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.
First Runner
01 Aug 2007
Dumbarton (NZ)
Avondale (NZ)
| Avondale Sunday Market Mdn
First Win
18 Aug 2007
Johnnie The Sand (NZ)
Te Rapa (NZ)
| Empire Hotel Stratford Mdn
Best Horse :
NATURE STRIP
(Timeform Rating 131)
First Group Win (G1):
SPECIAL MISSION (05 Apr 2008)
TOWKAY (AUS) TE AKAU TREK (NZ) [By KHOZAAM (USA)]
JAMES MCDONALD's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 of 11 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | ADMONISH | $10 | 3UFM BM72 | 1100m | $60,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:04.69 |
| 6 of 10 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | STANISLAUS | $6.0 | 3U BM78 | 1100m | $60,000 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1:04.12 |
| 9 of 11 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | CAPTAIN AMELIA | $10 | 3U BM72 | 1250m | $60,000 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1:13.34 |
| 8 of 10 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | NATURAL DEDUCTION | $2.4 | 3U BM72 | 1900m | $60,000 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1:59.17 |
| 4 of 8 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | HOLLYWOOD HERO | $1.8 | 3U BM78 | 1550m | $60,000 | BJORN BAKER | 1:33.63 |
| 4 of 11 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | GREAT WHITE SHARK | $7.0 | 2CG MDN | 1250m | $60,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:13.47 |
| 7 of 10 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | LADY NIKSTER | $4.5 | 2F MDN | 1250m | $60,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:13.55 |
| 1 of 7 | 17 Apr 2024 | CANT | LITTLE JEANIE | $1.5 | 3 MDN | 1550m | $100,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:33.72 |
| 1 of 15 | 13 Apr 2024 | RAND | ZOUGOTCHA | $3.5 | 3UFM OPEN G1 | 1600m | $1,114,500 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:35.71 |
| 2 of 9 | 13 Apr 2024 | RAND | VIA SISTINA | $1.8 | 3U OPEN G1 | 2000m | $5,000,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 2:02.02 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS WALLER | 13 | 24.1% | 17 | 55.6% | 54 | $5,605,250 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | $0.84 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 | 22.2% | 2 | 44.4% | 9 | $252,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.49 |
| CIARON MAHER | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 75.0% | 4 | $130,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.02 |
| ROGER JAMES & ROBERT WELLWOOD | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | $531,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.79 |
| G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $214,000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0.59 |
| JOHN O'SHEA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $53,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JOHN SIZE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $26,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PETER G MOODY & KATHERINE COLEMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $286,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE RICHARDS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $50,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $22,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DANNY SHUM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A S CRUZ | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $134,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KRIS LEES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TONY PIKE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS WALLER | 394 | 20.7% | 550 | 49.7% | 1900 | $82,495,169 | 36 | 29 | 32 | 18 | $0.90 |
| JOHN O'SHEA | 231 | 20.4% | 335 | 50.1% | 1130 | $24,249,096 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | $0.82 |
| JAMES CUMMINGS | 110 | 25.3% | 133 | 55.9% | 435 | $26,262,155 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | $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 | 24.3% | 44 | 54.9% | 144 | $2,125,910 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | 24.4% | 61 | 53.6% | 209 | $17,019,471 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | $0.76 |
| 2023 | 121 | 18.3% | 172 | 44.3% | 662 | $46,372,524 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | $0.77 |
| 2022 | 151 | 22.8% | 205 | 53.7% | 663 | $40,557,621 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | $0.82 |
| 2021 | 180 | 25.6% | 210 | 55.6% | 702 | $37,513,951 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 10 | $1.09 |
| 2020 | 139 | 21.2% | 191 | 50.3% | 656 | $16,624,591 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | $0.91 |
| 2019 | 124 | 18.9% | 180 | 46.3% | 656 | $18,934,817 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | $0.78 |
| 2018 | 85 | 20.0% | 116 | 47.4% | 424 | $8,658,842 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | $0.85 |
| 2016 | 117 | 19.1% | 172 | 47.2% | 612 | $14,047,110 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | $0.85 |
| 2015 | 132 | 20.0% | 218 | 53.0% | 661 | $15,292,268 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | $0.93 |
| 2014 | 161 | 20.7% | 192 | 45.4% | 777 | $16,697,240 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | $1.03 |
| Overall | 2128 | 18.8% | 3098 | 27.4% | 11326 | $257,318,131 | 94 | 107 | 128 | 90 | $0.90 |
