DANNY O'BRIEN
Australia
Having worked alongside some of Australia's leading trainers, Danny O'Brien took out his license in 1995 and began a stable with one horse at Epsom called Mat Hatter.
Mad Hatter gave Danny O'Brien his first Metropolitan winner at Sandown before going on to run sixth in the 1996 Australian Guineas behind Flying Spur.
It was in 2001 that O'Brien trained his first Group 1 winner when Porto Roca took out the 2001 Coolmore Classic.
The Flemington based trainer is not afraid to travel with his horses preparing Group 1 winners in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and placing with Star Witness in the King Stand Stakes and Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot.
Best Horse :
RUSSIAN CAMELOT (Timeform Rating 124)
CAMELOT (GB) LADY BABOOSHKA (GB) [By CAPE CROSS (IRE)]
First Group Win (G1):
PORTO ROCA (24 Mar 2001)
DANNY O'BRIEN's Career
StartsLatest Runners
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 8 | 21 Nov 2024 | MOE | GROOVE JET | $3.0 | 3 MDN | 1000m | $37,500 | BILLY EGAN | 0:59.16 |
| 2 of 5 | 19 Nov 2024 | BDLE | POTSIE'S DAUGHTER | $8.0 | 3 MDN | 1200m | $27,000 | LIAM RIORDAN | 1:10.85 |
| 10 of 12 | 17 Nov 2024 | DON | ROCK THE BAR | $11 | BM70 | 1350m | $40,000 | FRED W KERSLEY | 1:19.76 |
| 12 of 13 | 17 Nov 2024 | DON | CHEROKEE BRAVE | $11 | BM64 | 2200m | $35,000 | FRED W KERSLEY | 2:17.11 |
| 4 of 7 | 17 Nov 2024 | DON | HERRLICH | $7.0 | BM64 | 1620m | $35,000 | FRED W KERSLEY | 1:40.73 |
| 3 of 11 | 17 Nov 2024 | DON | WOLLEMIA ANGEL | $5.5 | 3 MDN | 1350m | $37,500 | FRED W KERSLEY | 1:21.58 |
| 6 of 6 | 16 Nov 2024 | DUNK | THEYCALLMEBRUCE | $4.0 | BM70 | 1200m | $27,000 | JARROD FRY | 1:12.78 |
| 3 of 10 | 16 Nov 2024 | CAUL | SASSY BOOM | $5.5 | 3U BM84 | 1400m | $130,000 | JAMIE KAH | 1:25.93 |
| 1 of 12 | 15 Nov 2024 | SEYM | PORTER | $9.0 | BM58 | 1400m | $27,000 | DANIEL MOOR | 1:24.07 |
| 8 of 10 | 15 Nov 2024 | M V | SERVED COLD | $14 | 3U BM70 | 2040m | $60,000 | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 2:06.89 |
Jockey Statistics
Last 100 Rides
Career
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMIAN LANE | 3 | 15.8% | 5 | 42.1% | 19 | $328,750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.57 |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 2 | 15.4% | 4 | 46.2% | 13 | $54,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.52 |
| BILLY EGAN | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 27.3% | 11 | $56,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.31 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 37.5% | 8 | $27,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.35 |
| TOM PREBBLE | 1 | 20.0% | 2 | 60.0% | 5 | $19,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.80 |
| DANIEL MOOR | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $14,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $9.00 |
| JYE MCNEIL | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 44.4% | 9 | $142,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BLAKE SHINN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 6 | $13,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE MOTT | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $9,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICHAEL DEE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $14,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEN ALLEN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $5,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TIM CLARK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $11,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BEN MELHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $5,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JORDAN CHILDS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $6,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES WINKS | 159 | 15.0% | 266 | 40.2% | 1057 | $7,291,999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $0.81 |
| DAMIEN OLIVER | 140 | 16.5% | 239 | 44.7% | 847 | $14,438,569 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | $0.83 |
| STEVE ARNOLD | 99 | 17.2% | 155 | 44.0% | 577 | $4,272,503 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $0.86 |
| DAMIAN LANE | 88 | 17.8% | 140 | 46.2% | 493 | $7,256,075 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | $0.88 |
| JAMIE MOTT | 83 | 17.5% | 113 | 41.4% | 474 | $2,891,665 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.78 |
| CRAIG WILLIAMS | 64 | 15.4% | 112 | 42.3% | 416 | $10,764,251 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.77 |
| STEPHEN BASTER | 59 | 13.4% | 96 | 35.3% | 439 | $2,865,418 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $0.76 |
| LIAM RIORDAN | 43 | 17.3% | 56 | 39.9% | 248 | $1,226,897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.92 |
| STEVEN KING | 42 | 15.9% | 66 | 40.9% | 264 | $3,518,973 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $0.88 |
| DANIEL MOOR | 38 | 10.3% | 84 | 33.1% | 369 | $2,143,406 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.89 |
| BLAKE SHINN | 35 | 17.9% | 59 | 48.0% | 196 | $2,592,490 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0.73 |
| CRAIG NEWITT | 28 | 19.4% | 25 | 36.8% | 144 | $1,677,982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.26 |
| BEN MELHAM | 27 | 10.5% | 62 | 34.8% | 256 | $1,930,268 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| GLEN BOSS | 27 | 16.0% | 40 | 39.6% | 169 | $3,217,312 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $1.23 |
| FRED W KERSLEY | 24 | 10.3% | 60 | 36.2% | 232 | $1,073,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.52 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 20 | 11.0% | 45 | 35.7% | 182 | $1,686,930 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.53 |
| 2023/24 | 104 | 16.2% | 163 | 41.7% | 641 | $6,917,320 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $0.89 |
| 2022/23 | 62 | 11.2% | 159 | 39.8% | 555 | $6,146,830 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.60 |
| 2021/22 | 70 | 12.2% | 156 | 39.5% | 572 | $8,014,493 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $0.84 |
| 2020/21 | 87 | 14.1% | 158 | 39.8% | 616 | $10,117,720 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | $0.82 |
| 2019/20 | 100 | 17.8% | 170 | 48.0% | 562 | $11,969,648 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | $0.77 |
| 2018/19 | 62 | 15.7% | 108 | 43.0% | 395 | $3,679,045 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | $1.21 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | 13.1% | 90 | 37.3% | 373 | $2,181,430 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 43 | 11.9% | 82 | 34.5% | 362 | $2,368,292 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | $0.78 |
| 2015/16 | 41 | 13.2% | 76 | 37.7% | 310 | $1,928,966 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0.84 |
| Overall | 1559 | 14.7% | 2697 | 25.4% | 10607 | $101,368,233 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 50 | $0.80 |
