JOHN ALLEN
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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.
JOHN ALLEN's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 of 14 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | STREETCAR APOLLO | $9 | 3U BM76 | 1200m | $105,000 | DAVID JOLLY & JUSTIN POTTER | 1:11.57 |
| 2 of 16 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | STRICTLY BUSINESS | $11 | 3 OPEN G1 | 2518m | $1,000,000 | THOMAS CARBERRY | 2:42.64 |
| 1 of 12 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | HIGH ON THE HILL | $1.1 | CG BM64 | 1050m | $75,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:01.23 |
| 7 of 9 | 02 May 2026 | MORP | EISMOND | $1.7 | BM66 | 2014m | $75,000 | ANDREW BOBBIN | 2:04.03 |
| 4 of 10 | 01 May 2026 | GEEL | DOCINTHE | $8 | 2U BM62 | 1443m | $27,000 | MITCHELL FREEDMAN | 1:25.61 |
| 2 of 6 | 01 May 2026 | GEEL | KALEO | $2.8 | 2U CL1 | 1343m | $27,000 | CIARON MAHER | 1:19.71 |
| 2 of 8 | 01 May 2026 | GEEL | MENZIES CREEK | $13 | 2U MDN | 1243m | $32,000 | MADDIE RAYMOND & PATRICK BELL | 1:12.88 |
| 8 of 11 | 01 May 2026 | GEEL | LYREBIRD LADY | $14 | 3F MDN | 1243m | $32,000 | EMMA CHURCH | 1:13.49 |
| 2 of 8 | 01 May 2026 | GEEL | AND I AM | $1.35 | 2U MDN | 1760m | $32,000 | HENRY DWYER | 1:46.78 |
| 10 of 11 | 30 Apr 2026 | BRAT | KAMEZALI | $20 | 3U BM62 | 1100m | $35,000 | TAIGE WEIR | 1:05.52 |
