Trainer profile

James Ponsonby

Trainer · Runners mostly in NSW · Most often at Dubbo

2026 32: 2-5-4 Runners: W-2-3

Win rate 6% Since 2026

Place rate 34% Top-three finishes

Last 14 days 0/0 No runners

Last 30 days 0/0 No runners

Wins 2 32 runners since 2026

Last 10 runners

5 3 8 2 0 0 7 3 2 6

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

Upcoming runners

TUE 10 NOV · QUEANBEYAN

Time Race Horse Bar Jockey Price

2:25 Queanbeyan Grid Property Group (Bm58) · 2,000m Will To Excel Queanbeyan · 2,000m · Bar — · MS W Costin — MS W Costin —

4:50 Queanbeyan Carbids Super Mdn Hcp · 1,460m Flight Sergeant Queanbeyan · 1,460m · Bar — · Olivia Chambers — Olivia Chambers —

4:50 Queanbeyan Carbids Super Mdn Hcp · 1,460m Highland Lad Queanbeyan · 1,460m · Bar — · MS W Costin — MS W Costin —

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Recent runners

Date Track · race Horse Jockey Dist Cond Result SP

16 May 26 Scone Scone Rsl Midway (Bm72) Philipsburg MS W Costin 1,700m — 6/14 101.00

07 May 26 Wyong Limitless Lodge (Bm64) Will To Excel MS W Costin 2,100m — 2/9 26.00

07 May 26 Wyong Pre Training At Domeland Provincial Mdn Hcp Highland Lad MS W Costin 1,600m — 3/10 101.00

07 May 26 Wyong Pre Training At Domeland Provincial Mdn Hcp Burning Ambition MS M Weir 1,600m — 7/10 21.00

12 Apr 26 Gundagai Thanks Mike Gardiner Hcp (C2) Grenoble MS W Costin 1,400m — 11/12 61.00

12 Apr 26 Gundagai Wagga & District Racing Supporters Club Mdn Plate Flight Sergeant MS W Costin 1,400m — 10/11 26.00

10 Apr 26 Wellington Over The Line Racing Iron Horse (Bm66) Will To Excel J Pracey-Holmes 2,400m — 2/9 3.90

10 Apr 26 Wellington J.R Richards & Sons Plate (C1) Burning Ambition M A Cahill 1,700m — 8/8 3.80

02 Apr 26 Gosford Central Coast Fiat Professional (Bm64) Will To Excel MS W Costin 2,100m — 3/7 31.00

30 Mar 26 Grafton Ken Gill Painter (Bm66) Will To Excel B Looker 2,230m — 5/10 31.00

30 Mar 26 Grafton Prestige Wedding & Event Hire Mdn Plate Burning Ambition MS M Weir 1,720m — 2/10 4.20

26 Mar 26 Hawkesbury Great Northern Cup Super Mdn Plate Highland Lad MS W Costin 1,600m — 9/10 151.00

17 Mar 26 Moree Pally School P & C (Bm58) Claudio MS M Weir 950m — 7/9 13.00

17 Mar 26 Moree Moree Show Society Mdn Plate Burning Ambition MS M Weir 1,400m — 2/8 3.50

13 Mar 26 Kembla Grange Barry Vandenbergh Kembla Grange Stayers Cup (Bm68) Semper Fortis MS W Costin 2,400m — 11/12 51.00

13 Mar 26 Kembla Grange Cactus Imaging Provincial Mdn Plate Sixteen Straight MS W Costin 1,400m — 9/11 31.00

13 Mar 26 Kembla Grange Itc Legend Wayne Harris Mdn Hcp Highland Lad MS W Costin 1,500m — 6/8 51.00

06 Mar 26 Dubbo Arrowfield Queen Of The West – Saturday 18 April Super Mdn Hcp Highland Lad M A Cahill 1,300m — 10/13 71.00

