Jockey Profile

Jockeys/John Allen

John Allen

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

John Allen is a jockey with 1794 career rides 124 winners. He rides at a 6.9% strike rate. He has placed 377 times. He has earned £19.3M in prize money. His strongest track is Doomben (AUS) (4w from 15r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

6.9%

Total Wins

124

Total Runs

1,794

Places

377

Place %

21.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

21 seasons
20052007200920102011201220132015201620172018201920202021202220242026071421284711.28
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)The Straight Sires' Produce (Turf)Home Tomurra (AUS)16167ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Sky Racing Queensland Derby (Turf)Accidental Bid (GB)131812ffGood To Soft
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes Doomben 10 000 (Turf)Skybird (AUS)7156ffSoft
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)HKJC World Pool Rough Habit Plate (Turf)Accidental Bid (GB)61610ffSoft
2026-05-02Morphettville (AUS)Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (Turf)Strictly Business (AUS)21612.5ffSoft
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Australasian Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)Strictly Business (AUS)131610ffGood
2026-04-25Morphettville (AUS)Sportsbet Robert Sangster Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Skybird (AUS)13136ffGood
2026-04-18Ascot (AUS)Lawn Pride Australia - Karrakatta Plate (Turf)Lady Torque (AUS)7166ffGood To Soft
2026-04-04Randwick (AUS)Asahi Super Dry T J Smith Stakes (Turf)Skybird (AUS)396ffSoft
2026-03-21Caulfield (AUS)Dynamic Print Group Alexandra Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Strictly Business (AUS)578ffGood
2026-03-21Caulfield (AUS)Orbit Logistics Don Casboult Classic (Fillies) (Turf)Fundamental Nature (AUS)896ffGood
2026-03-21Caulfield (AUS)Ladbrokes William Reid Stakes (Turf)Airman (AUS)11116ffGood
2026-03-07Flemington (AUS)Darley Sires' Produce Stakes (Turf)Refuse To Curtsy (AUS)10107ffGood
2026-03-07Flemington (AUS)Sharp EIT The All-Star Mile (Turf)Steparty (AUS)598ffGood
2026-02-25Launceston (AUS)Country Club Tasmania Vamos Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Jaguar Stone (AUS)12127ffGood
2026-02-21Caulfield (AUS)Stow Storage Autumn Classic (Turf)Arcora (AUS)2139ffGood
2026-02-08Hobart (AUS)Ladbrokes Hobart Cup Handicap) (Turf)Strawberry Rock (IRE)61312ffGood To Soft
2026-02-07Caulfield (AUS)Sportsbet Blue Diamond Prelude (Fillies) (Turf)Refuse To Curtsy (AUS)7115.5ffGood
2026-02-07Caulfield (AUS)Hyland Race Colours Autumn Stakes (Turf)Arcora (AUS)9127ffGood
2026-02-07Caulfield (AUS)Evergreen Turf Peter Le Grand Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Signature Scent (AUS)5125.5ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)4%13%6%10%15%9%
Flemington (AUS)10%0%0%3%19%21%
Cork (IRE)——0%—0%7%
Limerick (IRE)—————8%
Moonee Valley (AUS)0%13%—9%8%0%
Thurles (IRE)—————7%
Clonmel (IRE)—————3%
Punchestown (IRE)—————1%

Going Performance

Based on 1794 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
51W / 634R8%
Soft
18W / 249R7%
Heavy
7W / 203R3%
Good To Firm
10W / 142R7%
Good To Soft
17W / 121R14%
Yielding
5W / 118R4%
Yielding To Soft
7W / 109R6%
Soft To Heavy
2W / 102R2%
Good To Yielding
0W / 62R0%
Firm
7W / 52R13%
Standard
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1794 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
17W / 293R6%
Mile
34W / 276R12%
Middle
36W / 517R7%
Staying
37W / 708R5%

Course Specialists

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

#1Doomben (AUS)
4W / 15R27%
#2Sandown (AUS)
5W / 25R20%
#3Morphettville (AUS)
11W / 61R18%
#4Randwick (AUS)
3W / 22R14%
#5Killarney (IRE)
5W / 38R13%
#6Bellewstown (IRE)
2W / 16R13%
#7Sligo (IRE)
2W / 15R13%
#8Tipperary (IRE)
4W / 33R12%
#9Kilbeggan (IRE)
4W / 42R10%
#10Caulfield (AUS)
18W / 191R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C501234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
20W / 149R13%
#2Darren Weir
14W / 95R15%
#3Joseph Crowley
13W / 214R6%
#4Sean O O'Brien
7W / 137R5%
#5Kieran Purcell
6W / 54R11%
#6Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
5W / 29R17%
#7Paul Cashman
4W / 64R6%
#8Danny O'Brien
3W / 12R25%
#9Michael Barry
3W / 22R14%
#10Michael McElhone
3W / 36R8%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1M Johnston B Kirkwood Et Al
6W / 14R43%
#2Mrs S Crowley
6W / 42R14%
#3A Kheir J A Oneill Et Al
4W / 20R20%
#4J Patrick Obrien
4W / 30R13%
#5A Kheir K J Payne Et Al
3W / 3R100%
#6Wilawl Go Racing The Golden Table Et Al
3W / 12R25%
#7Michael Barry
3W / 22R14%
#8Kieran Purcell
3W / 22R14%
#9Dr A C Gay G Barker Et Al
2W / 4R50%
#10Craic Syndicate
2W / 5R40%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1792

Wins

124

Win Rate

7%

AW

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

663

Wins

65

Win %

10%

Place %

28%

Jumps

Runs

1131

Wins

59

Win %

5%

Place %

17%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Ladbrokes Cox Plate (3yo+) (Turf)

State Of Rest (IRE) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 23 Oct 2021

£1.7M
#2

Bentley Australian Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Explosive Jack (NZ) · Randwick (AUS) · 10 Apr 2021

£728.9k
#3

AAMI Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Extra Brut (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 3 Nov 2018

£699.4k
#4

Bentley Australian Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Hitotsu (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 2 Apr 2022

£697.6k
#5

Seppelt Mackinnon Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Trap For Fools (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 10 Nov 2018

£696.5k
#6

Penfolds Victoria Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Hitotsu (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 30 Oct 2021

£677k
#7

Tab Australian Cup (3yo+) (Turf)

Fifty Stars (IRE) · Flemington (AUS) · 7 Mar 2020

£478.8k
#8

Coolmore Legacy Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Kenedna (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 13 Apr 2019

£383.7k
#9

Australian Guineas (3yo) (Turf)

Hitotsu (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 5 Mar 2022

£325.3k
#10

Crown Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Strictly Business (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 6 Nov 2025

£297k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.7/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
14
2/1–4/1
27
4/1–8/1
39
8/1–16/1
29
16/1+
14

Draw Performance

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

Low
20W / 174R11%
Mid
16W / 225R7%
High
29W / 261R11%