Mark Zahra

Mark Zahra (born 27 June 1982)

Zahra's first Group One victory was in the 2006 Doomben Cup on Above Deck, trained by Jim Conlan. On the opening day of the 2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival, he rode the winners of four consecutive races: two Group Two races, followed by the Group One races the Coolmore Stud Stakes and the Victoria Derby. At the end of that day's racing, he had ridden 1,476 winners, including 38 in Group 1 races.

Major wins International wins 2004 Raffles Cup in Singapore on Mayo's Music 2022 Singapore Gold Cup in Singapore on Hong Kong Great 2025 Queen Anne Stakes in England on Docklands

Australian wins 2006 Doomben Cup on Above Deck 2008 T J Smith Stakes on Rockdale 2017 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Merchant Navy 2018 Australian Derby on Levendi 2018 VRC Sprint Classic on Santa Ana Lane 2019 Caulfield Guineas on Super Seth 2019 T J Smith Stakes on Santa Ana Lane 2019 Zipping Classic on Southern France 2020 Turnbull Stakes on Verry Elleegant 2020 Caulfield Cup on Verry Elleegant 2022 C F Orr Stakes on Tofane 2022 South Australian Derby on Jungle Magnate 2022 Melbourne Cup on Gold Trip 2023 Turnbull Stakes on Gold Trip 2023 Caulfield Cup on Without A Fight 2023 Melbourne Cup on Without A Fight 2024 Australian Oaks on Autumn Angel 2024 Australasian Oaks on Vibrant Sun 2025 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Tentyris 2025 Victoria Derby on Observer 2025 Champions Sprint (VRC) on Giga Kick 2025 Australasian Oaks on Benagil