783 $26,630,599 15 10 9 30 $0.77
DANNY O'BRIEN 65 15.4% 114 42.4% 422 $10,840,351 2 2 2 2 $0.77
ALLAN WILLIAMS 64 11.6% 113 31.9% 554 $1,336,088 0 0 1 1 $0.84
DOUG HARRISON 61 14.4% 110 40.3% 424 $1,996,444 0 0 1 0 $1.22
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
MICHAEL KENT 57 16.8% 102 46.9% 339 $3,761,823 0 2 4 2 $0.84
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 57 17.2% 76 40.1% 332 $8,885,310 3 3 6 5 $0.86
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.1% 108 38.8% 405 $9,087,382 3 2 3 6 $0.74
GREG EURELL 45 18.1% 58 41.5% 248 $3,834,796 1 1 1 0 $1.00
JAMES CUMMINGS 42 15.7% 75 43.8% 267 $6,916,700 2 5 2 6 $0.78
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
CIARON MAHER 30 23.1% 29 45.4% 130 $14,910,612 2 0 2 4 $0.82

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 4 14.3% 6 35.7% 28 $732,537 0 0 0 0 $1.44
2024/25 118 17.3% 165 41.4% 683 $32,303,004 5 1 6 6 $0.91
2023/24 76 14.2% 148 41.7% 537 $19,270,108 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
Overall 2578 12.7% 4512 22.3% 20230 $301,986,472 82 88 125 177 $0.80