Nash Rawiller (born 8 December 1974) is a prominent Australian

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...

, based in Sydney. He has ridden races in many other parts of the world, including France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. He began his career in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

but moved to Sydney in 2007 to link up with prominent trainer

Gai Waterhouse Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse (née Smith; born 2 September 1954) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Waterhouse was born and raised in Sydney. After ...

."Waterhouse's guiding light"
by Michael Idato, ''

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'', 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Waterhouse has described Rawiller as "a brilliant rider"."Nash, bang wallop"
by Andrew Eddy, ''

'', 8 April 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Rawiller has won many significant races including 66

Group One Group One, Group 1, Grade I or G1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. In Europe, the level of races for Thoroughbred racing is determined using the Pattern races, Pattern race sys ...

wins, one of which was the lucrative 2005 Dubai Duty Free valued at $1.3 million, but his biggest win to date is riding

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to victory in the 2004

Caulfield Cup The Caulfield Cup is a Melbourne Racing Club Group races, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Handicap (horse racing), handicap conditions. This is for all horses aged three years old and older. It takes place over a distance of 2400 met ...

."Quiet achiever savours greatest triumph"
by Stephen Howell, ''

'', 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2013. He has ridden in Australia's richest horse race, the

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the ...

on several occasions. As at 31 December 2013, Rawiller has ridden in 7540 races and been placed in 2044 races including 1481 wins. Total prize money for horses ridden by Rawiller is over $87 million."Nash Rawiller "
''Racing And Sports'', 31 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. He is a three-time winner of the Sydney jockeys title."Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller nearly doubles Kevin Rudd's monthly earnings after outstanding July"
by Christian Nicolussi, ''

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'', 31 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

Major wins

All Aged Stakes The All Aged Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April or May during the ATC Autumn Carnival. Prize money is A$1,500 ...

– (2) – ''Bentley Biscuit (2007)'', ''Hana's Goal (2014)'' * ATC Sires' Produce Stakes – (3) – ''Manhattan Rain (2009)'', '' Pierro (2012)'', ''Peggy Jean (2014)'' *

Australian Oaks The Australian Oaks is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. The Aus ...

– (2) – ''Once Were Wild (2010)'', ''Royal Descent (2013)'' *

Canterbury Stakes The Canterbury Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and upwards at weight for age, over a distance of 1300 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, in March. H ...

– (3) – ''

More Joyous More Joyous (foaled 20 August 2006) is an Australian trained and New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Gai Waterhouse.She has won eight Group 1 races. Pedigree More Joyous is by the leading Southern Halo sire More Than Ready, and ...

(2011, 2012)'', ''The Bostonian (2020)'' *

– (1) – ''

(2004)'' *

Caulfield Stakes The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, ...

– (2) – ''Casual Pass (2006)'', ''Descarado (2011)'' * Champagne Stakes – (2) – ''Meurice (2007)'', '' Pierro (2012)'' *

Coolmore Stud Stakes The Coolmore Stud Stakes, registered as the Ascot Vale Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group races, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia, on Vi ...

– (2) – ''So Gorgeous (2000)'', ''Northern Meteor (2008)'' *

Doncaster Handicap The Doncaster Mile, registered as the Doncaster Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred handicap race for horses three years old and older, held over 1,600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Although the ra ...

– (2) – ''Rangirangdoo (2010)'', ''

(2012)'' *

Doomben 10,000 The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$ ...

– (2) – ''Bel Esprit (2003)'', ''Eduardo (2021)'' *

Doomben Cup The Doomben Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland W ...

– (1) – ''Mawingo (2012)'' * Empire Rose Stakes – (1) – ''Red Tracer (2013)'' *

Flight Stakes The Flight Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, at Set Weights, run over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race ...

– (1) – ''

(2009)'' * Futurity Stakes – (2) – ''

(2011)'', ''

Mufhasa Mufhasa (foaled 7 September 2004), was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won a number of Group races in New Zealand and Australia in a career stretching from 2007 to 2013. He was known as King Mufhasa in Australia. Mufhasa was trained ...

(2012)'' *

George Ryder Stakes The George Ryder Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and over at Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in March or Ap ...

– (2) – '' Pierro (2013)'', ''Dreamforce (2020)'' *

Golden Slipper Stakes The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two ...

