Nash Rawiller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Naughty[1] |
| Born |
8 December 1974 Castlemaine, Victoria |
| Residence | (Sha Tin Hong Kong] |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Professional jockey |
| Updated on 5 November 2013. | |
Nash Rawiller (born 8 December 1974) is a prominent Australian jockey, based in Sydney, Australia. 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.[2] He began his career in Victoria but moved to Sydney in 2007[3] to link up with prominent trainer Gai Waterhouse.[4] Waterhouse has described Rawiller as "a brilliant rider".[5]
Rawiller has won many significant races including 59 Group One wins, one of which was the lucrative 2005 Dubai Duty Free valued at $1.3 million,[2] but his biggest win to date is riding Elvstroem to victory in the 2004 Caulfield Cup.[1]
He has ridden in Australia's richest horse race, the Melbourne Cup 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.[2] He is a three time winner of the Sydney jockeys title.[6]
Personal life
Rawiller is married to Sarah[4] 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.[7] Their father, Keith, was a jumps jockey.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Quiet achiever savours greatest triumph" by Stephen Howell, The Age, 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Nash Rawiller ", Racing And Sports, 31 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Success or bust for top jockey Nash Rawiller" by Ray Thomas, The Age, 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Waterhouse's guiding light" by Michael Idato, The Age, 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Nash, bang wallop" by Andrew Eddy, The Age, 8 April 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller nearly doubles Kevin Rudd's monthly earnings after outstanding July" by Christian Nicolussi, Fox Sports, 31 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Nash Rawiller Jockey Profile", Racing Victoria, 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013.