JAMES MCDONALD
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 9 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | PROMISES KEPT | $41 | 3U BM88 | 1400m | $160,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:23.21 |
1 of 13 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | $6.0 | 3U QLTY G2 | 1500m | $302,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:28.39 |
1 of 17 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | ZOUGOTCHA | $3.3 | 3UFM QLTY G1 | 1500m | $1,007,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:29.12 |
8 of 11 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | SALTCOATS | $4.5 | 3 OPEN G2 | 1500m | $302,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:28.88 |
3 of 9 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | AIRMAN | $5.0 | 3U QLTY G3 | 1100m | $251,000 | M, W & J HAWKES | 1:03.89 |
1 of 7 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | LINDERMANN | $1.9 | 3U OPEN G3 | 2000m | $351,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 2:01.55 |
4 of 11 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | GATSBY'S | $2.0 | 2CG OPEN G3 | 1200m | $251,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:10.55 |
5 of 9 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | SHE SMASHES | $10 | 2F OPEN G3 | 1200m | $251,000 | PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 1:10.76 |
3 of 11 | 16 Mar 2024 | RHIL | DASHO LENNIE | $4.5 | 3U BM78 | 1900m | $160,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:57.37 |
1 of 8 | 13 Mar 2024 | RAWT | FIRESTORM | $8.0 | 3U BM72 | 1400m | $60,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:21.60 |
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 | 14 | 28.0% | 15 | 58.0% | 50 | $2,472,475 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | $1.07 |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 | 28.6% | 2 | 57.1% | 7 | $223,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.88 |
ANNABEL NEASHAM | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 66.7% | 3 | $227,500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $2.75 |
JOHN SIZE | 1 | 11.1% | 3 | 44.4% | 9 | $404,841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
DANNY SHUM | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | $1,464,961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.53 |
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $185,250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2.00 |
P F YIU | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $146,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.40 |
ROGER JAMES & ROBERT WELLWOOD | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $683,302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $3.10 |
STEPHEN MARSH | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $509,722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2.00 |
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $172,000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.18 |
CIARON MAHER | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 6 | $34,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
M, W & J HAWKES | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $32,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MANFRED MAN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $89,391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
A S CRUZ | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | $134,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | $18,600 | 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 | 388 | 20.7% | 538 | 49.5% | 1870 | $78,427,719 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 18 | $0.91 |
JOHN O'SHEA | 231 | 20.5% | 334 | 50.2% | 1125 | $24,195,871 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | $0.82 |
JAMES CUMMINGS | 108 | 25.2% | 133 | 56.2% | 429 | $26,115,230 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | $0.81 |
M, W & J HAWKES | 71 | 23.4% | 79 | 49.3% | 304 | $6,328,380 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $0.97 |
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 | 52 | 25.7% | 55 | 53.0% | 202 | $9,340,460 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | $1.25 |
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON | 40 | 24.4% | 41 | 49.4% | 164 | $1,359,619 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | $1.18 |
J G SARGENT | 39 | 24.7% | 43 | 51.9% | 158 | $862,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.84 |
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 36 | 34.3% | 25 | 58.1% | 105 | $7,511,850 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | $1.28 |
STEVEN RAMSAY & JULIA RITCHIE | 35 | 21.1% | 41 | 45.8% | 166 | $466,007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0.85 |
BJORN BAKER | 35 | 24.5% | 44 | 55.2% | 143 | $2,122,310 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.95 |
RICHARD & CHRIS OTTO | 34 | 18.5% | 52 | 46.7% | 184 | $406,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.82 |
SHAUNE RITCHIE | 26 | 23.2% | 31 | 50.9% | 112 | $717,716 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | $0.97 |
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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2023/24 | 92 | 21.1% | 113 | 47.1% | 435 | $39,610,501 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | $0.80 |
2022/23 | 151 | 21.2% | 204 | 49.9% | 711 | $44,892,765 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 6 | $0.82 |
2021/22 | 151 | 23.0% | 212 | 55.3% | 657 | $37,122,106 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 9 | $0.89 |
2020/21 | 163 | 24.7% | 187 | 53.1% | 659 | $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 |
Overall | 2117 | 18.8% | 3080 | 27.3% | 11268 | $251,853,671 | 90 | 107 | 128 | 89 | $0.90 |