– (1) – '' Pierro (2012)'' * J. J. Atkins – (2) – ''Pressday (2010)'', ''Romantic Touch (2013)'' * Kennedy Oaks – (1) – ''Kirramosa (2013)'' * Kingsford-Smith Cup – (1) – ''Bentley Biscuit (2007)'' *

Manikato Stakes The Manikato Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Austr ...

– (2) – ''Piavonic (2001)'', ''Typhoon Zed (2008)'' * Norton Stakes – (1) – ''Theseo (2010)'' *

Oakleigh Plate The Oakleigh Plate is a Melbourne Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late February. Total prize money is A$750,000. History Th ...

– (1) – ''Sudurka (2002)'' * Perth Railway Stakes – (1) – ''Sniper's Bullet (2009)'' *

Ranvet Stakes The Ranvet Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 2,000 metres, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money is A$ ...

– (3) – ''Theseo (2009, 2010)'', '' Silent Achiever (2014)'' *

Rosehill Guineas The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March. Total prize money for t ...

– (3) – ''Zabrasive (2010)'', ''Laser Hawk (2012)'', ''Lindermann (2023)'' *

Stradbroke Handicap The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It is one of the highli ...

– (1) – ''Black Piranha (2010)'' * Surround Stakes – (2) – ''

(2010)'', ''Forbidden Love (2021)'' * Orr Stakes – (1) – ''

(2005)'' * Moir Stakes – (2) – ''Show No Emotion (1998)'', ''Our Egyptian Raine (2003)'' * Queen Elizabeth Stakes – (3) – ''My Kingdom of Fife (2011)'', ''

(2012)'', ''Think It Over (2022)'' *

Queen of the Turf Stakes The Queen of the Turf Stakes, raced as The Coolmore Legacy Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for age horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sy ...

– (3) – ''

(2011, 2012)'', ''Atishu (2023)'' *

Tancred Stakes H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$1,500 ...

– (1) – '' Silent Achiever (2014)'' *

Tattersall's Tiara The Tattersall's Club Tiara is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Bris ...

– (2) – ''Porto Roca (2001)'', ''Red Tracer (2013)'' * The Galaxy – (2) – ''Tiger Tees (2014)'', ''Eduardo (2021)'' * The Metropolitan – (2) – ''Herculian Prince (2010)'', ''Mirage Dancer (2020)'' * TJ Smith Stakes – (2) – ''Bentley Biscuit (2007)'', ''

Takeover Target Takeover Target (27 September 1999 – 20 June 2015) was a much-travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Singapore. He ...

(2009)'' *

Toorak Handicap The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$1,000,000. Hi ...

– (2) – ''

(2010)'', ''Solzhenitsyn (2013)'' *

Turnbull Stakes The Turnbull Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, for horses four years old and older, run under set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 2,000 metres. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse, M ...

– (1) – ''

(2004)'' * VRC Champions Sprint – (1) – ''Rubitano (2002)'' * VRC Champions Stakes – (1) – ''Theseo (2008)'' *

Underwood Stakes The Underwood Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September each year. Total prize money ...

– (1) – ''

(2004)'' * William Reid Stakes – (1) – ''Foxwedge (2012)'' ---- * Railway Stakes – (1) – ''Atomic Force (2012)'' ---- *

Dubai Turf The Dubai Turf is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai during the Dubai World Cup Night ...

– (1) – ''

(2005)'' ---- *

Hong Kong Sprint The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and takes place in mid-December. The race was first ...

– (1) – '' Mr Stunning (2017)'' ---- * Macau Derby – (1) – ''The Alfonso (2015)'' * Chairman's Challenge Cup – (1) – ''Famous Jonathn (2023)'' ----

Personal life

Rawiller is married to Sarah"Success or bust for top jockey Nash Rawiller"
by Ray Thomas, ''

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'', 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013. and has two children. He is from a "racing family"; his brother, Brad and sister Stacey are also jockeys and his brother, Todd is a trainer. Campbell started his riding career as an apprentice in 2019 and has already ridden more than 100 winners. He is now apprenticed to

at Randwick."Nash Rawiller Jockey Profile"
''

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'', 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Their father, Keith, was a jumps jockey, and their mother, Elaine, is a nurse.

References

External links

Nash Rawiller official statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawiller, Nash 1974 births Living people Jockeys from Melbourne Australian jockeys