Jockey profile

R Spokes

Jockey · Rides mostly in NSW · Most often at Grafton

2026 272: 13-26-18 Rides: W-2-3

Win rate 5% Since 2026

Place rate 21% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 1/6 17% strike

Last 30 days 1/20 5% strike

Wins 13 272 rides since 2026

Last 10 rides

9 4 0 4 5 5 8 0 8 1

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

13 Oct 26 Grafton Crjc Christmas Race Day 29 November Country Boosted Mdn Plate Who Loves A Harley D L Matts 1,400m Soft 1/11 5.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Beachfront Bar & Grill @ Port City Bowling Club (Bm58) Aye Aye Skipper J A Sprague 1,200m Good 8/11 6.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Oaks Day @ Port City Bowling Club (Bm58) O'britzelle Terry Evans 1,200m Good 11/11 101.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Weddings & Celebrations @ Port City Bowling Club Hcp (C3) Tact Terry Evans 1,500m Good 8/9 31.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Non Thinkers Sports Bar @ Port City Bowling Club Country Boosted Mdn Hcp Einstein's Theory G Prosser 1,500m Good 5/14 21.00

10 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Summer Barefoot Bowls @ Port City Bowling Club Mdn Plate Cassini MS L Sheppard 1,000m Good To Soft 5/8 101.00

09 Oct 26 Port Macquarie De Bortoli Wines (Bm66) A Touch From Fayt T M Whittington 1,000m — 4/9 6.00

09 Oct 26 Port Macquarie Munday Construction & Civil Showcase Super Mdn Plate Purrigento J A Sprague 1,200m — 13/14 101.00

04 Oct 26 Ballina Happy 70th Birthday Noakesy (Bm74) Venom Wolf D L Matts 1,300m — 4/7 17.00

04 Oct 26 Ballina Boxing Day Races @ Ballina Super Mdn Hcp Hear The Wolf Cry D L Matts 1,000m — 9/9 101.00

04 Oct 26 Ballina Tab Country Boosted (Bm58) Cowgirl Lilly Samantha Mcguren 1,590m — 10/11 71.00

04 Oct 26 Ballina Tab Country Boosted Mdn Plate Final Pretence Shannon Manwarring 1,300m — 7/8 31.00

29 Sep 26 Grafton Tabulam Cup 3 October (Bm58) Lolita D L Matts 1,410m — 4/12 21.00

29 Sep 26 Grafton The Kosciuszko 17 October Hcp (C2) Releasethewolves D L Matts 1,610m — 10/10 31.00

29 Sep 26 Grafton 100 Years Of Grafton Cwa Country Boosted Mdn Plate Who Loves A Harley D L Matts 1,181m — 2/10 9.00

29 Sep 26 Grafton Crjc Agm 25 November Mdn Plate Final Pretence Shannon Manwarring 1,410m — 5/11 151.00

27 Sep 26 Port Macquarie News24 (Bm58) Raised By Wolves D L Matts 1,204m — 8/10 18.00

27 Sep 26 Port Macquarie My Favourite Martian (Bm58) A Touch From Fayt T M Whittington 1,204m — 4/12 9.00

27 Sep 26 Port Macquarie Goggle Box Super Mdn Hcp Einstein's Theory G Prosser 1,506m — 6/11 21.00

27 Sep 26 Port Macquarie Stan Sport Country Boosted Hcp (C1) Rosenblum T M Whittington 1,004m — 6/10 5.50

21 Sep 26 Grafton Team Aidan Markets @ Crjc 22 November (Bm58) Purple Kitty P Cheers 2,230m — 6/10 9.50

21 Sep 26 Grafton Crjc Agm 25 November Country Boosted Mdn Plate Hear The Wolf Cry D L Matts 1,015m — 8/12 31.00

19 Sep 26 Bowraville Nambucca Rsl (Bm50) Releasethewolves D L Matts 1,370m — 2/9 6.50

19 Sep 26 Bowraville Bowra Hotel Bowraville Cup Introducing Aiden ST Vincent 1,370m — 7/9 20.00

19 Sep 26 Bowraville Nambucca Valley Property (Bm50) Firealarm Damien Smith 2,200m — 4/7 10.00

19 Sep 26 Bowraville Macksville Hotel Lightning Bend Hcp Blue Dane S Harvey 1,000m — 2/7 4.20

19 Sep 26 Bowraville Nambucca Bowling Club Hcp (C1) Dirty Does It R J Agnew 1,000m — 5/9 2.10

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Wild Weller Tribe (Bm58) Dark Stratum Samantha Mcguren 1,318m — 7/12 31.00

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Dyer Derby (Bm58) Venom Wolf D L Matts 1,618m — 1/11 3.50

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Next Van Der Meulen Hcp (C1) Don't R J Agnew 1,218m — 10/12 31.00

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Morse Legacy Super Mdn Hcp G'Day Ausbred N Mayfield-Smith 1,014m — 5/10 13.00

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Burke Bash Country Boosted Mdn Plate Who Loves A Harley D L Matts 1,218m — 2/7 3.40

13 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Rose Crew Mdn Plate Einstein's Theory G Prosser 1,618m — 6/9 14.00

