Damien Thornton
Jockey Statistics
Damien Thornton is a jockey with 280 career rides 16 winners. He rides at a 5.7% strike rate. He has placed 55 times. He has earned £2.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Rosehill (AUS) (1w from 3r).
Career Statistics
Win Rate
5.7%
Total Wins
16
Total Runs
280
Places
55
Place %
19.6%
Recent Form
Season Performance
Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position
- Total Wins
- Avg Position
Recent Results
| Date | Track | Race | Horse | Pos | Runners | Distance | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Seven Grand Prix Stakes (3yo) (Turf) | Highgrove Rose (AUS) | 4 | 14 | 9ff | Good |
| 2025-12-06 | Doomben (AUS) | Ladbrokes George Moore Stakes Handicap) (2yo+) (Turf) | Boom Torque (AUS) | 5 | 10 | 6ff | Good |
| 2025-07-05 | Sunshine Coast (AUS) | Double R Group Winx Guineas (3yo) (Turf) | Hella Fast (AUS) | 4 | 16 | 8ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-06-28 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Tattersall's Tiara (2yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | Olentia (AUS) | 3 | 17 | 7ff | Good |
| 2025-06-14 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Sky Racing Gunsynd Classic (3yo) (Turf) | Moon Sweeper (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 8ff | Good |
| 2025-06-14 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | XXXX Brisbane Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) | So Dazzling (NZ) | 9 | 11 | 16ff | Good |
| 2025-06-14 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | The Star Stradbroke Handicap (3yo+) (Turf) | Front Page (AUS) | 16 | 18 | 7ff | Good |
| 2025-06-07 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Ladbrokes Lightning Handicap (Listed Handicap) (2yo+) (Turf) | Shalaa's Moment (AUS) | 10 | 12 | 5ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-06-07 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | U&U Recruitment Queensland Day Stakes () (3yo) (Turf) | Lutetia (AUS) | 7 | 18 | 6ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-06-07 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Seven Queensland Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | Eclair Encore (JPN) | 15 | 18 | 11ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-06-04 | Doomben (AUS) | Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (3yo) (Turf) | Piperita (AUS) | 14 | 15 | 7ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-05-31 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Aquis Stallions BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (2yo) (Turf) | Ha'penny Hatch (NZ) | 14 | 14 | 7ff | Heavy |
| 2025-05-24 | Doomben (AUS) | Drinkwise Bill Carter Stakes () (2yo Fillies) (Turf) | Ha'penny Hatch (NZ) | 4 | 10 | 7ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-05-24 | Doomben (AUS) | HKJC World Pool BRC Sprint Handicap) (2yo+) (Turf) | Boom Torque (AUS) | 12 | 16 | 7ff | Good |
| 2025-05-17 | Scone (AUS) | Coolmore Denise's Joy Stakes (Listed Handicap) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | Overfull (AUS) | 4 | 15 | 5.5ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-05-17 | Scone (AUS) | Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic Handicap) (2yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) | Arts Object (AUS) | 4 | 16 | 7ff | Good To Soft |
| 2025-05-10 | Gold Coast (AUS) | Brandons Electrical Gold Coast Guineas (3yo) (Turf) | Merchant Gold (AUS) | 2 | 15 | 6ff | Heavy |
| 2025-05-10 | Gold Coast (AUS) | TAB A.D. Hollindale Stakes (2yo+) (Turf) | Williamsburg (AUS) | 11 | 13 | 9ff | Heavy |
| 2025-05-10 | Gold Coast (AUS) | Certis Security Gold Coast Bracelet () (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | Meridiana (NZ) | 8 | 13 | 9ff | Heavy |
| 2025-05-03 | Eagle Farm (AUS) | Sky Racing Queensland Guineas (3yo) (Turf) | Warrior For Peace (AUS) | 10 | 13 | 8ff | Good |
Strike Rate by Course & Distance
Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.
| Course | 5f | 6f | 7f | 1m | 1m2f | 1m4f+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caulfield (AUS) | 0% | 0% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Eagle Farm (AUS) | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 25% | 0% |
| Flemington (AUS) | 25% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Morphettville (AUS) | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| Doomben (AUS) | — | 17% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Moonee Valley (AUS) | 0% | 0% | — | 0% | 0% | — |
| Sandown (AUS) | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Sunshine Coast (AUS) | — | 0% | — | 0% | 0% | — |
Going Performance
Based on 280 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.
Distance Performance
Based on 280 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.
Course Specialists
Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).
Class Performance
Win rates by race class (1–7).
Seasonality
Monthly win rate across stored results.
Trainer Partnerships
Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).
Owner Partnerships
Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).
Surface Split
Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.
Turf
Runs
279
Wins
15
Win Rate
5%
AW
Runs
1
Wins
1
Win Rate
100%
Flat vs Jumps
Separate stats for each racing code.
Runs
280
Wins
16
Win %
6%
Place %
20%
Biggest Wins
Most valuable victories from stored results.
Aquis Stallions BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (2yo) (Turf)
Cifrado (AUS) · Eagle Farm (AUS) · 27 May 2023
Schweppes Thousand Guineas (3yo Fillies) (Turf)
Yearning (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 13 Oct 2021
Schweppes Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)
Toffee Tongue (NZ) · Morphettville (AUS) · 2 May 2020
Magic Millions Vo Rogue Plate (3yo) (Turf)
Cifrado (AUS) · Doomben (AUS) · 30 Dec 2023
Ladbrokes Grand Prix Stakes (3yo) (Turf)
Encoder (AUS) · Eagle Farm (AUS) · 16 Dec 2023
Spirit Of Boom Classic (2yo) (Turf)
Cifrado (AUS) · Doomben (AUS) · 13 May 2023
World Horse Racing Aurie's Star Handicap (2yo+) (Turf)
The Astrologist (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 7 Aug 2021
Darley Maribyrnong Plate (2yo) (Turf)
Krakarib (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 31 Oct 2022
UBET SA Sires' Produce Stakes (2yo) (Turf)
Time Awaits (AUS) · Morphettville (AUS) · 13 May 2017
Bowersmans Pago Pago Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Time For War (AUS) · Rosehill (AUS) · 29 Mar 2014
Market Performance
Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.
Avg Winner SP
11.4/1
Shortest Winner
2.6/1
Biggest Winner
25/1
Winner SP Distribution
Top Horses
Horses this jockey has the best record on (minimum 2 rides together).
Draw Performance
Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).