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R T Dale Trainer

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R T Dale Profile

R T Dale is a horse trainer based in Wangaratta 1. R T Dale has a win strike rate of 4% and a career ROI of -66.

R T Dale Last 12 Months Racing Form

R T Dale last 12 months's career form is 31 Starts, wins, 1 seconds, 4 thirds.

R T Dale has average win odds of 2 and an ROI of -100% over the last 12 months.

R T Dale Current Season Racing Form

R T Dale current season form is 29 Starts, wins, 1 seconds, 4 thirds.

R T Dale has average win odds of 1.70 and an ROI of -100% over the current season.

R T Dale's overall Stats: Trainer Racing History

	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Win %	Place %	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Last 12 Months	31		1	4	%	16%	1.70	-100
Current Season	29		1	4	%	17%	1.70	-100

R T Dale's Results: Trainer Racing History

Here is a list of tracks where R T Dale has raced in the past 12 months and the current season. The list shows performance by R T Dale across all tracks.

Past 12 months

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Albury	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alexandra	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
Balranald	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Benalla	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Bendigo	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Berrigan	4	-	-	-	-	-	$15.00	-100%
Boorowa	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Buchan	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Carrathool	3	-	-	1	-	33%	-	-100%
Cobar	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Cootamundra	2	-	-	2	-	100%	-	-100%
Corowa	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Cowra	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dederang	2	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
Deniliquin	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Echuca	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Gundagai	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Harden	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hay	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Healesville	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hillston	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hinnomunjie	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Holbrook	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jerilderie	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leeton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lockhart	2	1	-	-	50%	50%	$1.70	-15%
Mansfield	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Merton	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Moulamein	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Narrandera	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Seymour	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Swan Hill	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Swifts Creek	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tatura	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tocumwal	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Towong	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tumbarumba	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tumut	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wagga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wagga Riverside	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wangaratta	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wodonga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Yea	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Young	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

This season

Track	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Albury	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alexandra	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
Balranald	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Bendigo	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Berrigan	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Boorowa	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Buchan	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Carrathool	3	-	-	1	-	33%	-	-100%
Cobar	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Cootamundra	2	-	-	2	-	100%	-	-100%
Corowa	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Dederang	2	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
Gundagai	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Harden	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hay	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Healesville	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hillston	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Holbrook	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jerilderie	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leeton	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lockhart	2	1	-	-	50%	50%	$1.70	-15%
Merton	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Moulamein	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Narrandera	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
Seymour	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Swan Hill	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Swifts Creek	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tatura	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tocumwal	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Towong	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tumbarumba	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tumut	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wagga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wagga Riverside	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wangaratta	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wodonga	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Young	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

Here is a list of the top jockeys who have ridden for R T Dale along with their stats over the last 12 months and the current season.

Past 12 months

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Ms N Burrells	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Megan Taylor	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mikiko Nakao	1	-	-	-	-	-	$15.00	-100%
B Vale	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Murphy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Trent Germaine	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Maxwell Keenan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms G Cartwright	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Grant Seccombe	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Brook Sweeney	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Sarah Robbins	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S A Mc Cullum	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms A Masters	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr M Corbisiero	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sophie Logan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R N Booth	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms M Nicholls	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Rose Perarson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms M Kinny	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
A Mc Cabe	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr R Kirkpatrick	2	-	-	2	-	100%	-	-100%
Ms A King	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Lily Coombe	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Maddison Wright	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Newton	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Benbow	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P T Holmes	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J R Todd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms C Pace	2	-	1	-	-	50%	$4.00	-100%
Harry Grace	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C R Brown	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tara-Jane Mitchell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brad Clark	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Beattie	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Fogg	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms A Bryan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Anita Bell	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Caitlin King	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Collins	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
H Coffey	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lee Smith	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Thomas Stockdale	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms T Jeffries	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wendy Peel	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jamie Gibbons	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms B Wright	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jessie Philpot	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr A Barton	3	-	1	-	-	33%	-	-100%
F Alesci	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Heagney	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Heard	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Travers	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Metcalfe	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Baldock	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lachlan King	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tim Grace	1	-	1	-	-	100%	-	-100%
Ms T Johnson	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Mr R Blewitt	1	-	-	-	-	-	$1.70	-100%
Mr Michael Gray	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Logan McNeil	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Duffy	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B P Ward	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Sanders	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jacques Luxe	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C Quilty	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
William Stanley	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Angela Cooper	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Nathan Punch	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C J Parish	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Julia Presits	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Teighan Worsnop	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hannah Le Blanc	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Teaghan Martin	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Qin Yong	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Josh Richards	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Lafferty	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Shaun Cooper	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Molly Bourke	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Olivia Chambers	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Ings	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alice Lindsay	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S V Brown	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jess Del Frari	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Nisbet	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leandro Ribeiro	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jessica Booth	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sarah Mc Donough	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Moffat	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Galea	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Keating	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
P Gatt	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms D Walker	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Justin W Stanley	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Carly Frater	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sophie Clayfield	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P Zerafa	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
M Wade	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Brittany Button	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

