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
4 of 11 21 Jun 2025 FLEM WINNING TOAST $10 3 OPEN 1620m $150,000 CRAIG CONRON 1:38.31
8 of 8 21 Jun 2025 FLEM RECOMMENDATION $7.5 QLTY 1100m $150,000 CIARON MAHER 1:03.33
8 of 14 21 Jun 2025 FLEM NEARCO FROD $7.5 3 QLTY 2000m $150,000 TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 2:03.50
2 of 8 21 Jun 2025 FLEM ARCORA $18 2 OPEN 1420m $150,000 TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 1:24.96
7 of 14 20 Jun 2025 GEEL BELLS OF STEEL $20 BM58 1715m $27,000 TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 1:47.17
8 of 12 20 Jun 2025 GEEL MOOR MUMM $9 BM64 1212m $27,000 DAN O'SULLIVAN 1:12.89
9 of 11 20 Jun 2025 GEEL MANZALA $100 3U BM64 2418m $27,000 JESSICA PATEMAN 2:34.82
4 of 14 20 Jun 2025 GEEL MY ANGEL SHELL $3.6 BM58 1412m $27,000 TOM DABERNIG 1:27.44
3 of 10 20 Jun 2025 GEEL GYMKHANA $10 BM58 1412m $27,000 ANGUS TOWNLEY 1:27.70
9 of 10 20 Jun 2025 GEEL LONHRO'S SHADOW $12 3U MDN 1212m $27,000 TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 1:13.14
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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 28.6% 1 42.9% 7 $45,455 0 0 0 0 $1.50
EMMA-LEE & DAVID BROWNE 1 12.5% 0 12.5% 8 $26,825 0 0 0 0 $0.52
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
CRAIG CONRON 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $22,350 0 0 0 0 $0.75
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
CIARON MAHER 0 0.0% 2 15.4% 13 $28,680 0 0 0 0 -
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG 0 0.0% 1 10.0% 10 $48,375 0 0 0 0 -
HENRY DWYER 0 0.0% 4 57.1% 7 $20,390 0 0 0 0 -
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 6 $11,820 0 0 0 0 -
TOM DABERNIG 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $8,355 0 0 0 0 -
DAN O'SULLIVAN 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $9,925 0 0 0 0 -
PATRICK KEARNEY 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $7,200 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 12.0% 79 39.2% 291 $2,742,602 0 0 1 0 $0.58
TONY & CALVIN MCEVOY 27 20.6% 26 40.5% 131 $1,145,200 0 1 1 1 $0.86
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 16.8% 30 39.7% 131 $2,375,245 1 1 2 3 $1.81
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 11.7% 165 36.6% 664 $5,522,345 1 0 1 3 $0.63
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% 2161 22.2% 9728 $76,124,779 20 15 22 36 $0.70