Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Xavier Ziani

Xavier Ziani

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Xavier Ziani is a jockey with 750 career rides 59 winners. He rides at a 7.9% strike rate. He has placed 162 times. He has earned £1.5M in prize money. His strongest track is Al Ain (UAE) (3w from 31r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.9%

Total Wins

59

Total Runs

750

Places

162

Place %

21.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

18 seasons
2006200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420250369124712
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-11-15Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 4 - Dubai Refreshment (P.J.S.C) Cup - Daaeem Incentive Race For Daaeem Races (Maiden) (Dirt)Pipes And Drums (GB)386ffFast
2025-03-16Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 7 - Commercial Bank Of Dubai Stakes (Handicap) (Dirt)Sunny Street (IRE)14148ffFast
2025-03-16Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 4 - Al Wasl Classic (Conditions Race) (Colts & Geldings) (Dirt)On The Way (USA)7107ffFast
2025-03-16Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 3 - Jebel Ali Distaff (Conditions Race) (Fillies) (Dirt)Shimmering Pearl (USA)5117ffFast
2025-03-16Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 2 - Shafar Investment Stakes (Handicap) (Dirt)Desperate Hero (GB)5116ffFast
2025-03-14Meydan (UAE)Longines Conquest Chronograph (Handicap) (Dirt)Pipes And Drums (GB)7158ffFast
2025-03-14Meydan (UAE)Longines Spirit Zulu Time (Conditions) (Dirt)Arigatou Gozaimasu (USA)896ffFast
2025-03-14Meydan (UAE)Longines Master Collection (Handicap) (Turf)Indicate (IRE)12135ffGood
2025-03-14Meydan (UAE)Longines Conquest (Handicap) (Turf)Excel Power (IRE)10167ffGood
2025-03-14Meydan (UAE)Longines Mini Dolce Vita (Handicap) (Dirt)Sudden Ambush (GB)5138ffFast
2025-03-07Meydan (UAE)Azizi Riviera (Handicap) (Turf)Enchanted Life (IRE)16166ffGood To Firm
2025-03-07Meydan (UAE)Azizi Creek Views (Conditions) (Dirt)Vocalizer (USA)12139.5ffFast
2025-03-07Meydan (UAE)Azizi Mina (Handicap) (Dirt)Sunny Street (IRE)10107ffFast
2025-03-02Jebel Ali (UAE)Race 2 - Bin Dasmal Group Stakes (Maiden) (Dirt)Pipes And Drums (GB)6167ffFast
2025-02-21Meydan (UAE)Jebel Ali Port Presented By DP World (Handicap) (Dirt)Pipes And Drums (GB)6146ffFast
2025-02-21Meydan (UAE)Al Bastakiya Presented By DP World () (Dirt)On The Way (USA)15159.5ffFast
2025-02-15Jebel Ali (UAE)Jebel Ali Mile Sponsored by A.R.M. Holding (Dirt)Tenbury Wells (USA)12148ffFast
2025-02-15Jebel Ali (UAE)Jebel Ali Sprint Sponsored by Lamborghini (3rd Leg of the Emirates Sprint Series) (Dirt)Indicate (IRE)8145ffFast
2025-02-14Meydan (UAE)Lincoln Race (Handicap) (Dirt)Kibo Misaki (USA)81611ffFast
2025-02-14Meydan (UAE)Lincoln Presidential Race (Handicap) (Dirt)Tolmount (GB)7158ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Jebel Ali (UAE)6%5%2%12%10%—
Meydan (UAE)0%8%8%6%10%12%
Abu Dhabi (UAE)——0%15%—6%
Sharjah (UAE)0%0%—0%7%0%
Al Ain (UAE)0%—0%20%8%0%
Doha (QA)——0%0%——
Jinma Lake (CHN)——0%——0%
Nad Al Sheba (UAE)————0%—

Going Performance

Based on 750 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
46W / 556R8%
Good
4W / 112R4%
Standard
6W / 57R11%
Good To Firm
1W / 20R5%
Firm
2W / 2R100%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%
Soft
0W / 1R0%
Good To Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 750 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
10W / 230R4%
Mile
48W / 494R10%
Middle
1W / 26R4%

Course Specialists

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

#1Al Ain (UAE)
3W / 31R10%
#2Jebel Ali (UAE)
25W / 306R8%
#3Meydan (UAE)
24W / 296R8%
#4Abu Dhabi (UAE)
6W / 79R8%
#5Sharjah (UAE)
1W / 33R3%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1S bin Ghadayer
35W / 325R11%
#2M bin Shafya
11W / 116R9%
#3S Jadhav
5W / 49R10%
#4A bin Harmash
3W / 68R4%
#5Salem bin Ghadayer
3W / 104R3%
#6O Daraj
2W / 12R17%
#7M Al Mheiri
0W / 4R0%
#8S Seemar
0W / 9R0%
#9Miss B Deutrom
0W / 8R0%
#10R Bouresly
0W / 18R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
17W / 234R7%
#2Ahmad Ghalita Almheiri
7W / 28R25%
#3Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer
7W / 58R12%
#4Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
5W / 47R11%
#5Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer
2W / 9R22%
#6Ss Syndicate
2W / 11R18%
#7Faiuz Jamil Al Turkumani
2W / 23R9%
#8Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
2W / 24R8%
#9Ziad A Galadari
1W / 3R33%
#10Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum
1W / 3R33%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

556

Wins

46

Win Rate

8%

Turf

Runs

137

Wins

7

Win Rate

5%

AW

Runs

57

Wins

6

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

750

Wins

59

Win %

8%

Place %

22%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Jebel Ali Mile Sponsored By Shadwell (Dirt)

Blown By Wind (GB) · Jebel Ali (UAE) · 22 Jan 2021

£68.7k
#2

Abu Dhabi Championship () (Turf)

Vagalame (IRE) · Abu Dhabi (UAE) · 4 Apr 2024

£48.7k
#3

The Sword Of Honour Stakes Sponsored By Daman Markets By Daman Securities (Handicap) (Dirt)

Crown Estate (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 3 Jan 2025

£32.6k
#4

Mina (Handicap) (Dirt)

Important Mission (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 29 Feb 2020

£23.4k
#5

Longines Record Collection (Handicap) (Dirt)

Gundogdu (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 21 Nov 2019

£21.8k
#6

CNN Sport (Handicap) (Dirt)

Gundogdu (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 14 Mar 2019

£21.8k
#7

Emirates SkyCargo (Handicap) (Dirt)

Pit Stop (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 9 Nov 2017

£21.1k
#8

Longines Hydroconquest (Handicap) (Dirt)

Untold Secret (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 12 Mar 2020

£20.3k
#9

Emirates NBD Priority Banking (Handicap) (Dirt)

Gundogdu (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 1 Feb 2020

£20.3k
#10

Longines Dolce Vita Collection (Handicap) (Dirt)

Untold Secret (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 8 Nov 2018

£20k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

14.4/1

Shortest Winner

1.8/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
2
2/1–4/1
5
4/1–8/1
11
8/1–16/1
15
16/1+
16

Draw Performance

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

Low
23W / 213R11%
Mid
14W / 230R6%
High
22W / 305R7%