Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Karl Zechner

Karl Zechner

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Karl Zechner is a jockey with 84 career rides 6 winners. He rides at a 7.1% strike rate. He has placed 22 times. He has earned £332.2k in prize money. His strongest track is Greyville (SAF) (1w from 9r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.1%

Total Wins

6

Total Runs

84

Places

22

Place %

26.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

14 seasons
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212025202601234471013
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-09Gold Coast (AUS)Brandons Electrical Gold Coast Guineas (Turf)Blitzburg (AUS)9146ffGood
2025-12-27Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions B J McLachlan Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Fearless Win (AUS)486ffGood To Soft
2021-08-14Morphettville (AUS)James Squire Spring Stakes (2yo+) (Turf)Ritratto (AUS)366ffSoft
2021-05-15Morphettville (AUS)TAB Proud Miss Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Smokin' Val (AUS)476ffGood To Soft
2021-05-15Morphettville (AUS)TAB SA Fillies Classic (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Shebringzit (AUS)41612.5ffGood To Soft
2021-05-08Morphettville (AUS)TAB South Australian Derby (3yo) (Turf)Shebringzit (AUS)41612.5ffGood To Soft
2021-05-01Morphettville (AUS)TAB Tobin Bronze Stakes (Formerly Euclase Stakes) (3yo) (Turf)Smokin' Val (AUS)5126ffGood
2021-04-24Morphettville (AUS)Breeders' Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Champagne Dreams (AUS)996ffGood
2021-04-24Morphettville (AUS)Chairman's Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Shebringzit (AUS)31410ffGood
2021-04-17Morphettville (AUS)Auraria Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Wanalirri (AUS)10169ffGood
2020-05-16Morphettville (AUS)The Furphy Goodwood (3yo+) (Turf)Li'l Kontra (AUS)13146ffGood To Soft
2020-04-18Morphettville (AUS)Schweppervescence Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Oriental Lily (AUS)9169ffGood
2019-11-30Turffontein Standside (SAF)Gauteng Chris Gerber Summer Cup proudly brought to you by Bidvest Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)Dawn Assault (SAF)162010ffGood
2019-11-16Turffontein Standside (SAF)The Racing Association Maiden Plate (2yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Maitreya (SAF)15196ffGood
2019-11-09Vaal (SAF)Victory Moon Stakes Powered by Socrasyns Torro Ya Africa (3yo+) (Turf)Master Magic (SAF)3139ffGood
2019-10-05Turffontein Inside (SAF)Joburg Spring Challenge (2yo+) (Turf)Angel's Power (SAF)9137ffGood
2019-03-02Turffontein Standside (SAF)Hawaii Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Captain Aldo (SAF)12137ffGood
2019-03-02Turffontein Standside (SAF)Acacia Handicap (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Strawberry Pavlova (SAF)9128ffGood
2019-03-02Turffontein Standside (SAF)Wilgerbosdrift S A Fillies Classic (3yo) (Turf)Ronnie's Candy (SAF)12129ffGood
2019-02-02Turffontein Standside (SAF)Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Railtrip (SAF)7168ffGood To Soft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Turffontein Standside (SAF)0%0%0%0%14%50%
Morphettville (AUS)—0%——0%0%
Greyville (SAF)—50%0%0%0%0%
Turffontein Inside (SAF)—0%0%0%——
Turffontein (SAF)0%——0%0%—
Vaal (SAF)—0%0%—0%—
Scottsville (SAF)—0%————
Kenilworth (SAF)0%———0%—

Going Performance

Based on 84 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
5W / 67R7%
Good To Soft
0W / 10R0%
Soft
0W / 6R0%
Yielding
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 84 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
2W / 36R6%
Mile
3W / 42R7%
Middle
1W / 6R17%

Course Specialists

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

#1Greyville (SAF)
1W / 9R11%
#2Turffontein Standside (SAF)
3W / 33R9%
#3Morphettville (AUS)
0W / 10R0%
#4Vaal (SAF)
0W / 4R0%
#5Turffontein Inside (SAF)
0W / 7R0%
#6Scottsville (SAF)
0W / 4R0%
#7Turffontein (SAF)
0W / 7R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C107142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec09182736

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1M G Azzie
2W / 11R18%
#2Gavin Van Zyl
1W / 3R33%
#3S Mohideen
1W / 4R25%
#4S J Gray
1W / 7R14%
#5S G Tarry
1W / 9R11%
#6Mick Huxtable
0W / 4R0%
#7M G Azzie & A A Azzie
0W / 8R0%
#8Dorrie Sham
0W / 4R0%
#9T Zackey
0W / 4R0%
#10K Naidoo
0W / 4R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1A Mrs F J Van Vuuren
2W / 6R33%
#2H M K Al Mehairi
1W / 4R25%
#3St John D Gray
1W / 6R17%
#4W J W Thompson D L Summerton Et Al
0W / 2R0%
#5M M Grande P J Seears Et Al
0W / 3R0%
#6M G Advisory Services Pty Ltd
0W / 2R0%
#7Drakenstein Stud
0W / 2R0%
#8K P Mrs N M Backos S F G Habib
0W / 4R0%
#9Ms Yvette Bremner Optima Trust
0W / 2R0%
#10Roy Moodley
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

84

Wins

6

Win Rate

7%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

84

Wins

6

Win %

7%

Place %

26%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

S A Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Abashiri (SAF) · Turffontein Standside (SAF) · 30 Apr 2016

£54.8k
#2

S A Classic (3yo) (Turf)

Abashiri (SAF) · Turffontein Standside (SAF) · 2 Apr 2016

£54.8k
#3

Mercury Sprint (2yo+) (Turf)

Bull Valley (SAF) · Greyville (SAF) · 15 Jul 2017

£29.5k
#4

Victory Moon Stakes

Zambucca (SAF) · Turffontein Standside · 16 Nov 2012

£14.9k
#5

London News Stakes (2yo+) (Turf)

Dawn Assault (SAF) · Turffontein Standside (SAF) · 6 Jan 2019

£8.5k
#6

Rotary Club Of Phoenix Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)

To Go West (SAF) · Greyville · 29 Mar 2011

£3.8k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.4/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

33/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
3
2/1–4/1
0
4/1–8/1
2
8/1–16/1
0
16/1+
1

Draw Performance

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

Low
2W / 24R8%
Mid
1W / 30R3%
High
1W / 28R4%