Most race starts (horses)
37 - Desidero
33 - Hanaki Warrior
31 - Time Stalker, Costano Mille
29 - Exalted Dee, Prussian Dream, Takahe
28 - Diamonds Are, Exalted Lauretta, Elle a Walking, Sweet Surprise, Ventura Highway
*Desidero won five times last season, including two gap jobs on the Port Augusta dirt
Most starts/no wins (horses)
31 - Costano Mille
29 - Takahe
26 - Kebalah
25 - Sunday Special, Rockethead, Secret Lago
24 - Pacific Crest, Vlamingh, I'm a Love Man, Moorabool
23 - Stirling Estate, Water Line, Speed With Ease, Cristal Caz, Louis's Girl
Most prizemoney without winning (horses)
Santa Ana Lane ($2,495,500)
In Her Time ($630,000)
Il Paradiso ($550,000)
Bella Nipotina ($544,975)
Mirage Dancer ($495,450)
Hartnell ($475,500)
Best Of Days ($455,200)
Stellar Pauline ($454,150)
Vital Silver ($403,500)
Ten Sovereigns ($400,000)
*The coffers of Santa Ana Lane, In Her Time and Ten Sovereigns were all given a kick in The Everest
Most rides (jockeys)
1134 - Daniel Stackhouse
1020 - Jye McNeil, Jade McNaught
950 - Grant Buckley
940 - Mikayla Weir
853 - William Pike
Best ROI (jockeys - minimum 200 rides)
Carleen Hefel (56.38%)
Nick Keal (46.61%)
Lee Magorrian (36.94%)
Andrew Adkins (33.91%)
Christine Puls (26.54%)
Chris O'Brien (20.91%)
Samantha Clenton (18.15%)
Sonja Wiseman (17.25%)
Luke Dittman (16.98%)
Jarrod Lorensini (15.49%)
*Across The Way was a big-price winner for Carleen Hefel last season
Best ROI (trainers)
Jim and Greg Lee (150.89%)
Jon O'Connor (96.26%)
Bevan Laming (69.96%)
Quinton Scott (52.59%)
Nathan Doyle (47.62%)
Tara and Philippe Vigouroux (47.5%)
Russell Osborne (46.69%)
Kelvin Hickmott (45.98%)
Michael Lane (45.89%)
Brian Rogers (43.06%)
*Notabadharada caused a huge upset on the Kenso for Jim and Greg Lee in June
We turned into the 2020-21 racing season on Saturday.
With the 2019-20 season coming to a close, we thought we'd reflect on the season that was via a number of different statistics from the past 12 months in Australia.
With the 2019-20 season coming to a close, we thought we'd reflect on the season that was via a number of different statistics from the past 12 months in Australia.
Most wins (horses)
8 - Spiritual Warrior, Absolut Artie
7 - The Kingdom, Alligator Blood, Reine Happy, Inquiry, Golden Dice, Love You Lucy, Red Can Man, Ablaze, Too Close The Sun, Vanna Girl
6 - 26 horses, including Chantrea, Rubisaki (both unbeaten for the season - see below)
Unbeaten in 2019-20 (horses, minimum four starts)
Chantrea
Rubisaki
Talladega (since sold to Hong Kong)
Showmanship
Mystery Shot
Fabergino
The Harrovian
Tullio
Royal Banquet
