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By Mark Brassel
Saturday's Day 2 of The Star Championships at Royal Randwick included the 12th running of the prestigious Nathan Berry Medal introduced by Racing NSW in 2014.
The Nathan Berry Medal is awarded to the most successful jockey over the 12 races of The Star Championships and pays tribute to the former top jockey who passed away in early April 2014.
The Medal point score is determined on a 3-2-1 basis across the 10 Group races along with the Finals of the Country and Provincial-Midway Championships.
Champion jockey James McDonald missed Day 1 but was able to overhaul the leaders on Day 2 to land 11 points and win the Medal for the fifth time.
2025 FINAL POINTS - NATHAN BERRY MEDAL
| Jockey | Total points |
| James McDONALD | 11 |
| Jason COLLETT | 9 |
| Damian LANE | 6 |
| Tyler SCHILLER | 6 |
| Josh PARR | 4 |
| Tim CLARK | 4 |
| Tommy BERRY | 3 |
| Rachel KING | 3 |
| Mark ZAHRA | 3 |
| Aaron BULLOCK | 3 |
| Reece JONES | 3 |
| Ashley MORGAN | 3 |
| Jay FORD | 2 |
| Alysha COLLETT | 2 |
| Blake SHINN | 2 |
| Tom MARQUAND | 2 |
| Chad SCHOFIELD | 1 |
| Craig WILLIAMS | 1 |
| Nash RAWILLER | 1 |
| Zac LLOYD | 1 |
| Ben MELHAM | 1 |
| Zac PURTON | 1 |
*In the event of a tie, the winner is he/she who has ridden the most winners. If a similar number the Medal is declared a tie.
HONOUR ROLL
2025 - JAMES McDONALD
2024 - JAMES McDONALD
2023 - JAMES McDONALD/JOAO MOREIRA
2022 - NASH RAWILLER
2021 - JAMES McDONALD
2020 - GLEN BOSS
2019 - HUGH BOWMAN
2018 - BLAKE SHINN
2017 - HUGH BOWMAN
2016 - HUGH BOWMAN
2015 - HUGH BOWMAN
2014 - TOMMY BERRY/JAMES McDONALD
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