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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
9 of 18 23 Nov 2025 JAKY DOCKLANDS $119.2 3U OPEN G1 1600m $3,447,620 HENRY EUSTACE 1:31.30
1 of 9 19 Nov 2025 CHTH SUNTORA $2.9 3U BM66 1800m $50,000 NICK RYAN 1:50.32
1 of 7 19 Nov 2025 CHTH ON BROADWAY $2.8 3U CL1 1600m $50,000 LLOYD KENNEWELL 1:37.67
5 of 6 19 Nov 2025 CHTH KO PHANGAN $4 2 OPEN 1000m $50,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0:57.80
1 of 9 08 Nov 2025 FLEM GIGA KICK $4 3U OPEN G1 1200m $3,005,645 CLAYTON DOUGLAS 1:13.30
12 of 12 08 Nov 2025 FLEM STAR OF INDIA $9 QLTY G3 2600m $303,645 CHRIS WALLER 2:49.17
1 of 14 08 Nov 2025 FLEM SABAJ $1.8 4U BM84 1600m $152,145 MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1:38.18
6 of 11 08 Nov 2025 FLEM ANGELIC RISE $5 2 OPEN LR 1000m $405,649 BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 1:00.71
6 of 13 06 Nov 2025 FLEM GETTA GOOD FEELING $0.8 3F OPEN G1 2500m $1,000,000 DANNY O'BRIEN 2:36.50
2 of 16 06 Nov 2025 FLEM INKARUNA $9 3F OPEN G3 1100m $303,645 ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1:03.58
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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
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 6 35.3% 5 64.7% 17 $1,632,595 1 0 0 1 $1.31
CIARON MAHER 4 20.0% 4 40.0% 20 $1,935,245 1 2 0 0 $0.57
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 3 30.0% 3 60.0% 10 $304,300 0 0 0 1 $1.97
CLAYTON DOUGLAS 2 100.0% 0 100.0% 2 $1,988,145 1 1 0 0 $6.00
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 1 14.3% 2 42.9% 7 $145,945 0 0 0 0 $0.40
MATT LAURIE 1 16.7% 2 50.0% 6 $345,245 0 0 0 1 $0.47
TONY GOLLAN 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $641,000 1 0 0 0 $5.00
NICK RYAN 1 50.0% 1 100.0% 2 $63,500 0 0 0 0 $1.95
DANNY O'BRIEN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $204,495 0 1 0 0 $0.80
TIM FITZSIMMONS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $19,250 0 0 0 0 $4.40
LLOYD KENNEWELL 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $27,500 0 0 0 0 $3.80
BRIAN ELLISON 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $461,000 0 1 0 0 $4.20
MICHAEL HICKMOTT 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $82,500 0 0 0 0 $4.80
HENRY DWYER 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $122,145 0 0 0 1 $4.40
ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $107,095 0 0 0 1 $6.00
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 17.4% 168 43.5% 644 $4,278,495 0 2 6 5 $0.78
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
CIARON MAHER 50 20.2% 68 47.6% 248 $8,029,280 2 3 5 5 $0.96
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 49 14.8% 87 41.0% 332 $6,778,691 1 7 2 4 $0.74
ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 46 19.3% 59 44.1% 238 $16,728,430 5 1 5 6 $0.98
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 41 16.1% 73 44.9% 254 $10,981,120 2 3 2 5 $0.75
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR 31 20.8% 37 45.6% 149 $5,382,773 4 1 3 4 $1.13
ANTHONY FREEDMAN 28 19.6% 36 44.8% 143 $7,225,526 3 0 2 1 $0.85
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 23 13.1% 43 37.7% 175 $1,033,255 0 0 1 2 $1.03
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES 21 17.9% 31 44.4% 117 $3,109,675 0 2 0 4 $0.78

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 39 24.7% 41 50.6% 158 $10,583,985 4 5 1 5 $1.10
2024/25 56 15.6% 82 38.5% 358 $15,716,993 6 4 7 6 $0.77
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
Overall 1529 13.2% 2561 22.2% 11559 $147,781,071 40 55 63 86 $0.80