10 Sep 26 Lismore Somerville Laundry Lomax (Bm58) Cosmic Coco Samantha Mcguren 1,310m — 6/11 12.00

10 Sep 26 Lismore Northern Rivers Concreting Mdn Plate Penguin Lodge L J Clapham 1,110m — 9/12 26.00

10 Sep 26 Lismore O'Brien Electrical & Plumbing Country Boosted Mdn Hcp Rowdie Blue S J Randall 1,310m — 7/7 151.00

07 Sep 26 Grafton Petticoat For The Kosciuszko CB (Bm58) Devious Mind L J Clapham 1,000m — 7/9 31.00

05 Sep 26 Kempsey Akubra (Bm50) Pongola H R Dew 1,250m — 12/12 151.00

05 Sep 26 Kempsey Happy 50th Evan 'Feathers' Jones (Bm58) Bianco Nero G Prosser 1,900m — 6/6 9.00

05 Sep 26 Kempsey Crystalite Linemarking (Bm50) Tickle My Tosen Colt Prosser 1,450m — 6/8 8.50

05 Sep 26 Kempsey Pynx Cranes Mdn Hcp Bon Batan G Prosser 1,450m — 2/8 20.00

05 Sep 26 Kempsey O'Donnell & Hanlon Mdn Plate Billybago Colt Prosser 1,000m — 3/6 12.00

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Moonee Beach Hotel Country Boosted (Bm58) Venom Wolf D L Matts 1,612m — 3/10 4.20

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Tab Venue Mode Hcp (C3) Aye Aye Skipper J A Sprague 1,010m — 5/9 31.00

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Get Your Kosciuszko Tickets Now Hcp (C1) Rosenblum T M Whittington 1,212m — 10/12 61.00

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Thank You Chrc Members (Bm66) A Touch From Fayt T M Whittington 1,212m — 4/8 3.70

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Happy 100th Birthday Coffs Harbour Golf Club Mdn Plate Who Loves A Harley D L Matts 1,010m — 4/10 101.00

03 Sep 26 Coffs Harbour Become A Chrc Member Country Boosted Mdn Plate In Bocca Al Lupe D L Matts 1,412m — 8/8 19.00

31 Aug 26 Taree Sky International Mdn Plate Einstein's Theory G Prosser 1,300m — 8/9 151.00

31 Aug 26 Taree Tab Venue Mode Plate (C1) Clever Illusion P Cheers 1,600m — 8/9 101.00

31 Aug 26 Taree Xxxx Country Boosted Mdn Hcp Mr Accurate P Cheers 1,000m — 4/8 31.00

29 Aug 26 Grafton Tomsy's Timbers Daniel Baker Remembrance (Bm50) La Narradora Stirling Osland 1,410m — 1/12 8.00

29 Aug 26 Grafton Kellis Contracting Peter Schumacher Remembrance (Bm50) Monte Outlander N Mayfield-Smith 1,410m — 7/11 9.00

29 Aug 26 Grafton Coutts Tavern Coutts Crossing Cup Plate (C1) Pressipitating Samantha Mcguren 2,220m — 5/8 13.00

29 Aug 26 Grafton Cruzinco.com Athol Connor Remembrance (Bm50) Hare Street L J Clapham 1,106m — 2/9 41.00

29 Aug 26 Grafton Retired Jockeys & Trainers Reunion Today Mdn Hcp Rowdie Blue S J Randall 1,206m — 11/12 151.00

24 Aug 26 Tuncurry Thank You To All The Tfjc Volunteers Country Boosted Mdn Hcp In Bocca Al Lupe D L Matts 1,200m — 6/8 4.60

22 Aug 26 Port Macquarie Club North Haven Camden Haven Cup (Bm50) Releasethewolves D L Matts 1,512m — 4/10 8.50

22 Aug 26 Port Macquarie North Haven Board Riders (Bm50) West Germany MS L Sheppard 1,010m — 8/10 41.00

22 Aug 26 Port Macquarie Vale Tom Higgins Mdn Plate Rosenblum T M Whittington 1,110m — 1/6 3.60

Statistics

Track

Grafton 60: 3-3-4 5%

Coffs Harbour 57: 5-11-5 9%

Port Macquarie 54: 2-3-0 4%

Taree 48: 1-2-4 2%

Trainer

D L Matts 29: 3-4-2 10%

P Cheers 10: 0-0-1 0%

T M Whittington 8: 2-0-0 25%

L J Clapham 8: 1-1-0 13%

Distance

Up to 1100m 22: 0-1-2 0%

1200m – 1400m 42: 4-5-1 10%

1500m – 1800m 28: 3-1-2 11%

2000m and over 8: 0-0-0 0%

Track condition

Firm / Good 4: 0-0-0 0%

Soft 2: 1-0-0 50%

Heavy 0: 0-0-0 —

Track covers every ride on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 100. Record shown as rides: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Rides Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 272 13 26 18 5%

Recent winners · 10

Grafton · Crjc Christmas Race Day 29 November Country Boosted Mdn Plate Who Loves A Harley · A$15,000 13 Oct 26

Coffs Harbour · Dyer Derby (Bm58) Venom Wolf · A$13,950 13 Sep 26

Grafton · Tomsy's Timbers Daniel Baker Remembrance (Bm50) La Narradora · A$8,150 29 Aug 26

Port Macquarie · Vale Tom Higgins Mdn Plate Rosenblum · A$8,150 22 Aug 26

Ballina · Ballina Rsl (Bm58) A Touch From Fayt · A$13,950 11 Aug 26

Casino · Richmond Valley Tree Service (Bm50) Devious Mind · A$8,150 08 Aug 26

Grafton · Advantage Pharmacy / A Bowling Painter Country Boosted (Bm58) Venom Wolf · A$16,750 19 Jul 26

Taree · Xxxx Gold Country Boosted (Bm58) Nikody's Binks · A$15,000 30 Jun 26

Coffs Harbour · Sawtell Rsl Sawtell Cup Baby Ryan · A$15,000 28 Jun 26

Coffs Harbour · Coffs Cup Spare Chef Luncheon On Sale (Bm58) Venom Wolf · A$13,950 03 Jun 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.