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B. Thompson

Type: Club Jockey

Nationality: Australian

Background:
Age: 27. Raised in a racing family, Ben Thompson is the son of Jason Thompson, one Australia's greatest greyhound trainers. Thompson began riding in 2012 at the age of 15 as an apprentice in Victoria - his home state. He served his apprenticeship with Mick Kent and then Allen Williams before relocating to the state of Queensland in 2020. Thompson's career elevated to new heights following the move and he won the 2023 Oakleigh Plate aboard the Queensland-trained Uncommon James at Sandown. He also won the lucrative Magic Millions Cup aboard Vinco that same year. Closing in on 800 career wins, Thompson has won races in Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand as well across Australia. He won seven races throughout a short-term stint last season in Hong Kong.

Notable Race Wins Include
Oakleigh Plate (2023 Uncommon James).

Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2024/25 season): 7 (win strike rate 2.6%).

General Performances
No of wins for season: 3
No of runs for season: 116
Win %: 2.59
No of wins for all weather: 2
No of 2nds for all weather: 0
No of 3rds for all weather: 2
All weather: 22
Total stakes: $4,554,900
Win stakes: $1,800,400
No of 2nds: 3
No of 3rds: 8
Percentage for season: 12.07
Profit/Loss: ($992)
Most Effective Distances
YearHappy ValleyShatin1000m-1200m1400m-1650m1800m-2000m2000m+
1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal
2502241316751135622348002110001
Performance
DistanceWin2nd3rdLostTotal RideWin%
Happy Valley100000013130
120011259631.59
165022043474.26
180000211130
2200000330
ShatinAll weather120010023244.17
1650202162010
1800000550
Turf100000017170
120003561690
140032453624.84
160003024270
1800020790
20001107911.11
2400000110
Odds of Runners
Draw Year<44-1010-2020+
1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal
250124312120001001490
Draw Statistic
Draw Year1-56-1011-14
1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal1st2nd3rdTotal
25224441145400018
Trainer Partnerships
Trainer1st2nd3rdLostTotal
C. W. Chang2141320
C. Fownes10056
A. S. Cruz00011
C. H. Yip00066
D. A. Hayes0112426
D. Eustace00033
D. Hall00077
F. C. Lor00033
J. Richards0121114
John Size00077
K. H. Ting00011
K. W. Lui00022
M. Newnham00099
P. F. Yiu00033
T. P. Yung00156
W. Y. So00011
Y. S. Tsui00011