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MARK ZAHRA

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Jockey: MARK ZAHRA after, Hawkshot winning the Autumn Stakes

Mark grew up near Perth and was apprenticed to Dean White with his first ride on dirt at Geraldton Racecourse in 1998.

After honing his skills in Western Australia, Zahra completed his apprenticeship with leading handlers Brian Cox and then Tony McEvoy.

His first G1 victory was on the Jim Conlan-trained Above Deck in the 2006 Doomben Cup.

He rode as a retained second jockey to Sheikh Mohammed Darley's operation in Melbourne behind Kerrin McEvoy for three-years.

Over the last 10 years he has established himself as one of Australia's leading riders and in the 2015/16 season registered his first century, ending the campaign with 110 wins in total.

He has ridden overseas in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, New Zealand and Singapore before riding in the Shergar Cup of 2019.

First Runner  26 Dec 1998
Wail Spring (Aus)  
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 1 Handicap
First Win  01 Mar 1999
Winrosy (Aus)
Geraldton (Wa)  |  Class 3 Handicap
Best Horse :
SANTA ANA LANE  (Timeform Rating 128)
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)  FAST FLEET (AUS)  [By FASTNET ROCK (AUS)]
First Group Win (G1):
ABOVE DECK  (20 May 2006)
BIANCONI (USA)  HAFLA (AUS)  [By AT TALAQ (USA)]

MARK ZAHRA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
1 of 12 05 Oct 2024 FLEM REVOLUTIONARY MISS $4.0 4UM OPEN G2 1400m $300,000 CIARON MAHER 1:24.20
6 of 16 05 Oct 2024 FLEM ATISHU $14 4U OPEN G1 2000m $750,000 CHRIS WALLER 2:02.62
6 of 10 05 Oct 2024 FLEM ROYAL CHAMPION $3.8 4U OPEN LR 1400m $175,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:23.14
9 of 10 05 Oct 2024 FLEM BODYGUARD $6.5 3 OPEN G2 1100m $300,000 PETER SNOWDEN 1:04.54
1 of 10 05 Oct 2024 FLEM TOO DARN DISCREET $9.5 3F OPEN G2 1600m $300,000 DAN O'SULLIVAN 1:38.02
4 of 10 05 Oct 2024 FLEM SERGEANT MAJOR $3.5 3 OPEN LR 1800m $175,000 CIARON MAHER 1:49.68
3 of 7 05 Oct 2024 FLEM PRICE TAG $3.5 2 OPEN LR 1000m $175,000 A & S FREEDMAN 0:58.40
9 of 14 05 Oct 2024 FLEM WOLFY $7.5 BM78 1200m $80,000 NICK RYAN 1:10.14
4 of 10 04 Oct 2024 M V TRANSACTIONS $3.3 3 MDN 1200m $60,000 A & S FREEDMAN 1:12.08
3 of 11 28 Sep 2024 RHIL PHARARI $2.0 3U BM78 1100m $160,000 CIARON MAHER 1:03.79
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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 6 24.0% 7 52.0% 25 $1,831,825 1 1 1 1 $1.35
ANNABEL NEASHAM & ROB ARCHIBALD 3 75.0% 0 75.0% 4 $197,250 0 0 0 1 $2.81
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 2 14.3% 4 42.9% 14 $371,600 0 1 0 0 $0.52
A & S FREEDMAN 2 16.7% 5 58.3% 12 $160,780 0 0 0 0 $0.69
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 2 50.0% 0 50.0% 4 $101,500 0 0 0 0 $2.20
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $30,000 0 0 0 0 $3.67
JOHN MOLONEY 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 3 $41,000 0 0 0 0 $0.87
MATT LAURIE 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $37,500 0 0 0 0 $1.10
MICHAEL MORONEY & GLEN THOMPSON 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $34,750 0 0 0 0 $3.25
DAN O'SULLIVAN 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $180,000 0 1 0 0 $9.50
SYMON WILDE 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $71,500 0 0 0 0 $5.50
NICK RYAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $21,600 0 0 0 0 -
PETER SNOWDEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,000 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $34,000 0 0 0 0 -
JAMES CUMMINGS 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $28,000 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
ROBERT SMERDON 152 16.0% 206 37.6% 951 $6,279,707 0 3 9 8 $0.85
PETER SNOWDEN 112 17.5% 168 43.8% 640 $4,251,245 0 2 6 5 $0.79
TONY MCEVOY 77 13.3% 131 35.8% 581 $2,170,555 0 0 0 0 $0.67
DARREN WEIR 58 18.3% 79 43.2% 317 $6,855,260 4 6 2 2 $0.78
MICHAEL MORONEY 57 14.0% 97 37.7% 408 $3,527,117 2 0 2 2 $0.86
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 49 14.8% 87 41.0% 332 $6,778,691 1 7 2 4 $0.74
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 41 16.1% 73 44.9% 254 $10,981,120 2 3 2 5 $0.75
CIARON MAHER 37 22.8% 47 51.9% 162 $4,283,085 1 1 3 4 $1.14
A & S FREEDMAN 29 16.7% 45 42.5% 174 $13,169,485 3 1 3 3 $0.81
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 27 21.6% 29 44.8% 125 $4,536,143 3 1 3 4 $1.19
J T CONLAN 26 16.5% 41 42.4% 158 $1,243,400 1 1 1 1 $0.83
BRIAN COX 24 15.3% 37 38.9% 157 $211,630 0 0 0 0 $0.64
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 21 12.4% 42 37.1% 170 $831,170 0 0 0 1 $1.02
CLINTON MCDONALD 19 18.6% 27 45.1% 102 $671,655 0 0 0 0 $1.10

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 20 22.2% 21 45.6% 90 $3,128,805 1 3 1 2 $1.13
2023/24 54 15.5% 98 43.7% 348 $18,379,168 5 5 4 7 $0.73
2022/23 38 13.5% 79 41.6% 281 $15,866,363 3 5 3 3 $0.73
2021/22 32 17.0% 49 43.1% 188 $5,385,790 3 1 5 4 $0.98
2020/21 70 17.9% 101 43.7% 391 $10,214,290 3 2 4 11 $1.00
2019/20 51 13.6% 91 37.8% 376 $10,732,895 3 3 4 3 $0.74
2018/19 54 13.7% 106 40.7% 393 $8,084,625 2 5 3 3 $0.77
2017/18 67 16.7% 108 43.6% 401 $10,099,236 5 8 2 9 $0.81
2016/17 77 19.0% 94 42.2% 405 $6,433,251 1 5 7 2 $0.91
2015/16 110 18.4% 167 46.4% 597 $5,995,266 1 2 3 8 $0.89
Overall 1454 13.1% 2459 22.1% 11133 $124,608,898 31 49 56 77 $0.70