Jockey profile

MS K Gates

Jockey · Rides mostly in QLD · Most often at Gympie

2026 50: 3-3-11 Rides: W-2-3

Win rate 6% Since 2026

Place rate 34% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 0/0 No rides

Last 30 days 0/0 No rides

Wins 3 50 rides since 2026

Last 10 rides

4 7 4 0 0 6 8 9 2 3

Most recent on the right · 0 = 10th or worse

Upcoming rides

No declared rides. Riders are declared about two days before a meeting.

Recent rides

Date Track · race Horse Trainer Dist Cond Result SP

22 Aug 26 Gympie New Chapter (Bm50) Cosmic Proportions Melanie Finnigan 1,170m — 3/10 5.50

22 Aug 26 Gympie Nolan Muster Cup Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,470m — 2/9 7.00

22 Aug 26 Gympie Terry & Jan Nolan (Bm65) Heart Of Platinum Melanie Finnigan 1,030m — 9/9 101.00

22 Aug 26 Gympie Michael & Robyn Nolan Hcp (55) Immortal Lass Kay O'Neill 850m — 8/8 21.00

08 Aug 26 Nanango Nanango Cup Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,600m — 6/8 7.00

08 Aug 26 Nanango Hcp (50) Flawless Ambition R W Murray 1,200m — 11/11 7.00

08 Aug 26 Nanango Hcp (50) Daunting Instinct Malcolm Bailey 1,200m — 10/12 10.00

08 Aug 26 Nanango Open Hcp City Chick Malcolm Bailey 1,000m — 4/8 5.00

25 Jul 26 Bundaberg Higgins Coatings (Bm50) Hell Of A Prince Rob Davidson 1,380m — 7/9 8.50

25 Jul 26 Bundaberg Lindsay Australia Limited Bundaberg Cup Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,380m — 4/9 14.00

25 Jul 26 Bundaberg Haifa (Bm55) Chico Casino Rob Davidson 1,212m — 4/7 6.00

18 Jul 26 Gympie (Bm65) Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,470m — 2/4 2.00

18 Jul 26 Gympie (Bm65) Cosmic Proportions Melanie Finnigan 1,170m — 3/6 2.50

18 Jul 26 Gympie Hcp (Cl B) Harcasion David Kropp 1,030m — 4/5 7.00

20 Jun 26 Bundaberg Hcp (55) Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,380m — 1/7 6.00

06 Jun 26 Gympie (Bm55) Rapid Dude T B Thomas 1,470m — 1/10 6.00

06 Jun 26 Gympie Open Hcp Bungarribee Lad Roy Thompson 1,170m — 8/9 8.00

06 Jun 26 Gympie Hcp (55) Paballo T B Thomas 1,170m — 3/10 7.00

06 Jun 26 Gympie Mdn Plate You Drive Me Crazy T B Thomas 1,170m — 7/8 8.00

06 Jun 26 Gympie (Bm55) Paper Cowboy T B Thomas 850m — 4/10 4.40

30 May 26 Wondai Open Hcp Hard Landing Malcolm Bailey 1,100m — 5/9 17.00

23 May 26 Nanango (Bm50) Dominant Rose Leanne Buckingham 1,600m — 11/11 10.00

23 May 26 Nanango (Bm55) Jain Kristen Wenck 1,200m — 3/9 8.00

23 May 26 Nanango Hcp (50) Above The World R F Chessher 1,000m — 5/12 6.00

09 May 26 Burrandowan (Bm55) Jain Kristen Wenck 1,050m — 6/10 6.00

09 May 26 Burrandowan Hcp (Cl B) Costa Catori Debra Corbett 1,050m — 9/10 7.00

25 Apr 26 Wondai Wondai Diggers Cup Gold Revolution Kym Afford 1,000m — — 5.00

25 Apr 26 Wondai Hcp (50) La Suerte Kym Afford 1,100m — 5/8 7.00

18 Apr 26 Gympie (Bm55) Mekanic Kym Afford 1,470m — 2/10 15.00

18 Apr 26 Gympie (Bm75) Sea Commits Kym Afford 1,170m — 3/8 6.00

18 Apr 26 Gympie Mdn Plate Set For Life Kym Afford 1,170m — 3/7 3.50

18 Apr 26 Gympie (Bm50) Heart Of Platinum Melanie Finnigan 1,030m — 3/9 17.00

18 Apr 26 Gympie (Bm60) Levar Kym Afford 850m — 3/8 3.50

04 Apr 26 Nanango (Bm60) Braidwood Queen Malcolm Bailey 1,600m — 10/11 6.00

04 Apr 26 Nanango (Bm55) Mekanic Kym Afford 1,200m — 7/9 8.00

04 Apr 26 Nanango Mdn Plate Hot Conquest Kym Afford 1,200m — 12/12 7.00

04 Apr 26 Nanango Open Plate Jain Kristen Wenck 1,000m — 4/9 7.00

04 Apr 26 Nanango Hcp (50) La Suerte Kym Afford 1,000m — 7/12 5.00

07 Mar 26 Esk (Bm50) Moana Nui Cath Hamblin 1,460m — 11/11 15.00

07 Mar 26 Esk Open Hcp Smart Recognition R J Hilton 1,200m — 6/6 5.00

07 Mar 26 Esk Hcp (Cl B) La Suerte Kym Afford 800m — 3/6 5.00

07 Mar 26 Esk Mdn Plate Here's Magic Kym Afford 800m — 5/6 11.00

28 Feb 26 Gympie (Bm55) Late Night Devil T B Thomas 1,170m — 1/6 3.40

28 Feb 26 Gympie (Bm75) Jain Kristen Wenck 1,030m — 5/5 8.00

28 Feb 26 Gympie Mdn Plate Chantilly Queen Jason Hancock 1,030m — 6/7 31.00

28 Feb 26 Gympie (Bm50) La Suerte Kym Afford 850m — 3/8 4.00

14 Feb 26 Nanango Open Hcp Jain Kristen Wenck 1,000m — 4/5 3.20

14 Feb 26 Nanango Hcp (55) About Right Kym Afford 1,000m — 5/10 3.80

31 Jan 26 Bundaberg East End Hotel (Bm55) Johnny Utah Kym Afford 850m — 3/8 5.50

31 Jan 26 Bundaberg Grand Hotel Childers Hcp Corkscrew G J Clem 1,212m — 5/6 7.00

Statistics

Track

Gympie 21: 2-3-8 10%

Nanango 14: 0-0-1 0%

Bundaberg 6: 1-0-1 17%

Esk 4: 0-0-1 0%

Trainer

Kym Afford 14: 0-1-6 0%

T B Thomas 10: 3-2-1 30%

Kristen Wenck 5: 0-0-1 0%

Melanie Finnigan 4: 0-0-3 0%

Distance

Up to 1100m 23: 0-0-5 0%

1200m – 1400m 19: 2-0-6 11%

1500m – 1800m 8: 1-3-0 13%

2000m and over 0: 0-0-0 —

Track covers every ride on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 50. Record shown as rides: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Rides Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 50 3 3 11 6%

Recent winners · 3

Bundaberg · Hcp (55) Rapid Dude · A$6,800 20 Jun 26

Gympie · (Bm55) Rapid Dude · A$7,900 06 Jun 26

Gympie · (Bm55) Late Night Devil · A$6,800 28 Feb 26

Calendar years, from 2026 when Australian results begin in our feed. Prize money is shown for each win; the feed carries no season totals.