SAM CLIPPERTON
Australia
Beginning his career in 2010, Sam Clipperton was apprenticed to former champion jockey Ron Quinton at Randwick.
Crowned champion New South Wales apprentice in 2012/13 and 2013/14 with 61 and 81 winners respectively, Sam Clipperton claimed his first Group 1 success for his former master on Peeping in the 2016 Coolmore Classic.
Later in the year, Clipperton tasted Group 1 success once again on the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained English in the All Aged Stakes.
In 2016 Clipperton took up a license to ride in Hong Kong, his first feature win coming on board Booming Delight in the 2017 Lion Rock Trophy.
SAM CLIPPERTON's Career

Latest Rides
FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
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7 of 9 | 20 Jan 2021 | WYNG | UNDOUBTED | $6.0 | BM68 | 1300m | $35,000 | JASON COYLE | 1:16.41 |
4 of 8 | 20 Jan 2021 | WYNG | DELIBERATION | $13 | CG MDN | 1350m | $35,000 | MATTHEW DUNN | 1:20.07 |
4 of 8 | 20 Jan 2021 | WYNG | STARK | $4.5 | 4U MDN | 1200m | $35,000 | BRAD WIDDUP | 1:10.42 |
4 of 10 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | TEPARIO | $12 | 3U BM78 | 1350m | $125,000 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 1:19.28 |
5 of 8 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | NEVER TALK | $4.8 | 3UFM BM78 | 1100m | $125,000 | KRIS LEES | 1:03.58 |
8 of 8 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | ORCEIN | $5.5 | 3U BM78 | 1500m | $125,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:28.93 |
4 of 10 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | LANCASTER BOMBER | $9.0 | 3UCG BM78 | 1200m | $125,000 | RICHARD LITT | 1:10.27 |
2 of 8 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | VADIYANN | $6.0 | 3U BM78 | 2000m | $125,000 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 2:02.85 |
11 of 12 | 16 Jan 2021 | RHIL | COSTAS | $12 | 3U CL3 | 1500m | $75,000 | BRETT THOMPSON | 1:30.09 |
1 of 12 | 09 Jan 2021 | RAND | SACRAMENTO | $5.0 | 3U BM78 | 1800m | $125,000 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 1:49.52 |
Trainer Statistics
Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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R J QUINTON | 53 | 12.5% | 93 | 34.4% | 424 | $3,380,070 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $0.92 |
JOHN O'SHEA | 49 | 13.3% | 108 | 42.7% | 368 | $4,059,946 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | $0.84 |
JOSEPH PRIDE | 25 | 20.3% | 18 | 35.0% | 123 | $1,172,011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $1.76 |
JOHN MOORE | 17 | 8.3% | 31 | 23.4% | 205 | $4,153,881 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.95 |
DAVID PFIEFFER | 15 | 14.9% | 22 | 36.6% | 101 | $543,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.19 |
KRIS LEES | 14 | 16.3% | 22 | 41.9% | 86 | $510,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.14 |
GRANT ALLARD | 14 | 16.3% | 23 | 43.0% | 86 | $342,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.96 |
KURT GOLDMAN | 13 | 13.7% | 22 | 36.8% | 95 | $636,890 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1.21 |
KIM WAUGH | 12 | 16.7% | 21 | 45.8% | 72 | $353,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 10 | 10.0% | 27 | 37.0% | 100 | $1,015,180 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.54 |
G K WHITE | 10 | 14.3% | 14 | 34.3% | 70 | $254,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.81 |
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 9 | 15.5% | 15 | 41.4% | 58 | $725,440 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0.96 |
P O'SULLIVAN | 8 | 5.6% | 28 | 25.2% | 143 | $1,802,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.37 |
GUY WALTER | 8 | 11.8% | 13 | 30.9% | 68 | $202,605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.48 |
GREGORY HICKMAN | 8 | 12.1% | 12 | 30.3% | 66 | $272,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
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2020/21 | 20 | 9.3% | 55 | 35.0% | 214 | $2,751,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.65 |
2019/20 | 25 | 8.3% | 71 | 31.8% | 302 | $1,977,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
2018/19 | 31 | 6.8% | 96 | 28.0% | 454 | $5,724,776 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | $0.55 |
2017/18 | 18 | 5.1% | 56 | 21.0% | 353 | $6,090,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
2016/17 | 42 | 8.3% | 75 | 23.2% | 504 | $8,264,973 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $1.22 |
2015/16 | 68 | 11.5% | 143 | 35.6% | 593 | $5,211,331 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | $0.84 |
2014/15 | 81 | 11.2% | 169 | 34.5% | 725 | $4,411,360 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $0.75 |
2013/14 | 60 | 11.4% | 93 | 29.0% | 527 | $2,303,870 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.66 |
2012/13 | 53 | 9.3% | 122 | 30.7% | 570 | $2,166,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.92 |
2011/12 | 70 | 9.5% | 135 | 27.9% | 736 | $1,943,405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.79 |
Overall | 491 | 9.3% | 1079 | 20.5% | 5269 | $41,245,158 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | $0.80 |