Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Mark Zahra

Mark Zahra

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Mark Zahra is a jockey with 1558 career rides 193 winners. He rides at a 12.4% strike rate. He has placed 519 times. He has earned £51.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Flemington (2w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.4%

Total Wins

193

Total Runs

1,558

Places

519

Place %

33.3%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
200620082010201120122013201420152016201720182020202220242026061218244711.46
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-17AscotDuke Of Cambridge Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) (Rnd)Snellen (IRE)5158ffGood To Firm
2026-06-17AscotRoyal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str)La Botte (GB)13288ffGood To Firm
2026-06-16AscotQueen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (Str)Docklands (GB)798ffGood To Firm
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)She's Got Pizzazz (AUS)1156.5ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)Trackside NZ J.J. Atkins (Turf)Martist (AUS)4128ffHeavy
2026-06-13Eagle Farm (AUS)HKJC World Pool Q22 (Turf)Royal Supremacy (IRE)1911ffHeavy
2026-06-06Eagle Farm (AUS)Seven Queensland Oaks (Fillies) (Turf)Grand Omaha (AUS)91811ffGood
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Living Turf Premier's Cup (Handicap) (Turf)Royal Supremacy (IRE)31412ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)The Straight Sires' Produce (Turf)Martist (AUS)3167ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Lord Mayor's Cup (Turf)Depth Of Character (AUS)8139ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (Turf)Beadman (AUS)12187ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Sky Racing Queensland Derby (Turf)Different Gravy (AUS)41812ffGood To Soft
2026-05-30Eagle Farm (AUS)Ladbrokes Kingsford Smith Cup (Turf)Napoleonic (AUS)12166.5ffGood To Soft
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Plate (Turf)Snitzanova (AUS)12148ffGood To Soft
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)ANZ Bloodstock News The Roses 3yo (Fillies) (Turf)Grand Omaha (AUS)31410ffGood
2026-05-23Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes BRC Sprint (Handicap) (Turf)Rockribbed (AUS)14167ffGood
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)Seven Spirit Of Boom Classic (Turf)Martist (AUS)2126ffSoft
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)JRA Chairman's Handicap Handicap) (Turf)Royal Supremacy (IRE)31310ffSoft
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)Ladbrokes Doomben 10 000 (Turf)Warnie (IRE)11156ffSoft
2026-05-16Doomben (AUS)HKJC World Pool Rough Habit Plate (Turf)One Step Closer (AUS)141610ffSoft

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Caulfield (AUS)16%16%11%11%14%11%
Flemington (AUS)15%13%15%16%6%9%
Moonee Valley (AUS)20%10%—15%9%22%
Morphettville (AUS)0%13%0%17%11%20%
Randwick (AUS)0%12%8%0%0%11%
Sandown (AUS)10%22%20%0%25%17%
Eagle Farm (AUS)0%6%0%17%33%13%
Rosehill (AUS)—0%6%—15%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1558 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
143W / 1124R13%
Good To Soft
29W / 251R12%
Soft
10W / 118R8%
Heavy
10W / 52R19%
Good To Firm
1W / 11R9%
Very Soft
0W / 1R0%
Firm
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1558 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
108W / 827R13%
Mile
68W / 565R12%
Middle
17W / 166R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Flemington
2W / 3R67%
#2Pakenham (AUS)
1W / 3R33%
#3Caulfield
1W / 3R33%
#4Ascot
2W / 9R22%
#5Geelong (AUS)
3W / 14R21%
#6Sandown (AUS)
11W / 64R17%
#7Morphettville (AUS)
13W / 96R14%
#8Caulfield (AUS)
62W / 466R13%
#9Flemington (AUS)
54W / 424R13%
#10Moonee Valley (AUS)
23W / 172R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C50255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Peter Snowden
20W / 79R25%
#2Ciaron Maher
15W / 96R16%
#3Darren Weir
13W / 69R19%
#4Anthony & Sam Freedman
13W / 80R16%
#5David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig
13W / 95R14%
#6Robert Smerdon
12W / 73R16%
#7Peter & Paul Snowden
9W / 64R14%
#8Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
9W / 83R11%
#9Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
8W / 53R15%
#10Ben Will & JD Hayes
5W / 44R11%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sheikh Mohammed
13W / 63R21%
#2Godolphin
8W / 44R18%
#3Darley Australia Pty Ltd Syndicate Sheikh Mohammed
6W / 8R75%
#4Yu Long Investments
5W / 21R24%
#5Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd
5W / 21R24%
#6Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
4W / 11R36%
#7Oti Racing J Higgins Et Al
4W / 11R36%
#8Pinecliff Racing Railway Regulars Et Al
3W / 5R60%
#9Newgate S F China Horse Club Et Al
3W / 6R50%
#10Pinecliff Racing Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd
3W / 6R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

1558

Wins

193

Win Rate

12%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1558

Wins

193

Win %

12%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Lexus Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Gold Trip (FR) · Flemington (AUS) · 1 Nov 2022

£2.5M
#2

Lexus Melbourne Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Without A Fight (IRE) · Flemington (AUS) · 7 Nov 2023

£2.5M
#3

Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Without A Fight (IRE) · Caulfield (AUS) · 21 Oct 2023

£1.7M
#4

Stella Artois Caulfield Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Verry Elleegant (NZ) · Caulfield (AUS) · 17 Oct 2020

£1.7M
#5

VRC Champions Sprint (3yo+) (Turf)

Giga Kick (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 8 Nov 2025

£891.1k
#6

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

Santa Ana Lane (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 6 Apr 2019

£864.4k
#7

Harrolds Australian Derby (3yo) (Turf)

Levendi (AUS) · Randwick (AUS) · 7 Apr 2018

£750k
#8

Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (3yo) (Turf)

Super Seth (AUS) · Caulfield (AUS) · 12 Oct 2019

£667.7k
#9

Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Southport Tycoon (AUS) · Moonee Valley (AUS) · 27 Sept 2024

£641.7k
#10

Coolmore Stud Stakes (3yo) (Turf)

Tentyris (AUS) · Flemington (AUS) · 1 Nov 2025

£594.1k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

25/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
37
2/1–4/1
47
4/1–8/1
61
8/1–16/1
26
16/1+
19

Draw Performance

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

Low
52W / 445R12%
Mid
61W / 549R11%
High
73W / 552R13%