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Warren Block's Daily Report - Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Jockey-Trainer metro stats - five states - Spotlight on Erica Byrne Burke
- Matrix day-by-day results for Thursday and Friday racing
- Wizard Freebie - Wizard Magic Report
- Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results
Jockey-Trainer metro stats - five states - Spotlight on Erica Byrne Burke
Today, jockeys in each of the five mainland states who are prominent in their respective 2025-2026 metropolitan premierships, with the following stats covering the past two years.
The Jockey/Trainer combinations that are included here are based on the following criteria: The Jockey/Trainer combination is listed when a jockey's record shows at least 2 wins when riding the Wizard top-rater, or at least 3 wins when riding the race favourite, or 4 wins if the runner is in the $2.00 to $5.90 odds range, for that stable. Also included are the overall percentage stats for the jockey when riding a Wizard top rater or race favourite, for any stable. Note, that these stats cover the rider's results in all races, irrespective of location.
To add to this weekly report, here is a Spotlight Profile of Erica Byrne Burke (via ChatGPT, and other sources) which makes for some interesting reading.
Erica Byrne Burke is an Irish-born, Tasmania-based jockey, who has become one of the leading riders in the Tasmanian jockeys' premiership.
Early Life and Background
Erica Byrne Burke was born in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland, where she first developed her horsemanship in pony and equestrian settings. She graduated from the Racing Academy & Centre of Education (RACE), which prepares young riders for professional flat racing careers. Seeking broader opportunities she relocated to Australia, initially spending time in Sydney with the Chris Waller stable, before moving onto the Tasmanian racing scene. racing Tasracing
Family and Racing Connections
Unlike many riders from established racing dynasties, Erica does not come from a racing family. She has explained that her aunt was the only family member with any significant involvement in horses and was instrumental in introducing her to riding. (Tasracing)
Main Riding Locations and Circuits
Erica features prominently on the Tasmanian thoroughbred circuit. By the completion of her apprenticeship in Tasmania she had ridden 152 winners. A fourwinner day at Devonport was an early highlight in her career and there was also a fivewin day at Launceston. By this 2025-2026 season she has become a significant player on Tassie tracks and is currently 28 winners clear in the Jockey's Premiership, with a 22.2% strike rate. Racing Australia
Trainers and Key Associations
One of Erica's most important professional relationships has been with leading Tasmanian trainer Adam Trinder, who originally took her on after she responded to a job advertisement and moved from Sydney to his Devonport stable. Adam and Erica have combined for multiple winning days. She has also ridden successfully for other Tasmanian trainers, especially for John Blacker over the past two years. Her strong association with these trainers has helped her consistently stay at or near the top of the local premiership tables. thoroughbredracing
Major Wins and Career Highlights
Erica's most significant victory to date is the Group 3 Hobart Cup which she won aboard Blonde Star in February of this year. She had earlier secured the Tasmania 2YO Magic Millions with Aristopolos. She was crowned Tasmania's Leading Apprentice Rider for the 2023-2024 season and is now regarded one of Tasmania's most consistent and tactically adept riders. instagram racing
Sources
Matrix day-by-day results for Thursday and Friday racing
The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Thursday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Thursday and Friday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.
(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)
Wizard Freebie - Wizard Magic Report
The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof. Today, a Wizard Magic (abridged) Report. The full report and all other reports for all meetings for today are available now for subscribers
The Magic report is an important component of the Wizard's uniquely successful race-morning MATRIX report whose Selectives consistently outperform traditional rating methodologies.
Click here for an explanation of the Wizard Magic report.
Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results
We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.
The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.
This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.
The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.
(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic, RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier , Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)
The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.
Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).
For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results