Nash Rawiller (born 8 December 1974) is a prominent

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, based in Sydney. He has ridden races in many other parts of the world, including

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and

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. He began his career in

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but moved to Sydney in 2007 to link up with prominent trainer

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."Waterhouse's guiding light"
by Michael Idato, ''

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'', 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Waterhouse has described Rawiller as "a brilliant rider"."Nash, bang wallop"
by Andrew Eddy, ''

'', 8 April 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Rawiller has won many significant races including 66

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wins, one of which was the lucrative 2005 Dubai Duty Free valued at $1.3 million, but his biggest win to date is riding Elvstroem to victory in the 2004

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."Quiet achiever savours greatest triumph"
by Stephen Howell, ''

'', 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2013. He has ridden in Australia's richest horse race, the

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on several occasions. As at 31 December 2013, Rawiller has ridden in 7540 races and been placed in 2044 races including 1481 wins. Total prize money for horses ridden by Rawiller is over $87 million."Nash Rawiller "
''Racing And Sports'', 31 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. He is a three-time winner of the Sydney jockeys title."Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller nearly doubles Kevin Rudd's monthly earnings after outstanding July"
by Christian Nicolussi, ''

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'', 31 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

Personal life

Rawiller is married to Sarah"Success or bust for top jockey Nash Rawiller"
by Ray Thomas, ''

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'', 14 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013. and has two children Caitlin and Campbell. He is from a 'racing family'; his brother, Brad and sister Stacey are also jockeys and his brother, Todd is a trainer. Campbell started his riding career as an apprentice in 2019 and has already ridden more than 100 winners. He is now apprenticed to Gai Waterhouse at Randwick. "Nash Rawiller Jockey Profile"
''

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'', 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Their father, Keith, was a jumps jockey, and their mother, Elaine, is a nurse.

References

External links

Nash Rawiller official statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawiller, Nash 1974 births Living people Jockeys from Melbourne