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JAMES MCDONALD

  • New Zealand

Jockey : JAMES MCDONALD after winning the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

Redemption has been a great driver for James McDonald.

After previously being a great apprentice in New Zealand and then twice winning the Sydney Premiership, the kiwi bounced back from a major setback to win it again in 2018/19.

In doing so, his 104 wins saw him the first rider to break the century since Darren Beadman's extraordinary number of 164 over a decade before.

Once the main jockey for Godolphin, he now gets plenty of Chris Waller's rides too. He was also the pilot for (It's A) Dundeel when he won the Triple Crown.

First Runner  01 Aug 2007
Dumbarton (NZ)  
Avondale (NZ)  |  Avondale Sunday Market Mdn
First Win  18 Aug 2007
Johnnie The Sand (NZ)
Te Rapa (NZ)  |  Empire Hotel Stratford Mdn
Best Horse :
NATURE STRIP  (Timeform Rating 131)
NICCONI (AUS)  STRIKELINE (AUS)  [By DESERT SUN (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
SPECIAL MISSION  (05 Apr 2008)
TOWKAY (AUS)  TE AKAU TREK (NZ)  [By KHOZAAM (USA)]

JAMES MCDONALD's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
2 of 12 24 Jul 2024 CANT DEMARCAY $3.8 3U BM72 1900m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:59.61
10 of 10 24 Jul 2024 CANT TRISKELION $10 3U BM72 1250m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:14.00
7 of 8 24 Jul 2024 CANT UNLIMITED $7.0 3U BM72 1550m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:35.39
10 of 11 24 Jul 2024 CANT EXCEED THE DREAM $8.5 3UFM BM64 1250m $60,000 CIARON MAHER 1:14.71
8 of 8 24 Jul 2024 CANT KHAZNAH $4.5 3 BM64 1100m $60,000 CIARON MAHER 1:05.35
4 of 9 24 Jul 2024 CANT MARACAIBO SUN $3.5 23CG MDN 1200m $100,000 CIARON MAHER 1:11.45
3 of 9 24 Jul 2024 CANT CANPIKAPONY $2.6 23F MDN 1200m $60,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:11.79
2 of 14 20 Jul 2024 RHIL WILLAIDOW $3.0 3UCG BM78 1200m $160,000 MARC CONNERS 1:11.71
5 of 10 20 Jul 2024 RHIL CHORLTON LANE $2.5 3U BM88 1300m $160,000 CIARON MAHER 1:18.12
3 of 11 20 Jul 2024 RHIL CHARTERHOUSE $11 3U QLTY LR 1500m $200,000 CIARON MAHER 1:30.06
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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
CHRIS WALLER 13 31.7% 13 63.4% 41 $1,258,375 0 2 2 2 $1.55
JAMES CUMMINGS 5 29.4% 7 70.6% 17 $1,097,250 1 1 1 0 $0.81
ANNABEL NEASHAM 4 80.0% 1 100.0% 5 $283,400 0 0 1 1 $3.18
TONY GOLLAN 2 66.7% 1 100.0% 3 $157,200 0 0 0 1 $1.62
CIARON MAHER 1 9.1% 3 36.4% 11 $150,800 0 0 0 0 $0.36
JOHN O'SHEA 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $30,875 0 0 0 0 $0.65
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $38,750 0 0 0 0 $0.90
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $4.00
DANNY SHUM 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $1,768,135 1 0 0 0 $3.60
R & W FREEDMAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $28,400 0 0 0 0 $5.00
SIMON & KATRINA ALEXANDER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $300,000 0 0 0 0 $2.62
TONY & MADDYSEN SEARS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $92,000 0 0 0 1 $2.50
GARY PORTELLI 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $7,850 0 0 0 0 -
KRIS LEES 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $14,400 0 0 0 0 -
NATHAN DOYLE 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 1 $21,750 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CHRIS WALLER 408 20.9% 566 49.9% 1951 $83,898,644 36 31 34 20 $0.91
JOHN O'SHEA 233 20.5% 335 50.0% 1135 $24,423,571 9 17 26 15 $0.82
JAMES CUMMINGS 116 25.5% 142 56.7% 455 $27,977,155 15 12 10 6 $0.81
M, W & J HAWKES 71 23.4% 79 49.3% 304 $6,328,380 1 2 6 4 $0.97
DONNA & DEAN LOGAN 54 22.1% 76 53.3% 244 $1,810,936 1 2 1 2 $0.92
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN 53 25.9% 56 53.2% 205 $9,390,210 2 6 8 7 $1.24
MARK WALKER 52 17.6% 82 45.4% 295 $959,475 0 2 1 3 $0.81
TEAM ROGERSON 40 24.4% 41 49.4% 164 $1,359,619 2 1 3 3 $1.18
J G SARGENT 39 24.7% 43 51.9% 158 $862,340 0 0 0 0 $0.84
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 36 34.3% 25 58.1% 105 $7,511,850 0 3 7 3 $1.28
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE 35 21.1% 41 45.8% 166 $466,007 1 0 1 2 $0.85
BJORN BAKER 35 24.3% 44 54.9% 144 $2,125,910 0 0 2 0 $0.95
RICHARD & CHRIS OTTO 34 18.5% 52 46.7% 184 $406,130 0 0 0 1 $0.82
SHAUNE RITCHIE 26 23.2% 31 50.9% 112 $717,716 2 3 0 1 $0.97
ANNABEL NEASHAM 22 27.5% 24 57.5% 80 $6,904,343 2 6 2 2 $0.80

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2023/24 141 22.7% 169 49.8% 622 $55,856,090 19 10 8 12 $0.84
2022/23 151 21.2% 204 49.9% 711 $44,892,765 14 16 15 6 $0.82
2021/22 151 23.0% 212 55.3% 657 $37,122,106 11 9 16 9 $0.89
2020/21 163 24.7% 187 53.1% 659 $20,927,086 8 8 14 7 $1.04
2019/20 124 18.8% 187 47.1% 660 $18,705,637 6 13 9 4 $0.87
2018/19 143 20.8% 187 48.1% 686 $17,821,956 6 10 11 9 $0.80
2017/18 16 15.1% 27 40.6% 106 $1,137,307 0 1 1 0 $0.78
2016/17 34 21.0% 52 53.1% 162 $5,603,400 3 5 4 4 $0.80
2015/16 135 19.2% 202 48.0% 702 $14,993,427 4 11 15 8 $0.92
2014/15 155 21.1% 217 50.8% 733 $14,029,342 6 5 11 8 $1.02
Overall 2166 18.9% 3136 27.4% 11455 $268,099,260 98 110 133 95 $0.90