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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 of 11 | 13 Jun 2022 | MORN | EUREKA STREET | $10 | BM78 | 2000m | $60,000 | J WARREN & D KRONGOLD | 2:10.49 |
| 6 of 12 | 13 Jun 2022 | MORN | CISALPINE | $12 | MDN | 1200m | $60,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:13.66 |
| 14 of 14 | 12 Jun 2022 | SW H | PHILOSOPHERS STONE | $7.5 | BM64 | 1300m | $50,000 | T & C MCEVOY | 1:18.42 |
| 4 of 11 | 12 Jun 2022 | SW H | HI STRANGER | $12 | OPEN | 1600m | $175,000 | SHANE FLIEDNER | 1:38.93 |
| 7 of 11 | 12 Jun 2022 | SW H | MISS FIVE HUNDRED | $15 | 3U BM78 | 2400m | $50,000 | PETER GELAGOTIS | 2:38.46 |
| 10 of 12 | 12 Jun 2022 | SW H | QUALITY DIAMOND | $13 | BM64 | 975m | $50,000 | MS N M BURKE | 0:57.48 |
| 8 of 14 | 12 Jun 2022 | SW H | CRYSTAL VAIN | $8.0 | 3 BM64 | 1200m | $50,000 | M J ELLERTON | 1:11.97 |
| 5 of 10 | 11 Jun 2022 | SANH | PANCHO | $13 | OPEN | 1800m | $130,000 | CHRIS WALLER | 1:55.72 |
| 9 of 11 | 11 Jun 2022 | SANH | OUR LITTLE TED | $41 | 2U BM84 | 1300m | $130,000 | CAMERON THOMPSON | 1:21.23 |
| 4 of 14 | 11 Jun 2022 | SANH | REDSONG | $16 | 3U BM78 | 2400m | $130,000 | GREG EURELL | 2:38.91 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M J ELLERTON | 1 | 6.3% | 3 | 25.0% | 16 | $48,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.41 |
| GREG EURELL | 1 | 9.1% | 4 | 45.5% | 11 | $53,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.91 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 22.2% | 9 | $56,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2.33 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 1 | 12.5% | 2 | 37.5% | 8 | $116,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $3.25 |
| CINDY ALDERSON | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 3 | $20,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| SAAB HASAN | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $14,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.88 |
| PETER GELAGOTIS | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 6 | $23,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T & C MCEVOY | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 6 | $22,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | $16,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SIMON ZAHRA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $12,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J WARREN & D KRONGOLD | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | $13,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | $7,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CHRIS CALTHORPE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $7,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $26,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BRADY CROSS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | $4,950 | 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 | 52 | 10.6% | 95 | 29.9% | 492 | $1,206,508 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.88 |
| TONY MCEVOY | 42 | 17.0% | 69 | 44.9% | 247 | $1,399,343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $0.68 |
| GREG EURELL | 40 | 15.7% | 57 | 38.2% | 254 | $1,064,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.15 |
| HENRY DWYER | 39 | 14.2% | 61 | 36.5% | 274 | $1,282,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.70 |
| A & S FREEDMAN | 33 | 23.6% | 36 | 49.3% | 140 | $1,448,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1.03 |
| MATTHEW WILLIAMS | 29 | 8.8% | 70 | 29.9% | 331 | $952,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.67 |
| CHRIS WALLER | 26 | 12.7% | 47 | 35.8% | 204 | $2,054,251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.73 |
| ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 22 | 23.2% | 27 | 51.6% | 95 | $841,065 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.86 |
| DANNY O'BRIEN | 18 | 15.5% | 29 | 40.5% | 116 | $681,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.05 |
| MATT LAURIE | 16 | 17.0% | 29 | 47.9% | 94 | $518,919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.11 |
| SHANE FLIEDNER | 15 | 11.4% | 32 | 35.6% | 132 | $770,757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.82 |
| CHRIS CALTHORPE | 13 | 9.0% | 26 | 26.9% | 145 | $332,782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.85 |
| SCOTT BRUNTON | 12 | 19.4% | 14 | 41.9% | 62 | $179,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.23 |
| GERALD RYAN | 11 | 13.1% | 13 | 28.6% | 84 | $497,537 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.54 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 101 | 12.1% | 191 | 35.0% | 834 | $5,847,176 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.79 |
| 2020/21 | 99 | 12.7% | 188 | 36.7% | 782 | $4,454,071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.87 |
| 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 |
| 2013/14 | 24 | 7.9% | 48 | 23.7% | 304 | $1,180,714 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.03 |
| 2012/13 | 52 | 8.5% | 125 | 28.8% | 615 | $2,009,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.67 |
| Overall | 808 | 10.3% | 1609 | 20.6% | 7821 | $29,568,660 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | $0.80 |
