DAMIEN THORNTON
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Australia
With a background in equestrian and raised on a farm outside of Geelong, Damien Thornton began his career in 2011.
Damien Thornton had an immediate impact on the Victorian jockey ranks riding 25 metropolitan winners and in 2013 took an opportunity to move to Sydney and ride for Rosehill based trainer Gerald Ryan.
It was for the Ryan stable that Thornton claimed his first stakes success when partnering two-year-old Time For War to win the 2014 Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes going on to win the 2015 Group 3 Vamos Stakes on Vibrant Rouge for his father Glenn.
In 2016 Thornton moved to Adelaide to become the stable rider for leading trainer Tony McEvoy with good success.
First Runner
21 Aug 2011
Frenchkook (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Aus)
| Frank O'brien Memorial Hcp C1
First Win
23 Aug 2011
I'm Mysterious (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Aus)
| Geelong Milk/Pura Hcp (58)
Best Horse :
THE ASTROLOGIST
(Timeform Rating 117)
First Group Win (G1):
TOFFEE TONGUE (02 May 2020)
DAMIEN THORNTON's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 of 16 | 04 May 2024 | E FM | ENCODER | $51 | 3 OPEN G2 | 1600m | $350,000 | LEE FREEDMAN | 1:35.50 |
| 5 of 10 | 04 May 2024 | E FM | VELOZES | $12 | 3 QLTY | 1300m | $125,000 | TONY GOLLAN | 1:16.36 |
| 9 of 12 | 04 May 2024 | E FM | LINTHORPE LAD | $26 | BM85 | 1400m | $85,000 | KEVIN KEMP | 1:22.15 |
| 7 of 7 | 04 May 2024 | E FM | HYDE | $21 | BM78 | 1600m | $85,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1:35.80 |
| 8 of 10 | 01 May 2024 | IPSW | AKEMI | $26 | CL3 | 1200m | $38,000 | SHAUN DWYER | 1:10.13 |
| 2 of 11 | 01 May 2024 | IPSW | CHASSAGNE | $14 | CL1 | 1700m | $38,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1:43.93 |
| 5 of 10 | 01 May 2024 | IPSW | STANAGE BAY | $41 | FM MDN | 1200m | $40,000 | SHAUN DWYER | 1:10.74 |
| 2 of 13 | 30 Apr 2024 | GRAF | MAGNUS BELLAGIO | $4.0 | BM82 | 1181m | $27,000 | GLENN THORNTON | 1:08.14 |
| 11 of 13 | 30 Apr 2024 | GRAF | DOYLE | $10 | BM58 | 1410m | $27,000 | MARCUS WILSON | 1:23.79 |
| 14 of 14 | 30 Apr 2024 | GRAF | PRINCETON AWARD | $3.5 | BM58 | 2220m | $27,000 | GLENN THORNTON | 2:16.77 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONY GOLLAN | 2 | 22.2% | 1 | 33.3% | 9 | $57,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.02 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1 | 6.7% | 3 | 26.7% | 15 | $89,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.87 |
| JACK BRUCE | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | $38,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.60 |
| CHRIS MUNCE | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $47,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| MICHAEL NOLAN | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 25.0% | 4 | $13,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | $30,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | $4,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $5,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SCOTT MORRISEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SHAUN DWYER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $1,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BARRY LOCKWOOD | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KELLY SCHWEIDA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LEE FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ADAM CAMPTON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MATTHEW DUNN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $3,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 65 | 9.8% | 148 | 32.1% | 664 | $2,890,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 57 | 10.3% | 115 | 30.9% | 556 | $1,450,088 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.84 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 42 | 17.0% | 69 | 44.9% | 247 | $1,399,343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0.68 |
| HENRY DWYER | 41 | 14.0% | 63 | 35.5% | 293 | $1,350,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| GREG EURELL | 40 | 14.2% | 60 | 35.5% | 282 | $1,102,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 38 | 12.5% | 72 | 36.3% | 303 | $2,763,086 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.76 |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 36 | 20.7% | 44 | 46.0% | 174 | $1,812,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.88 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 29 | 8.7% | 70 | 29.6% | 334 | $955,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
| ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 22 | 23.2% | 27 | 51.6% | 95 | $841,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.86 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 21 | 14.0% | 38 | 39.3% | 150 | $833,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.86 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 20 | 17.1% | 30 | 42.7% | 117 | $889,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.65 |
| MATT LAURIE | 18 | 16.8% | 31 | 45.8% | 107 | $570,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 15 | 10.8% | 33 | 34.5% | 139 | $796,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.77 |
| MATHEW ELLERTON | 15 | 13.4% | 22 | 33.0% | 112 | $553,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
| CHRIS CALTHORPE | 13 | 8.1% | 29 | 26.3% | 160 | $354,942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 85 | 12.8% | 129 | 32.2% | 665 | $4,165,046 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.92 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | 9.8% | 172 | 30.7% | 824 | $5,254,025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.65 |
| 2021/22 | 102 | 11.7% | 200 | 34.8% | 869 | $5,950,300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.79 |
| 2020/21 | 100 | 12.8% | 187 | 36.7% | 782 | $4,462,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.88 |
| 2019/20 | 96 | 11.8% | 164 | 32.0% | 812 | $3,809,652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.01 |
| 2018/19 | 89 | 9.3% | 191 | 29.2% | 960 | $3,408,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | 12.3% | 208 | 34.7% | 929 | $3,172,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 11.3% | 145 | 35.4% | 601 | $2,023,345 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0.67 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | 7.5% | 142 | 26.8% | 735 | $1,487,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
| 2014/15 | 59 | 8.5% | 113 | 24.7% | 697 | $1,489,427 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.80 |
| Overall | 976 | 10.4% | 1918 | 20.5% | 9345 | $39,099,595 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | $0.80 |
