Jockey Profile

Jockeys/George Rooke

George Rooke

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

George Rooke is a jockey with 2061 career rides 171 winners. He rides at a 8.3% strike rate. He has placed 605 times. He has earned £2.5M in prize money. His strongest track is Trentham (NZ) (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.3%

Total Wins

171

Total Runs

2,061

Places

605

Place %

29.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
201820192020202120222023202420252026015304560358.36
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-03-28Trentham (NZ)Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (Turf)Excite (AUS)4127ffGood To Soft
2026-03-28Trentham (NZ)Listen Live On sportnation.nz NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)She's A Dealer (AUS)1178ffGood To Soft
2026-03-07Ellerslie (NZ)HKJC World Pool NZ Derby (Turf)Road To Paris (NZ)11612ffGood
2026-03-07Ellerslie (NZ)Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (Turf)Provence (NZ)71010ffGood
2026-02-21Ellerslie (NZ)Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (Fiillies) (Turf)Tajana (NZ)81712ffGood To Soft
2026-02-21Ellerslie (NZ)Sport Nation Otaki Maori WFA Classic (Turf)Provence (NZ)3118ffGood To Soft
2026-02-07Te Rapa (NZ)BCD Group Sprint (Turf)Provence (NZ)9107ffGood
2026-02-07Te Rapa (NZ)Herbie Dyke Stakes (Turf)Nereus (NZ)7910ffGood
2026-01-31Ellerslie (NZ)Colin Jillings 2yo Classic (Turf)Parfait Dimanche (AUS)3106ffGood To Soft
2025-12-06Trentham (NZ)TAB Mufhasa Classic (3yo+) (Turf)Provence (NZ)1108ffGood
2025-11-15Riccarton Park (NZ)Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 53rd New Zealand 2000 Guineas (3yo) (Turf)Affirmative Action (AUS)2158ffHeavy
2025-10-18Ellerslie (NZ)Livamol Classic (3yo+) (Turf)Sharp 'N' Smart (NZ)3910ffGood
2025-09-27Te Rapa (NZ)Howden Insurance Mile (3yo+) (Turf)Tuxedo (NZ)6148ffHeavy
2025-09-06Ellerslie (NZ)Proisir Plate (3yo+) (Turf)Tuxedo (NZ)7167ffGood To Soft
2025-06-07Eagle Farm (AUS)Seven Queensland Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)She's A Dealer (AUS)51811ffGood To Soft
2025-04-12Riccarton Park (NZ)Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes () (2yo) (Turf)Best Rose (AUS)8115ffGood
2025-03-29Trentham (NZ)Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (2yo) (Turf)To Bravery Born (NZ)10137ffGood
2025-03-08Ellerslie (NZ)Trackside NZ Derby (3yo) (Turf)Oceana Dream (NZ)111612ffGood To Soft
2025-03-08Ellerslie (NZ)NZB Kiwi () (3yo) (Turf)Zormella (NZ)11147.5ffGood To Soft
2025-03-08Ellerslie (NZ)HKJC World Pool New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Merchant Queen (AUS)10138ffGood To Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Lingfield (AW)3%15%5%14%14%10%
Wolverhampton (AW)14%23%16%—6%16%
Kempton (AW)0%9%3%5%0%6%
Chelmsford (AW)11%9%8%12%5%38%
Southwell (AW)10%4%0%13%—13%
Bath0%0%—16%0%14%
Chepstow0%0%5%0%11%10%
Windsor0%3%—0%11%0%

Going Performance

Based on 2062 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
104W / 898R12%
Standard To Slow
19W / 344R6%
Good
18W / 281R6%
Good To Firm
19W / 257R7%
Good To Soft
4W / 118R3%
Soft
3W / 97R3%
Firm
4W / 35R11%
Heavy
0W / 32R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 2062 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
73W / 1015R7%
Mile
57W / 723R8%
Middle
40W / 304R13%
Staying
1W / 20R5%

Course Specialists

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

#1Trentham (NZ)
2W / 4R50%
#2York
1W / 3R33%
#3Salisbury
7W / 45R16%
#4Les Landes (JER)
3W / 20R15%
#5Haydock
2W / 14R14%
#6Wolverhampton (AW)
37W / 277R13%
#7Chelmsford (AW)
24W / 207R12%
#8Sandown
3W / 27R11%
#9Lingfield (AW)
34W / 331R10%
#10Southwell (AW)
12W / 140R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C708162432

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Richard Hughes
51W / 386R13%
#2Gay Kelleway
10W / 71R14%
#3Roger Teal
10W / 90R11%
#4Michael Appleby
9W / 81R11%
#5Michael Madgwick
7W / 56R13%
#6Sir Mark Todd
7W / 59R12%
#7Hughie Morrison
6W / 52R12%
#8Patrick Chamings
5W / 63R8%
#9Mark Usher
5W / 60R8%
#10Mark Rimell
4W / 10R40%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Joe Lane
6W / 29R21%
#2M J Caddy
5W / 21R24%
#3Alex Smith
4W / 7R57%
#4Jaber Abdullah
4W / 9R44%
#5Miss Sally M Howes
4W / 11R36%
#6The New River Partnership
4W / 12R33%
#7F Morley
4W / 22R18%
#8Sonia M Rogers Anthony Rogers
3W / 5R60%
#9P Crook J Moynihan R Mortlock
3W / 5R60%
#10R P Gallagher
3W / 6R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

820

Wins

48

Win Rate

6%

AW

Runs

1242

Wins

123

Win Rate

10%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

2062

Wins

171

Win %

8%

Place %

29%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

HKJC World Pool NZ Derby (Turf)

Road To Paris (NZ) · Ellerslie (NZ) · 7 Mar 2026

£320.5k
#2

Listen Live On sportnation.nz NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

She's A Dealer (AUS) · Trentham (NZ) · 28 Mar 2026

£147.4k
#3

TAB Mufhasa Classic (3yo+) (Turf)

Provence (NZ) · Trentham (NZ) · 6 Dec 2025

£102.7k
#4

William Hill Conqueror Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)

Mrs Fitzherbert (IRE) · Goodwood · 30 Apr 2022

£29.5k
#5

BetUK Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed)

Kimngrace (IRE) · Lingfield (AW) · 25 Feb 2023

£25.9k
#6

weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap

Bascule (FR) · Chelmsford (AW) · 16 Dec 2021

£20.6k
#7

Christmas Parties At Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap

Bascule (FR) · Chelmsford (AW) · 11 Nov 2021

£20.6k
#8

Juddmonte British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Aviation Time (IRE) · Kempton (AW) · 20 Sept 2024

£15.5k
#9

betfred.com Handicap

Cry Havoc (IRE) · Chelmsford (AW) · 13 Sept 2020

£12.4k
#10

British Ebf Premier Fillies' Handicap

Mrs Fitzherbert (IRE) · Lingfield (AW) · 21 Aug 2021

£11.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

80/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
32
2/1–4/1
51
4/1–8/1
47
8/1–16/1
26
16/1+
15

Draw Performance

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

Low
39W / 513R8%
Mid
55W / 700R8%
High
74W / 824R9%