Birthday: Jan 18, 1991

Type: Club Jockey

Nationality: Australian

Background:
Age: 33. 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). Avdulla has won 13 Group 1 races, while his first came in 2010 aboard Secret Admirer in the Flight Stakes. Perhaps his most iconic top-level triumph was aboard 100/1 chance Lasqueti Spirit in the 2016 VRC Oaks, where Avdulla built an insurmountable mid-race lead at Flemington to pinch the contest in miraculous fashion. The Australian rider has formed strong partnerships with Chris Waller, Kris Lees and Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes in recent seasons, while in 2022 he made a successful return from 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, amassing 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 won a pair of Group 2 races, the Premier Bowl and Chairman's Trophy, atop Sight Success and Beauty Joy, respectively.

Achievements:
Sydney Champion Jockey (2017/18).

Notable Race 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), 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 2024/25 season): 36 (win strike rate 5.8%).