Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Craig A Williams

Craig A Williams

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Craig A Williams is a jockey with 2755 career rides 302 winners. He rides at a 11% strike rate. He has placed 872 times. He has earned £103.4M in prize money. His strongest track is Launceston (AUS) (3w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

11%

Total Wins

302

Total Runs

2,755

Places

872

Place %

31.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
2006200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022202420260510152049.7
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)XXXX Brisbane Cup (Handicap) (Turf)Etna Rosso (IRE)61016ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Sky Racing Gunsynd Classic (Turf)Tupakara (AUS)7138ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Gerringong (AUS)2156.5ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Stradbroke Handicap (Handicap) (Turf)Splash Back (FR)6187ffHeavy
2026-06-06Eagle Farm (AUS)Seven Queensland Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)Paltrow Miss (NZ)31811ffGood
2026-06-06Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Moreton Cup (Turf)In Flight (AUS)7116ffGood
2026-05-24Sha Tin (HK)Standard Chartered Sustainable Finance Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Nyx Gluck (NZ)3147ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Sha Tin (HK)Standard Chartered Greater Bay Area Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Conrad Patch (AUS)1146ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Sha Tin (HK)Standard Chartered Priority Private Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Enthralled (USA)9148ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Sha Tin (HK)Standard Chartered Wealth Solutions Handicap (Course A) (Turf)The Golden Knight (AUS)8149ffGood To Firm
2026-05-24Sha Tin (HK)The Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Course A) (Turf)Cap Ferrat (AUS)9912ffGood To Firm
2026-05-02Morphettville (AUS)Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (Turf)Cannae (AUS)111612.5ffSoft
2026-04-26Sha Tin (HK)FWD Champions Mile (Course A) (Turf)Cap Ferrat (AUS)2148ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Sha Tin (HK)FWD Insurance CCB (Asia) Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Positive Smile (NZ)7147ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Sha Tin (HK)FWD Insurance NCB Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Endued (AUS)3148ffGood To Firm
2026-04-26Sha Tin (HK)FWD Insurance CMB Wing Lung Bank Handicap (Course A) (Turf)Juneau Pride (AUS)6147ffGood To Firm
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Breeders' Stakes (Turf)Wonderful Sky (AUS)276ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)PFD Food Services Chairman's Stakes (Turf)Flying Brant (AUS)31110ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Queen Of The South Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Rumbled Again (AUS)7178ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet John Hawkes Stakes (Handicap) (Turf)Streetcar Fury (AUS)5205.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)11%8%18%14%5%10%
Flemington (AUS)6%6%11%20%8%11%
Randwick (AUS)6%9%11%4%5%5%
Moonee Valley (AUS)4%12%0%12%13%7%
Rosehill (AUS)10%12%7%—11%11%
Morphettville (AUS)0%17%0%13%11%5%
Sha Tin (HK)0%10%14%5%3%11%
Eagle Farm (AUS)0%10%22%7%33%3%

Going Performance

Based on 2756 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
204W / 1801R11%
Good To Soft
47W / 454R10%
Soft
26W / 237R11%
Heavy
8W / 95R8%
Good To Firm
6W / 74R8%
Firm
7W / 62R11%
Standard
2W / 16R13%
Good To Yielding
1W / 7R14%
Sloppy
1W / 3R33%
Slow
0W / 3R0%
Yielding
0W / 2R0%
Muddy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 2756 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
154W / 1373R11%
Mile
117W / 1046R11%
Middle
31W / 335R9%
Staying
0W / 2R0%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Launceston (AUS)
3W / 4R75%
#2Flemington
3W / 6R50%
#3Meydan (UAE)
2W / 6R33%
#4Hobart (AUS)
2W / 7R29%
#5Ascot (AUS)
5W / 20R25%
#6Bendigo (AUS)
2W / 8R25%
#7Caulfield
1W / 4R25%
#8Warwick Farm (AUS)
1W / 4R25%
#9Geelong (AUS)
4W / 18R22%
#10Kyoto (JPN)
2W / 9R22%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1David A Hayes
18W / 189R10%
#2David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig
12W / 97R12%
#3Darren Weir
11W / 62R18%
#4James Cummings
11W / 92R12%
#5Ben Will & JD Hayes
9W / 29R31%
#6Chris Waller
9W / 129R7%
#7Andrew Noblet
7W / 25R28%
#8J O'Shea
7W / 63R11%
#9Robert Smerdon
7W / 63R11%
#10Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
6W / 40R15%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Godolphin
20W / 150R13%
#2Lindsay Park Bloodstock Green Shorts Racing Et Al
10W / 28R36%
#3Pinecliff Racing Syndicate
5W / 9R56%
#4Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Syndicate
5W / 14R36%
#5Pearl Bloodstock Ltd
4W / 9R44%
#6G A Gathercole
4W / 13R31%
#7Aqua Trained Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd
4W / 13R31%
#8M B Christian Miss S M Miller Et Al
4W / 15R27%
#9A D Fraser Ms A Fraser Miss E J Ridley
4W / 15R27%
#10Go Bloodstock Australia A J N Brooks Et Al
3W / 5R60%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

2733

Wins

299

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

18

Wins

2

Win Rate

11%

Dirt

Runs

4

Wins

1

Win Rate

25%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

2756

Wins

302

Win %

11%

Place %

32%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

The TAB Everest (3yo+) (Turf)

Bella Nipotina (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 19 Oct 2024

£3.7M
#2

The TAB Everest (Conditions) (3yo+) (Turf)

Giga Kick (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 15 Oct 2022

£3.6M
#3

Lexus Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Vow And Declare (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 5 Nov 2019

£2.6M
#4

BMW Hong Kong Derby (Conditions) (4yo) (Course A) (Turf)

Cap Ferrat (AUS) · Sha Tin (HK) · 23 Mar 2025

£1.5M
#5

Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Turf)

Sir Delius (GB) · Randwick (AUS) · 11 Apr 2026

£1.5M
#6

Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Criterion (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 11 Apr 2015

£1.3M
#7

Tatts Cox Plate (3yo+) (Turf)

Pinker Pinker (AUS) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 22 Oct 2011

£1.2M
#8

BMW Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Dunaden (FR) · Caulfield (AUS) · 20 Oct 2012

£1.1M
#9

BMW Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Southern Speed (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 15 Oct 2011

£1.1M
#10

The Star Doncaster Mile Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Mr Brightside (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 2 Apr 2022

£1M

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

7.5/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
59
2/1–4/1
79
4/1–8/1
79
8/1–16/1
52
16/1+
29

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
73W / 734R10%
Mid
121W / 971R12%
High
105W / 1025R10%