JOHN ALLEN

  • Australia

Jockey : JOHN ALLEN after winning the Paramount+ Trophy at Flemington in Australia.

John Allen is an Irish jumps jockey who came to Australia in 2004 to compete in an international race series.

Allen returned in 2011 to join the Victorian jumps racing jockey ranks and struck up a partnership with Gotta Take Care, the pair combining for nine wins including three Brendan Drechler Hurdle’, the Australian Hurdle and Galleywood Hurdle.

Also riding on the flat, John Allen claimed his first Group 1 success aboard Howard Be Thy Name in the 2016 SA Derby, winning the same race in 2017 aboard Volatile Mix.

Allen does most of his riding for leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir with the pair having plenty of success over the hurdles and in the country.

First Win  06 Feb 2003
Permiya (Ire)
Clonmel (Ire)  |  Fethard Maiden Hurdle
Best Horse :
STRONG PROJECT  (Timeform Rating 145)
PROJECT MANAGER (GB)  HURRICANE GIRL (IRE)  [By STRONG GALE (GB)]
First Group Win (G1):
HOWARD BE THY NAME  (14 May 2016)
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)  BELLINI ROSE (NZ)  [By FALTAAT (USA)]

JOHN ALLEN's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
10 of 10 18 Jun 2025 SANH BORDER LEICESTER $100 4U BM74 2400m $50,000 EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE 2:37.35
4 of 10 18 Jun 2025 SANH MURGASTY $8 3 BM70 2400m $50,000 ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 2:35.15
4 of 12 17 Jun 2025 BRAA CHILLY CHARLIE $6 2U BM58 1500m $27,000 CIARON MAHER 1:30.31
7 of 8 17 Jun 2025 BRAA FLYING ACE $17 2U BM70 1000m $27,000 JACK LAING 0:58.37
2 of 8 17 Jun 2025 BRAA FARNANHEIT $5 2 MDN 1200m $27,000 ANTHONY & SAM FREEDMAN 1:11.67
12 of 13 08 Jun 2025 SW H HIS ZEDNESS $60 BM0-64 1600m $50,000 PAUL PREUSKER 1:39.42
10 of 13 08 Jun 2025 SW H ANTRIM COAST $25 OPEN 1600m $175,000 STEVE RICHARDS 1:38.07
5 of 13 08 Jun 2025 SW H MR CHARISMATIC $2.7 BM64 1300m $50,000 TOM DABERNIG 1:18.91
6 of 8 08 Jun 2025 SW H LES GARCONS $7.5 3 BM64 1200m $50,000 MITCHELL FREEDMAN 1:12.48
2 of 13 08 Jun 2025 SW H OBSTRUCTIONIST $4 4U MDN 1600m $40,000 PATRICK KEARNEY 1:40.79
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Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 2 25.0% 1 37.5% 8 $46,130 0 0 0 0 $1.31
EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE 1 10.0% 1 20.0% 10 $206,285 0 0 0 0 $0.42
ANDREW NOBLET 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $23,475 0 0 0 0 $1.67
VINCENT MALADY 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $21,825 0 0 0 0 $1.10
ANTHONY CHIBNALL 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $29,375 0 0 0 0 $1.17
GAVIN BEDGGOOD 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $22,000 0 0 0 0 $3.50
WILLIAM MORRISSEY 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $20,625 0 0 0 0 $13.00
CRAIG CONRON 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $14,850 0 0 0 0 $1.50
CIARON MAHER 0 0.0% 2 16.7% 12 $25,680 0 0 0 0 -
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 9 $21,375 0 0 0 0 -
HENRY DWYER 0 0.0% 4 57.1% 7 $20,390 0 0 0 0 -
TOM DABERNIG 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,140 0 0 0 0 -
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,470 0 0 0 0 -
DAN O'SULLIVAN 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3 $9,250 0 0 0 0 -
CHRIS WALLER 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $27,750 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
DARREN WEIR 337 17.5% 497 43.4% 1923 $14,275,391 3 4 5 11 $0.79
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE 251 19.9% 324 45.6% 1261 $19,548,966 9 3 5 6 $0.90
CIARON MAHER 35 12.1% 79 39.3% 290 $2,739,602 0 0 1 0 $0.58
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 27 21.1% 26 41.4% 128 $1,140,850 0 1 1 1 $0.88
JOSEPH CROWLEY 24 6.1% 61 21.6% 393 $370,042 0 0 0 1 $0.45
ANDREW NOBLET 23 18.0% 29 40.6% 128 $732,692 0 0 0 0 $0.66
ARCHIE ALEXANDER 22 15.8% 30 37.4% 139 $943,991 0 0 0 1 $0.91
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 22 16.9% 29 39.2% 130 $2,348,245 1 1 2 3 $1.82
LEON & TROY CORSTENS 21 15.9% 42 47.7% 132 $1,550,868 0 0 2 1 $0.63
MADDIE RAYMOND 20 20.2% 18 38.4% 99 $640,648 0 0 0 0 $1.40
HENRY DWYER 19 14.8% 40 46.1% 128 $727,692 0 0 1 0 $0.58
DANNY O'BRIEN 16 12.6% 29 35.4% 127 $1,567,130 1 2 0 0 $0.60
MITCHELL FREEDMAN 15 14.6% 33 46.6% 103 $1,165,251 1 0 0 0 $0.78
MATT CUMANI 15 14.9% 32 46.5% 101 $506,604 0 0 0 0 $0.70
PHILLIP STOKES 14 17.9% 24 48.7% 78 $1,221,820 1 0 1 2 $0.84

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 78 11.9% 163 36.9% 654 $5,475,770 1 0 1 3 $0.64
2023/24 104 13.9% 183 38.4% 747 $6,445,000 0 1 4 3 $0.78
2022/23 130 16.1% 201 41.1% 806 $8,879,023 2 3 2 7 $0.83
2021/22 133 17.0% 189 41.1% 784 $13,855,530 5 3 2 0 $0.81
2020/21 147 16.4% 213 40.2% 896 $9,786,005 2 1 4 2 $0.77
2019/20 111 14.4% 199 40.3% 770 $7,294,159 3 1 3 3 $0.84
2018/19 124 16.8% 184 41.8% 736 $10,825,526 5 5 2 6 $0.94
2017/18 97 14.7% 160 38.9% 660 $3,788,952 0 0 2 7 $0.77
2016/17 107 16.3% 159 40.5% 657 $3,639,201 1 1 2 1 $0.81
2015/16 73 16.5% 102 39.6% 442 $1,928,489 1 0 0 1 $0.86
Overall 1299 13.4% 2159 22.2% 9718 $76,078,204 20 15 22 36 $0.70