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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
4 of 8 25 Oct 2025 M V ATTRITION $40 3U OPEN G1 2040m $6,000,000 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 2:05.03
9 of 9 25 Oct 2025 M V CROWN OF RUSSIA $25 3 OPEN G2 2040m $400,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 2:07.78
7 of 7 25 Oct 2025 M V TIGER SHARK $25 3U OPEN G2 1200m $300,000 CLAYTON DOUGLAS 1:09.91
6 of 8 25 Oct 2025 M V PINSTRIPED $5.5 3U OPEN G2 1600m $400,000 ENVER JUSUFOVIC 1:35.63
2 of 11 25 Oct 2025 M V SEA WHAT I SEE $10 4UM OPEN G3 2040m $300,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 2:06.22
1 of 6 25 Oct 2025 M V BEAST MODE $2 3U OPEN 1000m $200,000 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 0:56.55
6 of 6 24 Oct 2025 M V CATOGGIO $3 3U BM78 1600m $130,000 GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 1:36.22
10 of 11 24 Oct 2025 M V BRAYDEN STAR $11 4U OPEN G2 2500m $750,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 2:36.77
8 of 8 24 Oct 2025 M V ACTA NON VERBA $9 3U OPEN 1496m $200,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 1:29.18
2 of 11 24 Oct 2025 M V MYTEMPTATION $2.4 3U BM80 1200m $150,000 ENVER JUSUFOVIC 1:10.38
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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 4 19.0% 5 42.9% 21 $280,080 0 0 0 0 $1.67
GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT 2 50.0% 0 50.0% 4 $1,067,745 2 0 0 0 $2.28
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 3 $1,415,645 1 0 0 0 $2.67
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1 16.7% 0 16.7% 6 $248,850 0 1 0 0 $1.08
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $48,890 0 0 0 0 $0.96
TOM DABERNIG 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $67,400 0 0 0 0 $1.60
CLIFF BROWN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $611,400 1 0 0 0 $1.75
PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $22,000 0 0 0 0 $1.90
GREG EURELL 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 5 $13,350 0 0 0 0 -
MARK WALKER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,350 0 0 0 0 -
RICHARD & CHANTELLE JOLLY 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $25,500 0 0 0 0 -
ENVER JUSUFOVIC 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $35,000 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $4,850 0 0 0 0 -
JEROME HUNTER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $6,500 0 0 0 0 -
GLEN THOMPSON 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $20,600 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 70 15.8% 119 42.6% 444 $11,191,931 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 16.8% 103 47.1% 340 $3,785,223 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 12.0% 108 38.5% 408 $9,092,232 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 22.7% 30 45.5% 132 $17,814,612 2 0 2 4 $0.80

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 18 13.2% 29 34.6% 136 $8,417,397 4 1 0 0 $0.86
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 2592 12.7% 4535 22.3% 20338 $309,625,535 86 89 125 177 $0.80