This season

Jockey	Starts	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	W%	P%	Avg Win Odds	ROI
Ms N Burrells	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Megan Taylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mikiko Nakao	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Vale	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Murphy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Trent Germaine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Maxwell Keenan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms G Cartwright	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Grant Seccombe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brook Sweeney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sarah Robbins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S A Mc Cullum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms A Masters	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr M Corbisiero	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sophie Logan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R N Booth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms M Nicholls	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rose Perarson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ms M Kinny	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Mc Cabe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr R Kirkpatrick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms A King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lily Coombe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Maddison Wright	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
N Newton	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Benbow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P T Holmes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J R Todd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms C Pace	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4.00	-100%
Harry Grace	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C R Brown	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tara-Jane Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Brad Clark	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
R Beattie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Fogg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms A Bryan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Anita Bell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Caitlin King	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
H Coffey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lee Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Thomas Stockdale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms T Jeffries	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Wendy Peel	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jamie Gibbons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms B Wright	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jessie Philpot	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Mr A Barton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
F Alesci	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Heagney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Heard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
M Travers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms S Metcalfe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Baldock	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Lachlan King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Tim Grace	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms T Johnson	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Mr R Blewitt	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.70	-100%
Mr Michael Gray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Logan McNeil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Duffy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B P Ward	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jordan Sanders	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jacques Luxe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C Quilty	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
William Stanley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Angela Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Nathan Punch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
C J Parish	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Julia Presits	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Teighan Worsnop	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Hannah Le Blanc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Teaghan Martin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Qin Yong	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Josh Richards	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Laura Lafferty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Shaun Cooper	2	-	1	-	-	50%	-	-100%
Molly Bourke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Olivia Chambers	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Chelsea Ings	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Alice Lindsay	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S V Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jess Del Frari	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms K Nisbet	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Leandro Ribeiro	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Jessica Booth	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sarah Mc Donough	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
B Moffat	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
S Galea	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
J Keating	4	-	-	1	-	25%	-	-100%
P Gatt	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Ms D Walker	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Justin W Stanley	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Carly Frater	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
Sophie Clayfield	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%
P Zerafa	2	-	-	1	-	50%	-	-100%
M Wade	1	-	-	1	-	100%	-	-100%
Brittany Button	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-100%

Here is a list of the next races and the most recent results for R T Dale

May 2025

Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 24 May 2025, Wagga Riverside R1
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Meatloaf Last Race: 16 May 2025, Albury R5
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 16 May 2025, Albury R3
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Meatloaf Last Race: 03 May 2025, Boorowa R6
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 03 May 2025, Boorowa R1
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18

April 2025

Meatloaf Last Race: 26 April 2025, Cootamundra R4
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 26 April 2025, Cootamundra R3
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 20 April 2025, Swifts Creek R1
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Peak Contributer Last Race: 19 April 2025, Tocumwal R6
5yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Mizen Peak

CAREER 24 2-1-2

EARNING $35,475

WIN 8

PLACE 21
Meatloaf Last Race: 19 April 2025, Tocumwal R4
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Peak Contributer Last Race: 12 April 2025, Carrathool R6
5yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Mizen Peak

CAREER 24 2-1-2

EARNING $35,475

WIN 8

PLACE 21
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 12 April 2025, Carrathool R3
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Meatloaf Last Race: 12 April 2025, Carrathool R1
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 05 April 2025, Alexandra R7
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Meatloaf Last Race: 05 April 2025, Alexandra R6
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Peak Contributer Last Race: 05 April 2025, Alexandra R5
5yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Mizen Peak

CAREER 24 2-1-2

EARNING $35,475

WIN 8

PLACE 21

March 2025

Peak Contributer Last Race: 22 March 2025, Berrigan R6
5yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Mizen Peak

CAREER 24 2-1-2

EARNING $35,475

WIN 8

PLACE 21
Cosmic Poppett Last Race: 22 March 2025, Berrigan R4
6yoaM (Chestnut) Dissident x Cosmic Belle

CAREER 22 0-2-2

EARNING $9,325

WIN 0

PLACE 18
Meatloaf Last Race: 22 March 2025, Berrigan R3
4yoaG (Bay) Redente x Bungled

CAREER 17 1-0-1

EARNING $23,800

WIN 6

PLACE 12
Peak Contributer Last Race: 15 March 2025, Alexandra R4
5yoaG (Bay) Contributer x Mizen Peak

CAREER 24 2-1-2

EARNING $35,475

WIN 8

PLACE 21

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