Career Achievements

John Hawkes: Took out a trainer's licence in 1971.

Sons Wayne and Michael joined John in a training partnership in October, 2008.

Group One wins: 102

Stakes wins: 563

Horse of the Year: Octagonal (1996), Lonhro (2004)

Estimated to have won over 5000 races

National records

• 2002/03: 334 wins (Commonwealth record)
• 2002/03: $18.3 million prizemoney
• 2001: On 27th of October, Hawkes trained metropolitan winners on four

different tracks - Rosehill (2), Cheltenham (2), Moonee Valley and

Doomben to be the only trainer to achieve the feat.

• 1996/97: Trained 64 individual juvenile winners of 95.5 races

(Commonwealth record).

• Leading Group One trainer: Seven seasons
• Sydney premiership: Nine times
• Brisbane premiership: Three times
• Australian premierships: 10

Inducted into Australian racing Hall of Fame in 2004

Team Hawkes is the first training partnership to win a Group One race in Australia when Fiumicino won the 2009 The BMW.

Team Hawkes won a stakes race with their first-ever runner when Real Saga won the 2008 Breeders Plate.

Major Wins

• Golden Slippers: Guineas (1997), Forensics (2007)
• Caulfield Cup: Railings (2005)
• Cox Plate: Octagonal (1995)
• AJC Australian Derby: Octagonal (1996), Headturner (2006), Fiumicino (2007)
• Victoria Derby: Galena Boy (1975), Arena (1998)
• Queensland Derby: Tenor (1994), Dodge (1998), Freemason (2000), Toulouse Lautrec (2004)
• SA Derby: English Wonder (1982)
• AJC Australian Oaks: Dizelle (2005)
• Victoria Oaks: Toltrice (1972), Tributes (1999), Lovelorn (2000)
• Queensland Oaks: Booked (1994)
• Australian Cup: Octagonal (1997), Lonhro (2004)
• The BMW: Octagonal (1996, 1997), Curata Storm (2001), Freemason (2003), Fiumicino (2009)
• Epsom Handicap: Dodge (1998)
• Doncaster Handicap: Over (2000)
• Stradbroke Handicap: Crawl (2001)
• The Metropolitan: Railings (2005)
• Sydney Cup: Cross Swords (1993), Niwot (2012)
• Perth Cup: Runyon (1975)
• Oakleigh Plate: Harpagus (1981), Sports (2001)
• Caulfield Guineas: Lonhro (2001), All Too Hard (2012)
• Rosehill Guineas: Octagonal (1996), Sale Of Century (2001), Niello (2004)
• Canterbury Guineas: Octagonal (1996), Fine Society (2003), Niello (2004)
• Randwick Guineas: Mentality (2007)
• George Ryder Stakes: Lonhro (2003-04)
• Queen Elizabeth Stakes: Lonhro (2003)
• George Main Stakes: Dracula (1998), Viscount (2001), Lonhro (2003), Mentality (2008)
• Flight Stakes: Unworldly (2000)
• Spring Champion Stakes: Niello (2003)
• Chipping Norton Stakes: Octagonal (1997), Lonhro (2003)
• AJC Sires Produce Stakes: Mighty Manitou (1982), Octagonal (1995), Align (1999), Viscount (2001), Camarilla (2007)
• Champagne Stakes: Dracula (1998), Viscount (2001), Mentality (2006)
• All Aged Stakes: Paratroopers (2006)
• The Galaxy: Accomplice (2001)
• Underwood Stakes: Octagonal (1996)
• Yalumba Stakes: Lonhro (2002-03)
• Thousand Guineas: Toltrice (1972), Shame (1995), Mnemosyne (2005)
• Mackinnon Stakes: Lonhro (2002)
• Lightning Stakes: Sports (2000)
• Goodwood Handicap: Lord Galaxy (1985), Cameronic (1988)
• Doomben 10,000: Accomplice (1997)
• The Galaxy: Accomplice (1997)
• T.J.Smith Classic: Anthems (1996), Freemason (1999)
• Queen of the Turf Stakes: Ike's Dream (2005), Mnemosyne (2006)
• Futurity Stakes: Yell (2003), All Too Hard (2013)
• C.F. Orr Stakes: Yell (2003), Lonhro (2004), All Too Hard (2013)