As Australia’s busiest Group 1 racing season came to a close, Tashi became the 57th individual horse to win an elite race in 2024/25, a list which also features 30 trainers and 33 different jockeys. This week’s Run The Numbers breaks down all the key figures.
The 2024/25 racing season will be remembered for the dominance of Chris Waller, who set a record for the most Group 1 wins by any trainer in a season with 19, while James McDonald went within one of equalling Malcolm Johnston’s national record as a jockey of 16.
Seven of Waller’s victories came via one horse, Via Sistina, who was represented in four of McDonald’s wins as well, while Waller had nine other individual Group 1 winners, including multiple successes with Lady Shenandoah and Joliestar.
Ciaron Maher was the second most successful Group 1 trainer with 10, the same as the stable had last season, while the Hayes brothers and Matt Laurie had four apiece. Bjorn Baker, Annabel and Rob Archibald, James Cummings, John O’Shea and Tom Charlton and Team Hawkes each had three.
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