Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Craig Newitt

Craig Newitt

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Craig Newitt is a jockey with 1219 career rides 98 winners. He rides at a 8% strike rate. He has placed 275 times. He has earned £19.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Cranbourne (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8%

Total Wins

98

Total Runs

1,219

Places

275

Place %

22.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

21 seasons
2007200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024202604812164710.6
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)PFD Food Services Chairman's Stakes (Turf)Autumn Mystery (AUS)91110ffGood
2026-04-04Randwick (AUS)Inglis Sires' (Turf)Alibaba (AUS)9137ffSoft
2026-03-28Rosehill (AUS)Drinkwise Baillieu (Handicap) (Turf)Sumac (AUS)5137ffSoft
2026-03-28Rosehill (AUS)Vinery Stud Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Celestial Award (AUS)8910ffSoft
2026-03-28Rosehill (AUS)E Security Group Star Kingdom Stakes (Handicap) (Turf)Zaszou (AUS)9166ffSoft
2026-03-21Rosehill (AUS)TAB Golden Slipper (Turf)Spicy Miss (AUS)13166ffGood To Soft
2026-03-07Flemington (AUS)Kirin Ichiban Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap) (Turf)Scheelite (AUS)197ffGood
2026-03-07Flemington (AUS)Yulong Newmarket Handicap (Turf)Caballus (AUS)1146ffGood
2026-02-25Launceston (AUS)Country Club Tasmania Vamos Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Sanniya (AUS)1127ffGood
2026-02-25Launceston (AUS)Ladbrokes Launceston Cup Handicap) (Turf)Bank Maur (AUS)81512ffGood
2026-02-21Caulfield (AUS)Sportsbet Angus Armanasco Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Morgana (AUS)897ffGood
2026-02-21Caulfield (AUS)Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (Turf)Alibaba (AUS)8166ffGood
2026-02-08Hobart (AUS)Kevin Sharkie Mystic Journey Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Sanniya (AUS)196ffGood To Soft
2026-02-08Hobart (AUS)Ladbrokes Hobart Cup Handicap) (Turf)Bank Maur (AUS)131312ffGood To Soft
2026-02-07Randwick (AUS)Inglis Millennium (Restricted ) (Turf)Alibaba (AUS)3165.5ffGood
2026-01-10Flemington (AUS)Standish Hcp (Handicap) (Turf)Contemporary (AUS)3116ffGood
2026-01-01Ascot (AUS)TABtouch - Perth Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Sentimental Hero (AUS)71512ffGood
2025-12-06Ascot (AUS)Tabtouch - Northerly Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Sentimental Hero (AUS)15169ffGood
2025-11-22Ascot (AUS)WA Guineas (3yo) (Turf)Ladies Pro (AUS)4138ffGood
2025-11-22Ascot (AUS)Swan Draught - Railway Stakes Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Sentimental Hero (AUS)3168ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)7%17%4%4%8%0%
Flemington (AUS)8%8%8%7%3%4%
Moonee Valley (AUS)27%18%0%12%23%0%
Randwick (AUS)0%10%0%0%14%13%
Morphettville (AUS)17%7%—0%8%8%
Rosehill (AUS)0%6%0%—6%0%
Eagle Farm (AUS)—0%8%0%0%0%
Sandown (AUS)33%0%18%0%17%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1219 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
69W / 822R8%
Good To Soft
17W / 238R7%
Soft
6W / 100R6%
Heavy
4W / 50R8%
Good To Firm
1W / 6R17%
Standard
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 1219 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
58W / 613R9%
Mile
32W / 424R8%
Middle
8W / 182R4%

Course Specialists

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

#1Cranbourne
2W / 3R67%
#2Moonee Valley
1W / 3R33%
#3Ascot
1W / 3R33%
#4Launceston (AUS)
4W / 22R18%
#5Moonee Valley (AUS)
19W / 116R16%
#6Caulfield
1W / 7R14%
#7Sandown (AUS)
4W / 32R13%
#8Hobart (AUS)
3W / 26R12%
#9Caulfield (AUS)
26W / 369R7%
#10Morphettville (AUS)
5W / 67R7%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C105101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Mick Price
39W / 294R13%
#2Lee Freedman
7W / 21R33%
#3Chris Waller
6W / 75R8%
#4Barry Campbell
4W / 8R50%
#5Peter Gelagotis
4W / 19R21%
#6Peter Snowden
3W / 14R21%
#7Danny O'Brien
2W / 8R25%
#8Peter G Moody
2W / 34R6%
#9Fran Houlahan & Brian Johnston
1W / 3R33%
#10David Mueller
1W / 3R33%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Teeley Assets Ltd Syndicate
6W / 27R22%
#2Vinery Stud Greenwich Stud Et Al
5W / 11R45%
#3P Buckley D Mueller
4W / 6R67%
#4T Ferraro C Neal Et Al
3W / 10R30%
#5L E Bartle Mrs P G Bartle Et Al
3W / 18R17%
#6Star Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd Mrs J A Leach Et Al
2W / 2R100%
#7P S Buckley D B Mueller Ms G Guenzi
2W / 3R67%
#8Ms D J Martin J L Brooks Et Al
2W / 6R33%
#9Ingham Racing
2W / 6R33%
#10Vinery Syndicate Et Al
2W / 7R29%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1216

Wins

97

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

1

Win Rate

100%

None

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1219

Wins

98

Win %

8%

Place %

23%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Darley T J Smith Stakes (2yo+) (Turf)

Lankan Rupee (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 12 Apr 2014

£844k
#2

Yulong Newmarket Handicap (Turf)

Caballus (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 7 Mar 2026

£594.1k
#3

AAMI Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Tarzino (NZ) · Flemington (AUS) · 31 Oct 2015

£476.4k
#4

Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (2yo) (Turf)

Extreme Choice (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 27 Feb 2016

£453k
#5

Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (Southern Hemisphere 2yo) (Turf)

Samaready (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 25 Feb 2012

£404.6k
#6

Lexus Newmarket Handicap (2yo+) (Turf)

Shamexpress (NZ) · Flemington (AUS) · 9 Mar 2013

£387.8k
#7

Lexus Newmarket Handicap (2yo+) (Turf)

The Quarterback (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 12 Mar 2016

£373.8k
#8

Sportingbet Manikato Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Lankan Rupee (AUS) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 24 Oct 2014

£330.6k
#9

AAMI Stradbroke Handicap

La Montagna (AUS) · Eagle Farm (AUS) · 10 Jun 2006

£282.1k
#10

Darley Australian Cup

Roman Arch (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 11 Mar 2006

£258.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

9.3/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
22
2/1–4/1
17
4/1–8/1
21
8/1–16/1
23
16/1+
13

Draw Performance

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

Low
24W / 321R7%
Mid
32W / 419R8%
High
35W / 459R8%