| Damian Lane | |
|---|---|
 Lane after winning the 2023 Japanese Derby | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 6 February 1994 Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1] |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) [1] |
Damian Lane (born 6 February 1994) is an Australian jockey based in Victoria.
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Lane was born in Bunbury in Western Australia to Michael and Vickey Lane, who were both horse trainers. [2] He grew up around horses, [2] and began his career in Western Australia in 2009, and later moved to Victoria. His first Group One winner was Trust In A Gust in the 2014 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. As of late March 2025, he has ridden 1,580 winners, including 36 in Group One races. [3] [4] [5]
Lane spent three months in Japan from April to July 2019, riding 37 winners, including his first Japanese Grade 1 victory at the Victoria Mile with Normcore, [2] and spent another three months there between April and July 2020, riding 41 winners. In 2019 in the Melbourne spring racing carnival he rode the Japanese-trained horses Mer De Glace and Lys Gracieux in their respective Caulfield Cup and W. S. Cox Plate wins. [6]
Lane returned to Japan in 2022 where he marked his 100th Japanese race win on June 19 with Rain From Heaven. [7] In 2023, he won the Japanese Derby with Tastiera, making him the first jockey from the Southern Hemisphere to win a Japanese classic race. [8]
