DAMIEN THORNTON
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.
DAMIEN THORNTON's Career
Latest Rides
FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
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12 of 12 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | SPILL THE TEARS | $41 | BM70 | 1200m | $38,000 | MICHAEL NOLAN | 1:08.83 |
11 of 11 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | CHAYSE 'N' ADAM | $12 | BM65 | 1350m | $38,000 | SCOTT MORRISEY | 1:19.72 |
2 of 13 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | AUTUMN MISS | $26 | 3 MDN | 1350m | $40,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1:20.61 |
7 of 9 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | ASWAAT | $9.5 | BM75 | 1660m | $38,000 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 1:39.26 |
1 of 11 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | BOOM IN THE DARK | $4.0 | MDN | 1200m | $40,000 | TONY GOLLAN | 1:09.76 |
9 of 9 | 17 Apr 2024 | DOOM | ALECIA | $26 | 2 MDN | 1110m | $40,000 | KELLY SCHWEIDA | 1:04.74 |
13 of 13 | 14 Apr 2024 | CDRA | QUADRI | $10 | CL3 | 1600m | $28,000 | KELLY SCHWEIDA | 1:38.87 |
7 of 9 | 14 Apr 2024 | CDRA | PROUD WITH PRIDE | $12 | BM62 | 1400m | $28,000 | BRETT CAVANOUGH | 1:26.43 |
9 of 9 | 14 Apr 2024 | CDRA | SHEZA MARVEL | $8.0 | CL1 | 1200m | $28,000 | JACK BRUCE | 1:12.40 |
7 of 9 | 14 Apr 2024 | CDRA | WHITE CHRISTMAS | $6.5 | MDN | 1600m | $30,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1:40.69 |
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 MUNCE | 1 | 14.3% | 2 | 42.9% | 7 | $55,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.43 |
MICHAEL NOLAN | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $16,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.52 |
TONY GOLLAN | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $27,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
JAMES HEALY | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $25,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.17 |
BILLY HEALEY | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $15,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.50 |
JACK BRUCE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | 9 | $17,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | $12,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ANNABEL NEASHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | $11,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
GLENN THORNTON | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 66.7% | 6 | $35,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
SCOTT MORRISEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KELLY SCHWEIDA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
BARRY LOCKWOOD | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $6,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
COREY & KYLIE GERAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $5,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHRIS ANDERSON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LOUISE WHITE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $1,000 | 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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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% | 113 | 30.9% | 551 | $1,442,138 | 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 | 12.6% | 72 | 36.4% | 302 | $2,760,586 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
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 | 19 | 17.4% | 28 | 43.1% | 109 | $811,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.58 |
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 |
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2023/24 | 82 | 13.1% | 123 | 32.7% | 626 | $3,990,026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.94 |
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 | 973 | 10.5% | 1912 | 20.5% | 9306 | $38,924,575 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | $0.80 |