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MATTHEW DALE

  • Australia

Matthew Dale worked with some leading stables such as Gai Waterhouse and John O'Shea before taking out a license of his own during the 2002/03 season.

Based in Canberra, Matthew Dale has won races at all Metropolitan tracks in Sydney and Melbourne and is regarded as one of the leading young trainers in New South Wales.

In 2011, Dale claimed his first major win with Lebrechaun in the Listed National Sprint but has had most success with Fell Swoop, a Group 2 winner and multiple Group 1 placegetter.

With only a small team, Dale consistently trains at a high winning percentage, claiming many country feature races throughout southern New South Wales.

First Runner 18 Oct 2002
Jumping Jack Flash (NZ)  
Queanbeyan (Nsw)  |  Queanbeyan Karabar T A B (C4)
First Win 18 Oct 2002
Jumping Jack Flash (NZ)
Queanbeyan (Nsw)  |  Queanbeyan Karabar T A B (C4)
Best Horse :
FELL SWOOP (Timeform Rating 122)
First Group Win (G2):
FELL SWOOP (30 Apr 2016)

MATTHEW DALE's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM USD $ Jockey Time
5 of 9 16 Aug 2025 RHIL SUPER NORWEST 18/1 3UFM BM78 7 f $103200 ASHLEY MORGAN 1:25.36
4 of 14 16 Aug 2025 RHIL ADOLPHUS 6/1 3U CL3 6 ½ f $77400 ASHLEY MORGAN 1:18.86
3 of 8 13 Aug 2025 RAWT REBEL DEAN 10/1 5U BM72 5 f $38700 DYLAN GIBBONS 0:59.87
2 of 9 11 Aug 2025 GOUL WRITE YOUR OWN 5/2 CL2 7 f $17415 KEAGAN LATHAM 1:26.87
2 of 9 11 Aug 2025 GOUL JACKPOT STAR 4/9 BM58 5 ½ f $19350 NICK HEYWOOD 1:08.05
6 of 9 11 Aug 2025 GOUL SAMURAI 8/1 CL3 6 f $17415 NICK HEYWOOD 1:13.03
6 of 10 11 Aug 2025 GOUL BRANNUM 8/13 MDN 6 f $19350 PIERRE BOUDVILLAIN 1:13.72
10 of 10 11 Aug 2025 GOUL FIRST CLASS BABY 50/1 MDN 6 f $19350 KEAGAN LATHAM 1:13.72
1 of 13 10 Aug 2025 WAGG AL FLORES 5/4 CL1 6 ½ f $17415 NICK HEYWOOD 1:17.38
1 of 8 10 Aug 2025 WAGG RECKLESS BEHAVIOUR 7/4 MDN 7 f $19350 NICK HEYWOOD 1:25.26

Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
NICK HEYWOOD 5 22.7% 5 45.5% 22 $107,750 0 0 0 0 $0.92
BRAITH NOCK 3 21.4% 5 57.1% 14 $244,925 0 0 0 0 $0.99
TIM CLARK 2 40.0% 1 60.0% 5 $225,050 0 1 0 0 $1.56
ASHLEY MORGAN 1 5.9% 6 41.2% 17 $174,450 0 0 0 0 $0.09
RICHARD BENSLEY 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $15,925 0 0 0 0 $1.07
LOUISE DAY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $3,350 0 0 0 0 -
PIERRE BOUDVILLAIN 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $11,400 0 0 0 0 -
ADAM HYERONIMUS 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $12,500 0 0 0 0 -
KEAGAN LATHAM 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $5,775 0 0 0 0 -
KERRIN MCEVOY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $15,850 0 0 0 0 -
RUBY SCOTT 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $1,550 0 0 0 0 -
JASON COLLETT 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $9,000 0 0 0 0 -
JEFF PENZA 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
DYLAN GIBBONS 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 1 $5,500 0 0 0 0 -
TYLER SCHILLER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $160,000 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
BRENDAN WARD 117 23.6% 122 48.3% 495 $1,374,785 0 0 0 0 $0.78
NICK HEYWOOD 73 23.0% 92 51.9% 318 $1,665,327 0 0 0 0 $0.83
JAY FORD 48 21.1% 66 50.2% 227 $1,226,052 0 1 0 1 $0.68
PETER ROBL 36 24.5% 35 48.3% 147 $363,485 0 0 0 0 $0.80
KAYLA NISBET 33 18.6% 40 41.2% 177 $573,575 0 0 0 0 $0.87
MATHEW CAHILL 28 29.2% 27 57.3% 96 $604,010 0 0 0 1 $1.06
JEFF PENZA 27 19.1% 46 51.8% 141 $521,280 0 0 0 0 $0.82
BILLY OWEN 25 21.6% 32 49.1% 116 $477,830 0 0 0 0 $0.95
BRODIE LOY 16 16.8% 33 51.6% 95 $378,351 0 0 0 0 $0.72
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 16 19.0% 30 54.8% 84 $368,545 0 0 0 0 $0.46
TOMMY BERRY 13 10.8% 26 32.5% 120 $817,675 0 0 1 1 $0.50
LOUISE DAY 13 22.0% 10 39.0% 59 $608,780 0 0 0 0 $0.96
T LOVELOCK-WIGGINS 13 26.5% 5 36.7% 49 $176,015 0 0 0 0 $0.99
NICK SOUQUET 13 28.9% 7 44.4% 45 $92,750 0 0 0 0 $1.25
MS ROBYN FREEMAN 12 25.5% 10 46.8% 47 $82,525 0 0 0 0 $1.90

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 3 15.0% 6 45.0% 20 $138,975 0 0 0 0 $0.51
2024/25 35 12.6% 81 41.7% 278 $2,989,395 0 1 0 1 $0.51
2023/24 39 16.3% 62 42.3% 239 $2,812,405 0 0 0 0 $0.57
2022/23 34 13.4% 54 34.8% 253 $1,740,570 0 0 0 2 $1.14
2021/22 54 20.5% 77 49.6% 264 $1,687,122 0 0 0 0 $1.06
2020/21 44 16.4% 89 49.6% 268 $1,636,740 0 0 0 0 $0.74
2019/20 36 12.7% 76 39.4% 284 $1,311,995 0 0 0 0 $0.73
2018/19 54 16.8% 74 39.8% 322 $1,818,295 0 0 0 1 $0.79
2017/18 48 19.0% 55 40.7% 253 $1,215,365 0 0 0 0 $0.81
2016/17 33 16.9% 54 44.6% 195 $1,516,750 0 0 1 0 $0.63
Overall 837 18.5% 1180 26.0% 4530 $24,601,828 0 2 1 10 $0.80