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Sydney Royal History – Most Successful Boy Rider
Australian Jumping
Above: Jack Barker – Most Successful Boy Rider 2025.
There is long history associated with The Most Successful Boy Rider at Sydney Royal and what a list of riders this is. Names include Olympians and World Championship riders as well as many of our stars from current times.
The trophy was donated by Mr & Mrs D Gordon and is awarded annually to the most successful boy rider in Group B Jumping contests. The trophy, first presented in 1952 is a silver-plated twin handled cup with scroll handles, raised on a timber base.
The previous winners are listed below:
LIST OF PREVIOUS WINNERS
| YEAR | RIDER |
| 1952 | W Grant |
| 1953 | John Moss |
| 1954 | Ken Waterford |
| 1955 | K Smith |
| 1956 | M Hariden |
| 1957 | Graeme Barker |
| 1958 | John Fahey |
| 1959 | Barry Roycroft |
| 1960 | John Fahey |
| 1961 | Wayne Roycroft |
| 1962 | Wayne Roycroft |
| 1963 | Wayne Roycroft |
| 1964 | Bruce Anderson |
| 1965 (equal) | R Hansen |
| 1965 (equal) | AJ Fox |
| 1966 | R Hanson |
| 1967 | G Foran |
| 1968 | Russell Johnson |
| 1969 | Des Gleeson |
| 1970 | Des Gleeson |
| 1971 | Des Gleeson |
| 1972 | Simon Kale |
| 1973 | David Houston |
| 1974 | Kevin Peeck |
| 1975 | David Dobson |
| 1976 | Gavin Chester |
| 1977 | Andrew Cooper |
| 1978 | J Brownlie |
| 1979 (equal) | W Chaffley |
| 1979 (equal) | D Campbell |
| 1980 | Brad Frankum |
| 1981 | Brad Frankum |
| 1982 | Michael Freedman |
| 1983 | M Chaffey |
| 1984 | DC or Simon Chaffey |
| 1985 | John Robertson |
| 1986 | RG Graham |
| 1987 | Tony Priestley |
| 1988 | R Ainsley |
| 1989 | Stephen Way |
| 1990 | Deon Williams |
| 1991 | Stephen Neil |
| 1992 | Damien Guthrie |
| 1993 | Brock Harvey |
| 1994 | James Paterson-Robinson |
| 1995 | James Paterson-Robinson |
| 1996 | Rowan Willis |
| 1997 | Damien Seddon |
| 1998 | Ian Hamilton |
| 1999 | Ian Hamilton |
| 2000 | Ian Hamilton |
| 2001 | Lachlan Manuel |
| 2002 (equal) | Matt Williams |
| 2002 (equal) | Sheridan Manuel |
| 2003 | Aaron Hadlow |
| 2004 | Aaron Hadlow |
| 2005 | Nathan Wood |
| 2006 | C James |
| 2007 | Tom Sedger |
| 2008 | Jack Maunder |
| 2009 | James Hetherington |
| 2010 | Tom McDermott |
| 2011 | Jake Hunter |
| 2012 | Jake Hunter |
| 2013 | Lane Clarke |
| 2014 | Cade Hunter |
| 2015 (equal) | Riley Mackillop |
| 2015 (equal) | Jock Rice-Ward |
| 2016 | Cade Hunter |
| 2017 | Cade Hunter |
| 2018 | Conor Reed |
| 2019 | Not Awarded |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | No Entries |
| 2022 | Charlie Magnier |
| 2023 | Charlie Magnier |
| 2024 | Charlie Magnier |
| 2025 | Jack Barker |
| 2026 | Charlie Magnier |
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