DAMIEN THORNTON
Australia
With a background in equestrian and raised on a farm outside of Geelong, Damien Thornton began his career in 2011.
Damien Thornton had an immediate impact on the Victorian jockey ranks riding 25 metropolitan winners and in 2013 took an opportunity to move to Sydney and ride for Rosehill based trainer Gerald Ryan.
It was for the Ryan stable that Thornton claimed his first stakes success when partnering two-year-old Time For War to win the 2014 Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes going on to win the 2015 Group 3 Vamos Stakes on Vibrant Rouge for his father Glenn.
In 2016 Thornton moved to Adelaide to become the stable rider for leading trainer Tony McEvoy with good success.
First Runner 21 Aug 2011
Frenchkook (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Aus) | Frank O'brien Memorial Hcp C1
First Win 23 Aug 2011
I'm Mysterious (Aus)
Geelong Synthetic (Aus) | Geelong Milk/Pura Hcp (58)
Best Horse :
THE ASTROLOGIST (Timeform Rating 117)
First Group Win (G1):
TOFFEE TONGUE (02 May 2020)
DAMIEN THORNTON's Career
StartsLatest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 13 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | KISSED BY EVIE | $26 | 3 OPEN | 1800m | $85,000 | GLENN THORNTON | 1:50.47 |
| 8 of 8 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | HOT SPRING GOLD | $26 | OPEN | 1200m | $85,000 | CHRIS MUNCE | 1:10.86 |
| 5 of 12 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | SIBELIUS | $26 | 2 OPEN | 1200m | $85,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1:11.53 |
| 5 of 8 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | SEA RAIDER | $17 | OPEN | 1600m | $85,000 | JOHN GILMORE | 1:36.02 |
| 6 of 11 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | INTUITU | $11 | BM78 | 2200m | $85,000 | ANNABEL NEASHAM | 2:18.28 |
| 10 of 11 | 20 Jul 2024 | E FM | ORIENT'S SECRET | $26 | CL3 | 1200m | $75,000 | MATTHEW DUNN | 1:10.34 |
| 2 of 12 | 19 Jul 2024 | IPSW | MISS MIRIAM | $3.8 | 3 BM58 | 1350m | $28,000 | JACK BRUCE | 1:20.69 |
| 1 of 12 | 19 Jul 2024 | IPSW | THIEF BY NIGHT | $7.5 | BM0-58 | 1100m | $28,000 | R J HILTON | 1:04.53 |
| 7 of 7 | 19 Jul 2024 | IPSW | RUSSIAN PINS | $3.5 | BM65 | 800m | $28,000 | SCOTT MORRISEY | 0:45.15 |
| 1 of 16 | 18 Jul 2024 | GRAF | CAVALIER CHARLES | $3.8 | CL6 | 1175m | $50,000 | MATTHEW DALE | 1:07.63 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW DUNN | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 44.4% | 9 | $49,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.38 |
| JACK BRUCE | 2 | 20.0% | 4 | 60.0% | 10 | $50,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 50.0% | 6 | $78,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7.83 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 14.3% | 7 | $27,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.31 |
| R J HILTON | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $15,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $7.50 |
| MATTHEW DALE | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $22,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.80 |
| CHRIS MUNCE | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 6 | $10,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MARCUS WILSON | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 33.3% | 6 | $10,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | $9,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SCOTT MORRISEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $3,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LEE FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $27,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BILLY HEALEY | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $4,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $75,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| RENITA BEATON | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 65 | 9.8% | 148 | 32.1% | 664 | $2,890,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| GLENN THORNTON | 59 | 10.5% | 117 | 31.2% | 564 | $1,536,188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.91 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 42 | 17.0% | 69 | 44.9% | 247 | $1,399,343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0.68 |
| HENRY DWYER | 41 | 14.0% | 63 | 35.5% | 293 | $1,350,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| GREG EURELL | 40 | 14.2% | 60 | 35.5% | 282 | $1,102,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 38 | 12.5% | 72 | 36.1% | 305 | $2,763,586 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.76 |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 38 | 21.0% | 44 | 45.3% | 181 | $1,854,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.87 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 29 | 8.7% | 70 | 29.6% | 334 | $955,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
| ANNABEL NEASHAM | 22 | 15.7% | 34 | 40.0% | 140 | $974,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.58 |
| ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 22 | 23.2% | 27 | 51.6% | 95 | $841,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.86 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 21 | 13.7% | 40 | 39.9% | 153 | $909,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.84 |
| MATT LAURIE | 18 | 16.8% | 31 | 45.8% | 107 | $570,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.04 |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 15 | 10.8% | 33 | 34.5% | 139 | $796,032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.77 |
| MATHEW ELLERTON | 15 | 13.4% | 22 | 33.0% | 112 | $553,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
| JACK BRUCE | 14 | 17.3% | 27 | 50.6% | 81 | $434,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.66 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 107 | 12.4% | 176 | 32.9% | 861 | $5,158,846 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $0.96 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | 9.8% | 172 | 30.7% | 824 | $5,254,025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.65 |
| 2021/22 | 102 | 11.7% | 200 | 34.8% | 869 | $5,950,300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.79 |
| 2020/21 | 100 | 12.8% | 187 | 36.7% | 782 | $4,462,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.88 |
| 2019/20 | 96 | 11.8% | 164 | 32.0% | 812 | $3,809,652 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $1.01 |
| 2018/19 | 89 | 9.3% | 191 | 29.2% | 960 | $3,408,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | 12.3% | 208 | 34.7% | 929 | $3,172,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | 11.3% | 145 | 35.4% | 601 | $2,023,345 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0.67 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | 7.5% | 142 | 26.8% | 735 | $1,487,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
| 2014/15 | 59 | 8.5% | 113 | 24.7% | 697 | $1,489,427 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.80 |
| Overall | 998 | 10.5% | 1965 | 20.6% | 9541 | $40,093,395 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | $0.80 |
