JOHN O'SHEA
Australia
Hailing from North Queensland, John O'Shea began training in 1999 after working with some of the leading Sydney stables including Bart Cummings and Gai Waterhouse.
it was in 2002 that John O'Shea trained his first Group 1 winner when Shot Of Thunder won the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield which started a run of success for the stable.
Continuing to rise through the Sydney training ranks, O'Shea took out Group 1 races with the likes of Private Steer, Charge Forward and Racing To Win, the latter winning five majors between 2006 and 2008.
In May 2014, O'Shea took over as head trainer of Sheikh Mohammed's Darley team, rebranded as Godolphin later that year.
O'Shea trained for Godolphin until early 2017 when he quit the post to take a break from racing, saddling up over 550 winners and 10 Group 1 successes during his time in charge.
O'Shea returned to the Randwick training ranks at the start of the 2017/18 season.
JOHN O'SHEA's Career
StartsLatest Runners
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 14 | 29 Jun 2024 | RHIL | KING OF NAPLES | $15 | 3U BM78 | 1200m | $160,000 | JETT STANLEY | 1:12.28 |
| 10 of 14 | 29 Jun 2024 | NCLE | CAPITAL HEART | $5.0 | BM64 | 1200m | $42,000 | BRAITH NOCK | 1:12.29 |
| 5 of 13 | 29 Jun 2024 | E FM | AWESOME WONDER | $13 | 3UFM OPEN LR | 2143m | $200,000 | TOMMY BERRY | 2:12.84 |
| 3 of 10 | 29 Jun 2024 | NCLE | MAJOR LOOK | $5.5 | MDN | 1400m | $42,000 | BRAITH NOCK | 1:27.96 |
| 5 of 14 | 29 Jun 2024 | RHIL | INQUIRING MINDS | $9.0 | 3U BM78 | 1800m | $160,000 | SAM CLIPPERTON | 1:53.36 |
| 5 of 11 | 29 Jun 2024 | NCLE | BUCKENARA | $51 | 2 OPEN | 1300m | $42,000 | JADEN LLOYD | 1:19.40 |
| 8 of 11 | 29 Jun 2024 | NCLE | HOWLER | $12 | 2 OPEN | 1300m | $42,000 | MITCHELL BELL | 1:19.40 |
| 9 of 12 | 26 Jun 2024 | W FM | ALLHALLOWTIDE | $21 | 3U BM72 | 1600m | $60,000 | TYLER SCHILLER | 1:39.38 |
| 3 of 9 | 26 Jun 2024 | W FM | METAPHORICALLY | $16 | 2CG OPEN | 1100m | $60,000 | KERRIN MCEVOY | 1:04.78 |
| 7 of 10 | 25 Jun 2024 | HAWK | MEMPHIS TENNESSEE | $13 | 2 MDN | 1400m | $42,000 | TYLER SCHILLER | 1:25.58 |
Jockey Statistics
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYLER SCHILLER | 2 | 8.7% | 10 | 52.2% | 23 | $167,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.32 |
| JAMES MCDONALD | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 33.3% | 6 | $176,100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0.72 |
| BRAITH NOCK | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 75.0% | 4 | $53,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.95 |
| ALYSHA COLLETT | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 20.0% | 5 | $26,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
| JETT STANLEY | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $70,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.00 |
| NASH RAWILLER | 1 | 25.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | $40,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.00 |
| ZAC LLOYD | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | $142,100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $8.50 |
| SAM CLIPPERTON | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | 10 | $35,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JASON COLLETT | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 28.6% | 7 | $85,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TOMMY BERRY | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 6 | $204,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ANDREW ADKINS | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | 5 | $19,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DYLAN GIBBONS | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $10,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JAMIE KAH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $30,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MITCHELL BELL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | $1,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KERRIN MCEVOY | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $11,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES MCDONALD | 233 | 20.5% | 335 | 50.0% | 1135 | $24,423,571 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 15 | $0.82 |
| HUGH BOWMAN | 136 | 21.1% | 186 | 49.9% | 645 | $10,222,740 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | $0.92 |
| TIM CLARK | 98 | 16.8% | 159 | 44.2% | 582 | $4,156,536 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $0.90 |
| BRENTON AVDULLA | 84 | 16.9% | 156 | 48.2% | 498 | $7,867,798 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | $0.92 |
| JEFF PENZA | 83 | 23.5% | 101 | 52.1% | 353 | $1,771,745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.87 |
| DARREN BEADMAN | 73 | 30.3% | 76 | 61.8% | 241 | $3,887,370 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | $1.14 |
| CHRISTIAN REITH | 58 | 16.2% | 115 | 48.5% | 357 | $2,128,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $0.86 |
| TOMMY BERRY | 52 | 19.3% | 65 | 43.5% | 269 | $2,745,610 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0.84 |
| SAM CLIPPERTON | 51 | 12.5% | 114 | 40.4% | 408 | $4,688,451 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | $0.77 |
| JASON LEE | 50 | 18.1% | 74 | 44.9% | 276 | $476,925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| NASH RAWILLER | 44 | 25.1% | 51 | 54.3% | 175 | $3,352,715 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $0.99 |
| GLEN BOSS | 43 | 16.2% | 65 | 40.8% | 265 | $8,031,180 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | $0.73 |
| COREY BROWN | 41 | 17.2% | 60 | 42.3% | 239 | $2,223,280 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | $0.91 |
| KERRIN MCEVOY | 37 | 17.6% | 46 | 39.5% | 210 | $3,822,576 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | $1.12 |
| GRANT BUCKLEY | 36 | 19.1% | 67 | 54.8% | 188 | $632,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.74 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 64 | 13.9% | 120 | 40.0% | 460 | $7,146,925 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | $0.59 |
| 2022/23 | 75 | 12.9% | 145 | 37.9% | 580 | $9,904,871 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $0.73 |
| 2021/22 | 81 | 17.5% | 114 | 42.0% | 464 | $8,072,416 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | $0.73 |
| 2020/21 | 79 | 18.6% | 109 | 44.2% | 425 | $6,455,201 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | $0.93 |
| 2019/20 | 65 | 19.6% | 96 | 48.6% | 331 | $2,516,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.92 |
| 2018/19 | 44 | 18.3% | 69 | 46.9% | 241 | $1,917,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.77 |
| 2017/18 | 26 | 16.0% | 36 | 38.3% | 162 | $1,459,766 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0.66 |
| 2016/17 | 173 | 18.8% | 273 | 48.5% | 920 | $16,153,820 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | $0.77 |
| 2015/16 | 183 | 16.0% | 379 | 49.2% | 1143 | $15,344,768 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | $0.76 |
| 2014/15 | 169 | 18.0% | 257 | 45.4% | 938 | $11,461,875 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | $0.85 |
| Overall | 1780 | 17.6% | 2777 | 27.5% | 10115 | $124,672,143 | 29 | 62 | 71 | 97 | $0.80 |
