Nathan Berry Medal - 2024
Many of Australia’s best jockeys as well as overseas riders will converge on Royal Randwick on Saturday 6 April and Saturday 13 April to compete for the prestigious Nathan Berry Medal on Day 1 & Day 2 of the 2023 The Star Championships.
The Medal is named in honour of the former top jockey who passed away in April 2014 and is awarded to the most successful jockey over the 12 races of The Championships.
The point score is determined on a 3-2-1 basis* across the eagerly anticipated 10 Group races as well as the Finals of the Country & Provincial Championships, with the winner announced at the completion of Day 2 of The Championships (Saturday 13 April). *In the event of a tie, the winner is he/she who has ridden the most winners. If a similar number the Medal is declared a tie.
Nathan Berry (pictured right) was 23yo and rode 351 winners during his career with his biggest win aboard Unencumbered in the Magic Millions in January 2014.
Nathan had also won Group Three races on Malavio (Tramway Stakes), Va Pensiero (Run to the Rose) and Unencumbered (McLachlan Stakes).
The Nathan Berry Medal is unique as it features his initials ‘NJB’ on the medal in the same font Nathan had on his racing jodhpurs, and is adorned by a dark & light blue ribbon – the colours he carried on Unencumbered.
Fittingly, Nathan’s twin brother Tommy tied for first in the inaugural 2014 Nathan Berry Medal with James McDonald.
There was a tie between James McDonald and Joao Moreira in the 2023 Nathan Berry Medal after both finished on 10 points. They could not be separated on a countback with both riding two winners over the two days of The Star Championships.
2023 NATHAN BERRY MEDAL
|
Jockey |
Total points |
|
James McDONALD |
10* |
|
Joao MOREIRA |
10* |
|
Tim CLARK |
6 |
|
Dylan GIBBONS |
6 |
|
Zac PURTON |
5 |
|
Damian LANE |
5 |
|
Nash RAWILLER |
5 |
|
Sam CLIPPERTON |
4 |
|
Tom MARQUAND |
4 |
|
Luke NOLEN |
3 |
|
Hugh BOWMAN |
2 |
|
John ALLEN |
2 |
|
Brett PREBBLE |
2 |
|
Brenton AVDULLA |
2 |
|
Kathy O'HARA |
2 |
|
Ellen HENNESSY |
1 |
|
Jason COLLETT |
1 |
|
Zac LLOYD |
1 |
|
Andrew GIBBONS |
1 |
*Tie (each had two winners during The Championships)
HONOUR ROLL
2023 - JAMES McDONALD/JOAO MOREIRA
2022 - NASH RAWILLER
2021 - JAMES McDONALD
2020 - GLEN BOSS
2019 - HUGH BOWMAN
2018 - BLAKE SHINN
2017 - HUGH BOWMAN
2016 - HUGH BOWMAN
2015 - HUGH BOWMAN
2014 - TOMMY BERRY/JAMES McDONALD