Jockey profile

Melinda Mcdonald

Jockey · Rides mostly in VIC · Most often at Yea

2026 53: 2-9-4 Rides: W-2-3

Win rate 4% Since 2026

Place rate 28% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 0/3 0% strike

Last 30 days 0/4 0% strike

Wins 2 53 rides since 2026

Last 10 rides

8 2 7 4 4 1 7 3 2 2

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

17 Oct 26 Yea Trophy Race Downtown Man I M Pankhurst 1,600m Good 2/6 5.00

17 Oct 26 Yea Rst Trophy (2) Machinegun Krelley Catherine Hutchinson 1,200m Good 2/9 18.00

17 Oct 26 Yea Mdn Plate Mwamba P E Kramer 1,600m Good 3/4 5.00

09 Oct 26 Cranbourne Hertz Cranbourne Corinthian Downtown Man I M Pankhurst 1,200m — 7/10 21.00

01 May 26 Pakenham The Victorian Picnic Grand Final Bookman D M Noonan 1,600m — 1/10 2.60

18 Apr 26 Yea Open Hcp Sir Lazarus Tyson Barton 3,000m — 4/5 7.00

18 Apr 26 Yea Mdn Plate Royal Summer G Brunsdon 1,200m — 4/7 12.00

18 Apr 26 Yea Rst Trophy (3) Loco For Coco R A Hockley 1,300m — 7/9 8.00

18 Apr 26 Yea Mdn Plate Tornado Anwa G C Strang 1,600m — 2/7 4.00

11 Apr 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Sacra Jason Evans 2,000m — 8/9 8.50

11 Apr 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Master Of Chant R C Manning 1,200m — 4/9 7.50

05 Apr 26 Swifts Creek Trophy Race Persuasive Star G Brunsdon 1,200m — 5/7 13.00

05 Apr 26 Swifts Creek Rst Trophy (3) Pubsmiriclescript Lee Bowker 1,650m — 3/5 9.00

05 Apr 26 Swifts Creek Rst Trophy (3) Royal Summer G Brunsdon 1,000m — 3/5 10.00

04 Apr 26 Balnarring Mdn Plate Bay Of Joy Tabitha Cunningham 2,000m — 4/6 3.50

04 Apr 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Bookman D M Noonan 1,600m — 2/9 2.90

28 Mar 26 Healesville Trophy Race Sacra Jason Evans 2,350m — 4/10 8.00

28 Mar 26 Healesville Mdn Plate Sir Lazarus Tyson Barton 1,650m — 3/9 14.00

21 Mar 26 Woolamai Trophy Race Bookman D M Noonan 1,008m — 4/10 11.00

14 Mar 26 Alexandra Rst Trophy (1) Pubsmiriclescript Lee Bowker 1,540m — 5/8 12.00

14 Mar 26 Alexandra Alexandra Cup Downtown Man I M Pankhurst 1,540m — 7/8 6.00

08 Mar 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Sacra Jason Evans 2,000m — 2/6 4.40

08 Mar 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Come Get Me D M Noonan 1,600m — 9/9 4.20

07 Mar 26 Hinnomunjie Trophy Race Arroance R C Manning 1,230m — 4/6 4.00

07 Mar 26 Hinnomunjie Hinnomunjie Cup Anything But R C Manning 2,100m — 1/6 3.00

28 Feb 26 Woolamai Rst Trophy (3) Nasrin P Foster 1,608m — 7/10 8.50

28 Feb 26 Woolamai Mdn Plate Bay Of Joy Tabitha Cunningham 2,008m — 4/9 6.50

28 Feb 26 Woolamai Trophy Race Arroance R C Manning 888m — 7/8 17.00

28 Feb 26 Woolamai Trophy Race Toscana Rising G C Strang 2,308m — 10/10 21.00

