JAMES MCDONALD
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New Zealand
Redemption has been a great driver for James McDonald.
After previously being a great apprentice in New Zealand and then twice winning the Sydney Premiership, the kiwi bounced back from a major setback to win it again in 2018/19.
In doing so, his 104 wins saw him the first rider to break the century since Darren Beadman's extraordinary number of 164 over a decade before.
Once the main jockey for Godolphin, he now gets plenty of Chris Waller's rides too. He was also the pilot for (It's A) Dundeel when he won the Triple Crown.
JAMES MCDONALD's Career
Latest Rides
FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
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7 of 12 | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | THE ART OF FLYING | $8.5 | 3U BM72 | 1100m | $55,000 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 1:06.14 |
6 of 8 | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | ARBITRATION | $2.3 | 3U BM78 | 1300m | $55,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:19.70 |
9 of 11 | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | CABACA | $6.0 | 3UFM BM72 | 1600m | $55,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:40.73 |
LR | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS | $2.6 | 3U BM78 | 2200m | $55,000 | JOSEPH O'BRIEN | 2:20.05 |
2 of 8 | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | SHIPSHAPE | $4.0 | 3 MDN | 1300m | $55,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:18.77 |
7 of 10 | 29 Mar 2023 | W FM | EXCEED PERFECTION | $4.5 | 2 MDN | 1300m | $55,000 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 1:20.06 |
7 of 11 | 22 Mar 2023 | RAWT | CAMINO REAL | $3.8 | 3UFM BM72 | 1150m | $55,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:07.77 |
4 of 11 | 22 Mar 2023 | RAWT | ATMOSPHERE | $6.5 | 3 BM72 | 1400m | $55,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:22.12 |
3 of 9 | 22 Mar 2023 | RAWT | PRETTY AMAZING | $5.5 | 3U BM78 | 1550m | $55,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:32.05 |
2 of 10 | 22 Mar 2023 | RAWT | BISCAYNE BAY | $4.5 | 3U BM78 | 1800m | $55,000 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 1:49.29 |
Trainer Statistics
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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CHRIS WALLER | 7 | 18.9% | 6 | 35.1% | 37 | $647,475 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.51 |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 5 | 22.7% | 10 | 68.2% | 22 | $2,454,200 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | $0.54 |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 1 | 16.7% | 1 | 33.3% | 6 | $101,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
JOHN O'SHEA | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.81 |
MANFRED MAN | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $1,297,913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.60 |
W J HAGGAS | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $199,500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $5.00 |
GARY PORTELLI | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $25,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4.80 |
MARK NEWNHAM | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $25,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.25 |
A S CRUZ | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ANNABEL NEASHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $28,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | $438,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
C S SHUM | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $45,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
DAVID HALL | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $35,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
BJORN BAKER | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $12,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $10,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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CHRIS WALLER | 340 | 20.8% | 477 | 50.0% | 1634 | $64,068,470 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 17 | $0.92 |
JOHN O'SHEA | 225 | 20.4% | 329 | 50.1% | 1105 | $23,680,071 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 14 | $0.82 |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 94 | 25.7% | 115 | 57.1% | 366 | $22,653,105 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | $0.86 |
MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 71 | 23.6% | 77 | 49.2% | 301 | $6,291,030 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $0.98 |
DONNA & DEAN LOGAN | 54 | 22.1% | 76 | 53.3% | 244 | $1,810,936 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.92 |
MARK WALKER | 52 | 17.7% | 82 | 45.6% | 294 | $954,475 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $0.81 |
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 50 | 26.9% | 49 | 53.2% | 186 | $8,373,060 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | $1.33 |
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON | 40 | 24.4% | 41 | 49.4% | 164 | $1,359,619 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | $1.18 |
J G SARGENT | 39 | 24.8% | 43 | 52.2% | 157 | $854,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE | 35 | 21.1% | 41 | 45.8% | 166 | $466,007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0.85 |
RICHARD & CHRIS OTTO | 34 | 18.5% | 52 | 46.7% | 184 | $406,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.82 |
BJORN BAKER | 33 | 23.9% | 44 | 55.8% | 138 | $2,059,860 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.97 |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 27 | 36.5% | 18 | 60.8% | 74 | $5,144,275 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | $1.30 |
SHAUNE RITCHIE | 26 | 23.4% | 31 | 51.4% | 111 | $704,216 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | $0.98 |
MS GAI WATERHOUSE | 21 | 24.4% | 24 | 52.3% | 86 | $3,213,770 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.84 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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2022/23 | 122 | 23.0% | 167 | 54.5% | 530 | $35,843,258 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | $0.86 |
2021/22 | 151 | 23.0% | 212 | 55.3% | 657 | $37,122,106 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 9 | $0.89 |
2020/21 | 163 | 24.7% | 187 | 53.0% | 660 | $20,927,086 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | $1.04 |
2019/20 | 124 | 18.8% | 187 | 47.1% | 660 | $18,705,637 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 4 | $0.87 |
2018/19 | 143 | 20.8% | 187 | 48.1% | 686 | $17,821,956 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | $0.80 |
2017/18 | 16 | 15.1% | 27 | 40.6% | 106 | $1,137,307 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.78 |
2016/17 | 34 | 21.0% | 52 | 53.1% | 162 | $5,603,400 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | $0.80 |
2015/16 | 135 | 19.2% | 202 | 48.0% | 702 | $14,993,427 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | $0.92 |
2014/15 | 155 | 21.1% | 217 | 50.8% | 733 | $14,029,342 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | $1.02 |
2013/14 | 136 | 18.2% | 187 | 43.2% | 748 | $14,671,984 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | $0.91 |
Overall | 1996 | 18.7% | 2930 | 27.5% | 10653 | $203,193,663 | 77 | 97 | 120 | 82 | $0.90 |