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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
10 of 13 15 Nov 2025 CAUL SPIONE $3 3U BM84 1400m $130,000 M, W & J HAWKES 1:24.53
1 of 16 15 Nov 2025 CAUL INKARUNA $4 3F OPEN G3 1200m $1,001,600 ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1:10.19
7 of 10 15 Nov 2025 CAUL SULEK $12 3 OPEN G2 1600m $402,500 DOMINIC SUTTON 1:38.83
2 of 12 15 Nov 2025 CAUL AVIATRESS $2.9 4UM OPEN G3 1200m $201,600 RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 1:10.17
1 of 9 15 Nov 2025 CAUL RUMBLED AGAIN $30 4UM OPEN G3 1600m $201,600 MICHAEL TROTTER 1:38.71
3 of 11 15 Nov 2025 CAUL BEAST MODE $1.7 OPEN LR 1100m $175,750 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:02.91
3 of 11 15 Nov 2025 CAUL NEARING LIBERTY $2.1 BM74 1700m $130,000 MATTHEW BROWN 1:43.92
5 of 12 15 Nov 2025 CAUL ALMAIRAC $8 3U BM80 2400m $200,000 CLIFF BROWN 2:31.07
7 of 11 15 Nov 2025 CAUL SPARKLING $18 BM74 1100m $80,000 MATT LAURIE 1:03.73
3 of 10 12 Nov 2025 CHTH TERILEE $1.25 3UFM BM70 1200m $50,000 MICHAEL KENT 1:11.05
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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
DANNY O'BRIEN 2 16.7% 2 33.3% 12 $330,000 0 0 0 0 $0.92
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 2 50.0% 0 50.0% 4 $639,050 0 0 1 0 $1.66
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1 20.0% 2 60.0% 5 $1,055,250 0 0 0 0 $0.60
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $245,100 0 1 0 0 $1.62
GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $458,245 1 0 0 0 $2.33
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $25,000 0 0 0 0 $0.95
MICHAEL TROTTER 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $124,000 0 0 1 0 $15.50
GARY PORTELLI 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $192,500 0 0 0 0 $3.90
PHILLIP STOKES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $55,000 0 0 0 0 -
MARK WALKER 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $49,450 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $150,000 0 0 0 0 -
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $45,000 0 0 0 0 -
KRIS LEES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $70,800 0 0 0 0 -
MICHAEL KENT 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $30,900 0 0 0 0 -
CIARON MAHER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $2,903,000 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 71 15.9% 120 42.7% 447 $11,369,931 2 2 2 2 $0.82
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 16.7% 104 47.1% 342 $3,792,723 0 2 4 2 $0.83
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 57 17.2% 76 40.1% 332 $8,885,310 3 3 6 5 $0.86
CHRIS WALLER 49 12.0% 108 38.3% 410 $9,242,232 3 2 3 6 $0.73
GREG EURELL 45 17.8% 59 41.1% 253 $3,848,146 1 1 1 0 $0.98
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 22.4% 30 44.8% 134 $17,817,612 2 0 2 4 $0.79

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 23 12.6% 37 33.0% 182 $10,179,347 4 1 2 0 $0.90
2024/25 118 17.3% 165 41.4% 683 $32,257,207 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 2597 12.7% 4543 22.3% 20384 $311,387,485 86 89 127 177 $0.80