Birthday: Jan 18, 1991
Type: Club Jockey
Nationality: Australian
Background:
Age: 32. Brenton Avdulla was once a leading apprentice in Melbourne before a 'chance' phone call from Gai Waterhouse prompted his relocation to Sydney. He has remained in Sydney since and was crowned 2017/18 Sydney Metropolitan Champion Jockey. Avdulla's biggest wins include a pair of Golden Slippers - Australia's most-famous two-year-old race - aboard Estijaab (2018) and Fireburn (2022). Avdulla has won 13 Group 1 races, while his first came in 2010 aboard Secret Admirer in the Flight Stakes. Perhaps his most iconic top-level triumph was atop 100/1 chance Lasqueti Spirit in the 2016 VRC Oaks, where Avdulla built an insurmountable mid-race lead at Flemington to pinch the contest by close to four lengths. The Australian rider has formed strong partnerships with Chris Waller, Kris Lees and Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes in recent seasons, while in 2022 he made a successful return from serious neck injury. Avdulla secured three wins across his first stint in Hong Kong.
Achievements:
Sydney Champion Jockey (2017/18).
Notable Race Wins Include
Golden Slipper (2018 Estijaab, 2022 Fireburn), VRC Oaks (2016 Lasqueti Spirit), Epsom Handicap (2011 Secret Admirer, 2022 Ellsberg [dead-heat with Top Ranked]), Lightning Stakes (2014 Snitzerland), Randwick Guineas (2011 Ilovethiscity, 2021 Lion's Roar), Surround Stakes (2022 Hinged), Flight Stakes (2010 Secret Admirer).
Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2023/24 season): 3 (win strike rate 2.2%).
Year | Happy Valley | Shatin | 1000m-1200m | 1400m-1650m | 1800m-2000m | 2000m+ | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
24 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 164 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 220 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 190 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Distance | Win | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total Ride | Win% | ||
Happy Valley | 1000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 5 | |
1200 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 73 | 2.74 | ||
1650 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 50 | 10 | ||
1800 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 6.25 | ||
2200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
Shatin | All weather | 1200 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 17.39 |
1650 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | ||
1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
Turf | 1000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 0 | |
1200 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 58 | 8.62 | ||
1400 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 63 | 9.52 | ||
1600 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 14.29 | ||
1800 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11.11 | ||
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11.11 | ||
2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Draw Year | <4 | 4-10 | 10-20 | 20+ | ||||||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 112 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 126 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 128 |
Draw Year | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-14 | |||||||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
24 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 168 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 153 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 63 |
Trainer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Lost | Total |
A. S. Cruz | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 55 |
John Size | 9 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 97 |
D. Hall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 43 |
C. S. Shum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 |
C. W. Chang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
K. L. Man | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 24 |
K. W. Lui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
M. Newnham | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
P. F. Yiu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
C. Fownes | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
C. H. Yip | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
D. A. Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
D. Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
F. C. Lor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
J. Richards | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 36 |
K. H. Ting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
P. C. Ng | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
W. K. Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
W. Y. So | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Y. S. Tsui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |