B Avdulla

Brenton Avdulla was once a leading apprentice in Melbourne before a chance phone call from Gai Waterhouse prompted his relocation to Sydney. Rising through the ranks, he was crowned 2017/18 Sydney Champion Jockey. Avdulla’s biggest wins include a pair of Golden Slippers – Australia’s most famous two-year-old race – aboard Estijaab (2018) and Fireburn (2022). He has won 13 Group 1 races. His first came in 2010 aboard Secret Admirer in the Flight Stakes, while his second and – perhaps most iconic – top-level triumph came aboard 100/1 chance Lasqueti Spirit in the 2016 VRC Oaks, where Avdulla built an insurmountable mid-race lead at Flemington to secure a famous victory. The Australian rider has formed strong partnerships with Chris Waller, Kris Lees and Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes in recent seasons. In 2022, he made a successful return from a serious neck injury. Avdulla secured three wins in his first stint in Hong Kong across the tail-end of the 2022/23 season, before returning for the 2023/24 campaign, when he amassed 33 wins. He achieved a pair of career highlights as a Hong Kong-based jockey in 2024, winning twice at Group 1 level with California Spangle in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup and Dubai’s Al Quoz Sprint. He also enjoyed a fruitful 2024/25 season, riding a Hong Kong career-best 47 winners and adding two more Group race victories to his tally with Beauty Joy in the G3 Premier Plate and The Golden Scenery in the G3 Celebration Cup. He notched his 100th Hong Kong victory aboard Take Action in June 2026, and closed out the 2025/26 season with 21 wins. Achievements:Sydney Champion Jockey (2017/18). Notable Wins Include: Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (2024 California Spangle), Al Quoz Sprint (2024 California Spangle), G2 Premier Bowl (2023 Sight Success), G2 Chairman’s Trophy (2024 Beauty Joy), G3 Celebration Cup (2024 The Golden Scenery), G3 Premier Plate (2025 Beauty Joy), Golden Slipper (2018 Estijaab, 2022 Fireburn), VRC Oaks (2016 Lasqueti Spirit), Epsom Handicap (2011 Secret Admirer, 2022 Ellsberg [dead-heat with Top Ranked]), Lightning Stakes (2014 Snitzerland), Randwick Guineas (2011 Ilovethiscity, 2021 Lion’s Roar), Surround Stakes (2022 Hinged), Flight Stakes (2010 Secret Admirer). Hong Kong Career Wins (at start of 2026/27 season): 104 (win strike rate 6.7%).