Lloyd Williams (businessman)

Biography

Williams was educated at Xavier College, Melbourne.

He is the founder of Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, established in 1994, located in Melbourne, Victoria. Crown is Australia's largest casino and one of the largest single casinos in the world. In 1999, Williams sold the majority of his interests to Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and other entities associated with the Packer family.

With David Gonski, Williams was the co-executor of the estate of the late Kerry Packer. Jackson Lloyd Packer, the son and male heir of James Packer, was given his middle name out of respect to Williams.

Williams' family controlled business is called Hudson Conway, that has investments in a wide range of properties across Melbourne, now managed by his son, Nick.

Thoroughbred horse racing

Williams is one of Australia's largest thoroughbred racehorse owners and owns a 120 ha stable outside Melbourne. With his wife, Suzie, Williams has won Australia's most prestigious race, the Melbourne Cup on seven occasions:

• 1981 - Just a Dash, trained by Tommy J. Smith
• 1985 - What A Nuisance, trained by John Meagher
• 2007 - Efficient, trained by Graeme Rogerson
• 2012 - Green Moon, trained by Robert Hickmott
• 2016 - Almandin, trained by Robert Hickmott
• 2017 - Rekindling, trained by Joseph O'Brien
• 2020 - Twilight Payment, trained by Joseph O'Brien.

In 2000, he and Kerry Packer bought Enzeli from Aga Khan for about £200,000 to race in the Cup.

Williams also owned/part-owned:

• Fawkner, winner of the 2013 Caulfield Cup.
• Mahogany, winner of eight group 1 races including the double of the Caulfield Guineas and Australian Guineas and the Victoria Derby and Australian Derby as a three-year-old, and the Lightning Stakes in 1995 and 1997
• Order of St George, winner of the 2015 & 2017 Irish St. Leger and 2016 Ascot Gold Cup
• Reset, winner of the 2004 Australian Guineas and Futurity Stakes (MRC)
• Zipping, winner of the 2010 Australian Cup and Turnbull Stakes and the Sandown Classic four times (2010-2013).

Williams was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2017.

Net worth

In 2012 Forbes Asia assessed his net worth as . Williams' net worth was assessed by the Financial Review 2025 Rich List as billion.

Awards

In 2002 Williams was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in recognition of creating a programme for troubled teens to learn to sail as part of their rehabilitation.

References

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