06 Mar 26 Dubbo GM Specialty Vehicles Dubbo Ladies Day – Saturday 18 April Mdn Hcp Claudio M A Cahill 1,100m — 1/8 5.00

06 Mar 26 Dubbo Westside Hotel Bottlemart (Bm66) Will To Excel M A Cahill 2,200m — 2/5 5.50

27 Feb 26 Canterbury Quayclean (Bm78) Semper Fortis J Ford 1,900m — 6/7 18.00

25 Feb 26 Rosehill Asahi Super Dry Mdn Hcp Burning Ambition J Ford 1,500m — 8/10 201.00

21 Feb 26 Mudgee Ross Granata Motors - Tab Venue Mode Showcase (Bm66) Drunken Sailor M A Cahill 1,400m — 9/12 13.00

21 Feb 26 Mudgee The Rabbitohs Classic Showcase (Bm58) Will To Excel M A Cahill 1,850m — 4/11 26.00

21 Feb 26 Mudgee Printstrom Showcase Mdn Plate Claudio M A Cahill 1,100m — 3/5 16.00

20 Feb 26 Canberra Civium Property Group Canberra Cup Preview Semper Fortis J Ford 2,000m — 4/7 6.50

10 Feb 26 Wyong Titan One Truck Boxes Midway (Bm64) Drunken Sailor J Ford 1,350m — 5/10 31.00

09 Feb 26 Orange Bathurst Communications (Bm58) Will To Excel M A Cahill 2,100m — 3/7 5.50

07 Feb 26 Randwick Midway (Bm72) Semper Fortis J Ford 1,600m — 5/14 201.00

02 Feb 26 Dubbo (Bm58) Will To Excel M A Cahill 2,200m — 4/6 10.00

12 Jan 26 Dubbo Andy Single Appreciation (Bm66) Drunken Sailor M A Cahill 1,418m — 1/8 13.00

12 Jan 26 Dubbo Ben Walker & Sarah Masonwells Appreciation (Bm58) Will To Excel M A Cahill 2,218m — 4/5 6.50

Stable

Horse Last start Next start For the stable

Will To Excel 2nd Wyong 07 May 26 Tue 10 Nov · Queanbeyan 9: 0-3-2

Highland Lad 3rd Wyong 07 May 26 Tue 10 Nov · Queanbeyan 4: 0-0-1

Flight Sergeant 10th Gundagai 12 Apr 26 Tue 10 Nov · Queanbeyan 1: 0-0-0

Philipsburg 6th Scone 16 May 26 Not declared 1: 0-0-0

Burning Ambition 7th Wyong 07 May 26 Not declared 5: 0-2-0

Grenoble 11th Gundagai 12 Apr 26 Not declared 1: 0-0-0

Claudio 7th Moree 17 Mar 26 Not declared 3: 1-0-1

Semper Fortis 11th Kembla Grange 13 Mar 26 Not declared 4: 0-0-0

Sixteen Straight 9th Kembla Grange 13 Mar 26 Not declared 1: 0-0-0

Drunken Sailor 9th Mudgee 21 Feb 26 Not declared 3: 1-0-0

10 horses that have run in the stable's last 32 runners or are declared to run. Each horse's age, sex and full record are on its own page.

Statistics

Track

Dubbo 6: 2-1-0 33%

Wyong 4: 0-1-1 0%

Kembla Grange 3: 0-0-0 0%

Mudgee 3: 0-0-1 0%

Jockey

M A Cahill 11: 2-1-2 18%

MS W Costin 10: 0-1-2 0%

J Ford 5: 0-0-0 0%

MS M Weir 4: 0-2-0 0%

Distance

Up to 1100m 3: 1-0-1 33%

1200m – 1400m 7: 0-1-0 0%

1500m – 1800m 10: 1-1-1 10%

2000m and over 12: 0-3-2 0%

Track covers every runner on record since 2026; the other groups cover the last 32. Record shown as runners: wins-seconds-thirds, with win strike rate.

Career

Year Runners Wins 2nd 3rd Win %

2026 32 2 5 4 6%

Recent winners · 2

Dubbo · GM Specialty Vehicles Dubbo Ladies Day – Saturday 18 April Mdn Hcp Claudio · A$13,950 06 Mar 26

Dubbo · Andy Single Appreciation (Bm66) Drunken Sailor · A$13,950 12 Jan 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.