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Jockey & Trainer Strike Rate
Premierships (2006-2007)
An alternative way to view the leading Jockey and Trainer in each state is
to consider their winning strike rate, which measures their total number
of winners in relation to total rides or starters. This
measurement helps to create a more level playing field, especially when it
comes to the trainers premiership, typically dominated by the very
large stables that through sheer volume of runners, will always train more
winners than their rivals.
At the same time, there must be some emphasis placed on the total number
of winners achieved. With that in mind, we've created our alternative
Metropolitan Jockey and Trainer premiership tables for the 2006-2007
season, with the qualifying rule that at least 30 winners must have been
achieved.
The highlight in the "Wins" columns shows the official premiership
winner based on total number of wins, while the SR% column highlights the
winner based on strike rate performance..
Jockeys
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Melbourne |
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Brisbane |
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Jockey |
Wins |
SR% |
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Jockey |
Wins |
SR% |
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C Williams |
94 |
19.6% |
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S Scriven |
53 |
17.9% |
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C Brown |
31.5 |
16.4% |
|
G Colless |
59 |
16.7% |
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D Oliver |
44 |
16.1% |
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S Katsidis |
31 |
14.9% |
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M Rodd |
35 |
16.1% |
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M A Cahill |
38 |
12.3% |
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S Murphy (a) |
50 |
14.7% |
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J Byrne |
57 |
11.5% |
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L Nolen |
42 |
12.5% |
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J Bowditch |
34.5 |
8.8% |
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C Symons |
31 |
9.6% |
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C Newitt |
42 |
9.5% |
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Perth |
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Jockey |
Wins |
SR% |
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Sydney |
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P Harvey |
44.5 |
26.3% |
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Jockey |
Wins |
SR% |
|
W Pike |
91 |
19.2% |
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D Beadman |
162 |
27.0% |
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J Brown |
43 |
14.3% |
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H Bowman |
63 |
15.6% |
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J Whiting |
42 |
10.6% |
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J Parr (a) |
54 |
14.1% |
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S Parnham |
33 |
10.2% |
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G Boss |
41 |
13.5% |
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T Turner |
30.5 |
8.9% |
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Z Purton |
71 |
12.7% |
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S Mc Gruddy |
31 |
8.3% |
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T Angland (a) |
59 |
11.6% |
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J A Cassidy |
41 |
11.5% |
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Adelaide |
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T Clark (a) |
51 |
10.5% |
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Jockey |
Wins |
SR% |
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P Gatt |
53 |
15.6% |
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T Baker |
42 |
14.7% |
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Ms C Lindop |
48 |
14.3% |
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D Robinson (a) |
31 |
11.1% |
Darren Beadman (Sydney) and Craig Williams (Melbourne) dominated their
rivals for both number of winners & strike rate and not many
people would argue that they are at the top of the jockey tree. Shane Scriven finished with a narrow edge over Glen Colless in Brisbane, while
Paul Gatt was best on both measures in Adelaide. In Perth, Paul Harvey had
a good deal of time off during the year, so the success from his time in
the saddle was outstanding with a 26.3% strike rate, well clear of William
Pike.
Trainers
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Sydney |
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Brisbane |
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Trainer |
Wins |
SR% |
|
Trainer |
Wins |
SR% |
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J O'Shea |
40 |
22.2% |
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B R Guy |
44.5 |
17.5% |
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Ms G Waterhouse |
95 |
21.7% |
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A E Bailey |
33 |
14.3% |
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J Hawkes |
152 |
21.3% |
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C Waller |
36 |
20.0% |
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Perth |
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G Walter |
39 |
13.9% |
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Trainer |
Wins |
SR% |
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D R Harrison |
37 |
20.0% |
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Melbourne |
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F Kersley |
40 |
16.4% |
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Trainer |
Wins |
SR% |
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N D Parnham |
48.5 |
9.9% |
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B Mayfield-Smith |
31 |
19.2% |
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L Freedman |
83.5 |
14.7% |
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Adelaide |
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D Hayes |
103 |
13.7% |
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Trainer |
Wins |
SR% |
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P Moody |
43 |
12.8% |
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P Stokes |
39 |
23.8% |
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D O'Brien |
38 |
12.5% |
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D Hayes |
58.5 |
11.2% |
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M Price |
32 |
12.5% |
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The Sydney premiership was very closely fought with little between
O'Shea, Waterhouse and Hawkes. Special mention must certainly go to John
Hawkes for training 153 winners at such a good strike rate. In Melbourne
Brian Mayfield-Smith had the best strike rate, well clear of Freedman and
Hayes. Brian Guy was the king of both total winners and strike rate in
Brisbane, while Doug Harrison clearly out pointed his rivals in Perth,
achieving double the strike rate of the official premiership winner Neville Parnham. It was a similar case in Adelaide where Phillip Stokes had a
terrific year with a 23.8% strike rate, more than double that of David
Hayes and the best of any trainer with at least 30 Metropolitan winners
for the season.
Conclusion
There are valid arguments for both methods of measurement, but this
alternative view of the premiership tables helps to highlight superior
performances that otherwise seem to go unnoticed. Even taking into account
the number of winners, the efforts of Doug Harrison in Perth and Phillip
Stokes in Adelaide deserve to see them recognised as the leading trainers
in their respective states. If you had a horse to train in those cities, who would you
prefer to send it to?
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