MATTHEW SMITH

  • Australia

Trainer: MATTHEW SMITH

Matthew Smith paid his way to Ireland to work with trainers in the UK, eventually taking up a position with Aiden O'Brien.

Initially a track rider, Matthew Smith quickly progressed through the ranks to become Aidan's Assistant Trainer, working alongside his quietly spoken mentor for two and a half years as Ballydoyle emerged as the world's premier racing stable.

The opportunity to learn a new style of racehorse preparation in the United States proved tempting and Matthew elected to continue his education as Assistant Trainer for Niall O'Callaghan. With O'Callaghan constantly moving between stables in different states Matthew was left to manage a string of 30 horses and staff.

Smith then moved back to Australia to work as a stable foreman for Bart Cummings for almost five years before taking out his own license with almost a decade of experience behind him.

In 2008 Smith won his first Group race with Krupt in the Todman Stakes, going on to claim his first Group 1 with Hurtle Myrtle in the 2011 Myer Classic.

First Runner  18 Jan 2003
Selliastrike (NZ)  
Newcastle (Nsw)  |  Hunter Imaging Group X Ray Mdn
First Win  22 Feb 2003
Adventurous Rose (Aus)
Kembla Grange (Nsw)  |  Gymea Tradies Club Hcp (C1)
Best Horse :
FIERCE IMPACT  (Timeform Rating 121)
DEEP IMPACT (JPN)  KEIAI GERBERA (JPN)  [By SMARTY JONES (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
HURTLE MYRTLE  (29 Oct 2011)
DANE SHADOW (AUS)  RAVENSWOOD (AUS)  [By WOODMAN (USA)]

MATTHEW SMITH's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Jockey Time
1 of 8 19 Jun 2025 GOSF GOLDEN STRAAND $0.4 MDN 1200m $60,000 JAY FORD 1:11.73
9 of 11 18 Jun 2025 CANT SERENE NIC $13 3U BM72 1550m $60,000 JAY FORD 1:34.80
2 of 10 18 Jun 2025 CANT FIOPROSPERO $1.9 3U BM72 1900m $60,000 JASON COLLETT 2:00.05
1 of 7 17 Jun 2025 NOWR CARING LASS $9 BM66 1600m $27,000 DONOVAN YEO 1:40.74
4 of 7 17 Jun 2025 HAWK FAIRHEAD $40 BM64 1800m $42,000 ALYSHA COLLETT 1:49.75
7 of 9 17 Jun 2025 NOWR DIVINE VICKY $3.6 CL3 1100m $27,000 JEFF PENZA 1:05.93
4 of 8 17 Jun 2025 NOWR ZO FRILLING $2.5 MDN 1400m $27,000 JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 1:27.14
2 of 7 17 Jun 2025 HAWK THE WAY AHEAD $30 3 MDN 1000m $42,000 ZAC LLOYD 0:57.27
2 of 7 17 Jun 2025 NOWR WILD SENSATION $0.9 BM58 1400m $27,000 BRODIE LOY 1:26.73
2 of 8 14 Jun 2025 NCLE TONKATSU GODDESS $7 CL1 1200m $42,000 LOUISE DAY 1:14.99
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Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
KEAGAN LATHAM 3 17.6% 9 70.6% 17 $117,850 0 0 0 0 $0.95
ASHLEY MORGAN 3 37.5% 2 62.5% 8 $167,425 0 0 0 0 $1.91
REBECCA BRONETT PRAG 2 28.6% 3 71.4% 7 $54,325 0 0 0 0 $3.43
JASON COLLETT 1 16.7% 3 66.7% 6 $139,475 0 0 0 0 $1.50
ALYSHA COLLETT 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $24,250 0 0 0 0 $2.50
JAY FORD 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $34,025 0 0 0 0 $0.47
DONOVAN YEO 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $15,100 0 0 0 0 $5.00
ANDREW ADKINS 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $13,000 0 0 0 0 $4.40
LOUISE DAY 0 0.0% 3 37.5% 8 $24,650 0 0 0 0 -
ZAC LLOYD 0 0.0% 3 50.0% 6 $621,150 0 0 0 0 -
REECE JONES 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $19,400 0 0 0 0 -
MOLLY BOURKE 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $7,600 0 0 0 0 -
ANNA ROPER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $8,000 0 0 0 0 -
HEAVELON VAN DER HOVEN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $3,600 0 0 0 0 -
GRANT BUCKLEY 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $8,500 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JAY FORD 48 10.1% 103 31.9% 473 $2,039,667 0 0 0 1 $0.69
BLAKE SPRIGGS 45 15.5% 83 44.0% 291 $1,410,865 0 0 1 0 $0.72
MITCHELL BELL 34 13.5% 54 35.1% 251 $827,340 0 0 0 0 $0.63
JEFF PENZA 32 16.7% 41 38.0% 192 $565,325 0 0 0 0 $0.85
JASON COLLETT 28 11.8% 75 43.3% 238 $2,381,260 0 0 1 1 $0.55
ASHLEY MORGAN 26 13.2% 49 38.1% 197 $929,275 0 0 0 0 $0.66
GRANT BUCKLEY 24 10.6% 58 36.1% 227 $565,020 0 0 0 0 $0.64
KATHY O'HARA 24 10.7% 45 30.8% 224 $1,517,395 0 0 1 1 $1.04
GREG RYAN 17 25.8% 20 56.1% 66 $276,515 0 0 0 0 $0.97
ZAC LLOYD 16 25.0% 12 43.8% 64 $1,736,675 0 0 0 0 $1.66
DYLAN GIBBONS 15 11.5% 31 35.4% 130 $1,666,292 0 0 2 0 $0.71
BLAKE SHINN 15 17.6% 28 50.6% 85 $1,307,065 0 0 0 0 $1.13
BLAIKE MCDOUGALL 15 20.0% 18 44.0% 75 $284,360 0 0 0 0 $0.70
KEAGAN LATHAM 14 11.4% 40 43.9% 123 $550,195 0 0 0 0 $0.76
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 14 12.4% 21 31.0% 113 $440,610 0 0 0 0 $0.53

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2024/25 75 13.2% 153 40.1% 568 $5,581,690 0 0 1 2 $0.69
2023/24 72 12.1% 138 35.3% 595 $5,686,030 0 0 1 1 $0.74
2022/23 100 12.2% 204 37.2% 817 $5,862,800 0 1 0 2 $0.66
2021/22 77 11.6% 155 34.9% 664 $4,650,387 1 0 1 0 $0.64
2020/21 51 9.4% 135 34.4% 541 $3,645,120 1 1 1 2 $0.61
2019/20 60 14.0% 79 32.5% 428 $3,994,510 2 0 0 0 $0.82
2018/19 38 11.3% 84 36.3% 336 $1,866,030 0 0 2 1 $0.84
2017/18 36 11.8% 81 38.5% 304 $1,342,310 0 0 1 0 $0.91
2016/17 42 11.4% 87 35.0% 369 $1,445,810 0 0 0 1 $0.68
2015/16 35 10.7% 83 36.1% 327 $1,375,570 0 0 0 2 $0.78
Overall 787 11.9% 1585 24.1% 6590 $41,019,499 5 5 7 13 $0.70