Blake Shinn
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1987 (age 39) |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
Major racing wins | |
| 2008 Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper Stakes | |
Significant horses | |
| Viewed, Happy Clapper, Russian Emperor | |
Blake Shinn (born 26 September 1987) is an Australian jockey, who rode the 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed for trainer Bart Cummings.[1][2]
As of late August 2026, Shinn has won 2,050 races, including 29 at Group One level.[3] On Melbourne Cup day 2010, Blake Shinn missed his ride in the Cup on Precedence, after a fall in Race 3 at Flemington resulted in him being taken to hospital.[4]
Shinn has also won:
- the 2021 Hong Kong Classic Mile on Excellent Proposal for trainer John Size
- the 2021 Hong Kong Sprint on Sky Field for trainer Caspar Fownes
- the 2022 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup on Russian Emperor for Douglas Whyte
- the 2022 Hong Kong Gold Cup on Russian Emperor for Douglas Whyte
Major wins
[edit]
- Adelaide Cup – (1) – Demerger (2005)
- Canterbury Stakes – (2) – Happy Clapper (2018), Trapeze Artist (2019)
- Coolmore Classic – (1) – Appearance (2013)
- Doomben Cup – (4) – Streama (2014), Pornichet (2015), Bois D'Argent (2024), Antino (2025)
- Doncaster Handicap – (1) – Happy Clapper (2018)
- Epsom Handicap – (2) – Rock Kingdom (2009), Happy Clapper (2017)
- Flight Stakes – (1) – First Seal (2014)
- Futurity Stakes – (1) – Alligator Blood (2023)
- George Main Stakes – (1) – Streama (2013)
- Golden Slipper Stakes – (2) – Capitalist (2016), Lady of Camelot (2024)
- Kingsford-Smith Cup – (1) – Hot Snitzel (2015)
- Manikato Stakes – (1) – Charm Stone (2025)
- Melbourne Cup – (1) – Viewed (2008)
- Queensland Derby – (1) – Warmonger (2024)
- Sires' Produce Stakes – (1) – Sebring (2008)
- Surround Stakes – (1) – First Seal (2015)
- Sydney Cup – (1) – Who Shot Thebarman (2018)
- Tattersall's Tiara – (1) – Prompt Response (2018)
- TJ Smith Stakes – (1) – Melito (2010)
- The Galaxy – (1) – Sweet Idea (2015)
- Toorak Handicap – (1) – Antino (2024)
- Vinery Stud Stakes – (1) – Fenway (2015)
- Sistema Stakes – (2) – Summer Passage (2017), Return To Conquer (2025)
- Hong Kong Classic Mile – (1) – Excellent Proposal (2021)
- Hong Kong Sprint – (1) – Sky Field (2021)
- Hong Kong Gold Cup – (1) – Russian Emperor (2022)
- Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup – (1) – Russian Emperor (2022)
References
[edit]- ↑ 2008 Melbourne Cup result
- ↑ "Viewed wins Melbourne Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ↑ "Blake Shinn". Racing.com. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Blake Shinn out of Melbourne Cup