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MATTHEW SMITH

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Trainer: MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith paid his way to Ireland to work with trainers in the UK, eventually taking up a position with Aiden O'Brien.

Initially a track rider, Matthew Smith quickly progressed through the ranks to become Aidan's Assistant Trainer, working alongside his quietly spoken mentor for two and a half years as Ballydoyle emerged as the world's premier racing stable.

The opportunity to learn a new style of racehorse preparation in the United States proved tempting and Matthew elected to continue his education as Assistant Trainer for Niall O'Callaghan. With O'Callaghan constantly moving between stables in different states Matthew was left to manage a string of 30 horses and staff.

Smith then moved back to Australia to work as a stable foreman for Bart Cummings for almost five years before taking out his own license with almost a decade of experience behind him.

In 2008 Smith won his first Group race with Krupt in the Todman Stakes, going on to claim his first Group 1 with Hurtle Myrtle in the 2011 Myer Classic.

First Runner  18 Jan 2003
Selliastrike (NZ)  
Newcastle (Nsw)  |  Hunter Imaging Group X Ray Mdn
First Win  22 Feb 2003
Adventurous Rose (Aus)
Kembla Grange (Nsw)  |  Gymea Tradies Club Hcp (C1)
Best Horse :
FIERCE IMPACT  (Timeform Rating 121)
DEEP IMPACT (JPN)  KEIAI GERBERA (JPN)  [By SMARTY JONES (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
HURTLE MYRTLE  (29 Oct 2011)
DANE SHADOW (AUS)  RAVENSWOOD (AUS)  [By WOODMAN (USA)]

MATTHEW SMITH's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM USD $ Jockey Time
7 of 10 26 Aug 2025 NCLE YAHUSKIN 150/1 4U MDN 7 ½ f $27090 DONOVAN YEO 1:33.61
2 of 10 26 Aug 2025 NCLE HAMMOON HEROINE 5/4 4U MDN 7 ½ f $27090 KEAGAN LATHAM 1:33.61
7 of 11 26 Aug 2025 NCLE CAN'T TOUCH THIS 8/1 BM64 4 ½ f $27090 JEFF PENZA 0:52.60
7 of 11 26 Aug 2025 NCLE STELLAR RHONDA 25/1 MDN 6 ¼ f $38700 MOLLY BOURKE 1:16.19
6 of 6 24 Aug 2025 GOUL WILD SENSATION 6/4 BM66 6 f $19350 MOLLIE FITZGERALD 1:11.82
7 of 9 23 Aug 2025 NCLE SERENE NIC 13/1 FM BM64 7 f $27090 OLIVIA DALTON 1:27.51
4 of 9 23 Aug 2025 RAND WINSTON HILLS 13/2 3U BM78 6 f $103200 JASON COLLETT 1:12.50
1 of 8 23 Aug 2025 NCLE SEPTIMUS 5/4 3U MDN 1 ⅛ m $27090 KEAGAN LATHAM 2:05.00
2 of 6 23 Aug 2025 E FM FRILLED 4/1 BM90 5 f $54825 BEN THOMPSON 0:57.87
3 of 8 20 Aug 2025 W FM PRIMA BELLA 6/4 3U BM72 5 f $38700 JASON COLLETT 1:00.92
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Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
ASHLEY MORGAN 4 28.6% 4 57.1% 14 $138,900 0 0 0 0 $1.55
MOLLIE FITZGERALD 2 28.6% 1 42.9% 7 $42,450 0 0 0 0 $1.51
JASON COLLETT 1 10.0% 6 70.0% 10 $110,550 0 0 0 0 $0.34
KEAGAN LATHAM 1 12.5% 4 62.5% 8 $51,075 0 0 0 0 $0.40
LOUISE DAY 1 12.5% 2 37.5% 8 $35,600 0 0 0 0 $0.39
JAY FORD 1 14.3% 3 57.1% 7 $74,000 0 0 0 0 $0.20
OLIVIA DALTON 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $28,300 0 0 0 0 $1.20
CHAD LEVER 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $30,675 0 0 0 0 $0.42
JEFF PENZA 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $23,000 0 0 0 0 $1.23
REBECCA BRONETT PRAG 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $22,350 0 0 0 0 $1.85
DAMIEN THORNTON 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $76,250 0 0 0 0 $8.00
ANDREW ADKINS 0 0.0% 3 50.0% 6 $42,950 0 0 0 0 -
MOLLY BOURKE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $5,375 0 0 0 0 -
DONOVAN YEO 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $5,800 0 0 0 0 -
ZAC LLOYD 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $12,400 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JAY FORD 48 10.0% 106 32.2% 478 $2,083,642 0 0 0 1 $0.68
BLAKE SPRIGGS 45 15.5% 83 44.0% 291 $1,410,865 0 0 1 0 $0.72
MITCHELL BELL 34 13.4% 54 34.8% 253 $829,365 0 0 0 0 $0.62
JEFF PENZA 33 16.9% 41 37.9% 195 $588,325 0 0 0 0 $0.86
ASHLEY MORGAN 30 14.2% 53 39.3% 211 $1,068,175 0 0 0 0 $0.72
JASON COLLETT 29 11.7% 80 44.1% 247 $2,481,460 0 0 1 1 $0.54
GRANT BUCKLEY 24 10.6% 58 36.1% 227 $565,020 0 0 0 0 $0.64
KATHY O'HARA 24 10.7% 45 30.8% 224 $1,517,395 0 0 1 1 $1.04
GREG RYAN 17 25.8% 20 56.1% 66 $276,515 0 0 0 0 $0.97
ZAC LLOYD 16 24.2% 13 43.9% 66 $1,741,625 0 0 0 0 $1.61
KEAGAN LATHAM 15 11.5% 44 45.0% 131 $601,270 0 0 0 0 $0.74
DYLAN GIBBONS 15 11.5% 31 35.4% 130 $1,666,292 0 0 2 0 $0.71
BLAKE SHINN 15 17.6% 28 50.6% 85 $1,307,065 0 0 0 0 $1.13
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 15 20.0% 18 44.0% 75 $284,360 0 0 0 0 $0.70
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 14 12.4% 21 31.0% 113 $440,610 0 0 0 0 $0.53

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 6 15.8% 9 39.5% 38 $313,950 0 0 0 0 $0.69
2024/25 83 13.3% 171 40.6% 625 $5,984,490 0 0 1 2 $0.69
2023/24 72 12.1% 138 35.3% 595 $5,686,030 0 0 1 1 $0.74
2022/23 100 12.2% 204 37.2% 817 $5,862,800 0 1 0 2 $0.66
2021/22 77 11.6% 155 34.9% 664 $4,650,387 1 0 1 0 $0.64
2020/21 51 9.4% 135 34.4% 541 $3,645,120 1 1 1 2 $0.61
2019/20 60 14.0% 79 32.5% 428 $3,994,510 2 0 0 0 $0.82
2018/19 38 11.3% 84 36.3% 336 $1,866,030 0 0 2 1 $0.84
2017/18 36 11.8% 81 38.5% 304 $1,342,310 0 0 1 0 $0.91
2016/17 42 11.4% 87 35.0% 369 $1,445,810 0 0 0 1 $0.68
Overall 801 12.0% 1612 24.1% 6685 $41,736,249 5 5 7 13 $0.70