28 Feb 26 Woolamai Mdn Plate Bella Palencia MS S L Wynne 1,008m — 7/10 17.00

21 Feb 26 Dederang Dederang Cup Come Get Me D M Noonan 1,650m — 7/7 3.50

21 Feb 26 Dederang Spec Cond (0-28) Jewel Ben John Fitzgerald 1,000m — 5/5 3.00

21 Feb 26 Dederang Rst Trophy (2) Fairness Is Best John Fitzgerald 1,350m — 6/9 8.50

21 Feb 26 Dederang Rst Trophy (0-55) Foxwell R W Green 1,350m — 6/7 14.00

21 Feb 26 Dederang Mdn Plate Militant G J Kavanagh 1,350m — 4/9 3.40

07 Feb 26 Woolamai Woolamai Cup Sacra Jason Evans 1,708m — 9/10 8.50

07 Feb 26 Woolamai Mdn Plate Bay Of Joy Tabitha Cunningham 1,608m — 4/6 4.20

07 Feb 26 Woolamai Trophy Race Arroance R C Manning 1,008m — 7/9 6.00

31 Jan 26 Healesville Trophy Race Come Get Me D M Noonan 1,650m — 2/7 6.00

31 Jan 26 Healesville Rst Trophy (3) Oh No George Michael Farrell 1,650m — 8/10 5.00

31 Jan 26 Healesville Spec Cond (28) Pubsmiriclescript Lee Bowker 1,200m — 8/8 16.00

31 Jan 26 Healesville Mdn Plate Sir Lazarus Tyson Barton 1,200m — 4/5 10.00

26 Jan 26 Balnarring Balnarring Cup Downtown Man I M Pankhurst 1,600m — 10/10 6.00

26 Jan 26 Balnarring Trophy Race Arroance R C Manning 1,008m — 2/8 5.00

26 Jan 26 Balnarring Rst Trophy (1) Librarchy's Dancer P E Kramer 2,000m — 5/5 10.00

24 Jan 26 Yea Yea Cup Scandoval Brooke Verwey-Mitchell 2,140m — 7/9 16.00

24 Jan 26 Yea Mdn Plate Mwamba P E Kramer 2,140m — 2/4 5.00

24 Jan 26 Yea Trophy Race Come Get Me D M Noonan 1,300m — 2/9 16.00

24 Jan 26 Yea Mdn Plate Stormyfriendship Mark Ashby 1,300m — 4/10 7.00

17 Jan 26 Healesville Trophy Race Mr Zigmund P Foster 2,350m — 10/10 16.00

17 Jan 26 Healesville Healesville Cup Sacra Jason Evans 1,650m — 7/9 4.40

17 Jan 26 Healesville Rst Trophy (1) Ninhursag Rocky Corbino 1,650m — 5/8 21.00

17 Jan 26 Healesville Spec Cond (0-28) Popes Can Talk MS B Bamford 1,000m — 10/10 41.00

Statistics

Track

Yea 11: 0-5-1 0%

Healesville 10: 0-1-1 0%

Balnarring 9: 0-3-0 0%

Woolamai 9: 0-0-0 0%

Trainer

D M Noonan 7: 1-3-0 14%

R C Manning 6: 1-1-0 17%

Jason Evans 5: 0-1-0 0%

I M Pankhurst 4: 0-1-0 0%

Distance

Up to 1100m 8: 0-1-1 0%

1200m – 1400m 14: 0-2-0 0%

1500m – 1800m 19: 1-4-3 5%

2000m and over 12: 1-2-0 8%

Track condition

Firm / Good 3: 0-2-1 0%

Soft 0: 0-0-0 —

Heavy 0: 0-0-0 —

Track covers every ride on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 53. Record shown as rides: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Rides Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 53 2 9 4 4%

Recent winners · 2

Pakenham · The Victorian Picnic Grand Final Bookman · A$13,750 01 May 26

Hinnomunjie · Hinnomunjie Cup Anything But · A$4,600 07 Mar 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.