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JEFF PENZA

  • Australia

Jeff Penza travels all around NSW riding at not only country meetings but the provincials and city as well.

Known as one of the hardest working jockeys in the state, Jeff Penza rarely has a day off and consistently rides over 100 winners every season, finishing in the top 10 across NSW.

In 2015 Penza claimed his first group winner aboard Sons Of John in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup.

In the 2016/17 season Jeff Penza rode more winners than any other jockey in country NSW with 136 which also included the most at the Provincials with 74 winners.

Best Horse :
GALLIENI (Timeform Rating 117)
GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS)  TRENDY PRESS (IRE)  [By NORTHFIELDS (USA)]
First Group Win (G3):
SONS OF JOHN (07 Jun 2015)

JEFF PENZA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
8 of 10 05 Dec 2025 CANB STARLIGHT GIRL $5 OPEN 1200m $30,000 MATTHEW KELLEY 1:09.71
3 of 10 05 Dec 2025 CANB SKIBIDI $15 MDN 1300m $22,000 GRATZ VELLA 1:17.31
10 of 10 05 Dec 2025 CANB BONNYVILLE $100 4U BM50 1000m $16,000 ALLAN MCRAE 0:58.13
3 of 9 01 Dec 2025 TAR MINI BOO $60 MDN 1308m $30,000 PETER CHEERS 1:18.99
1 of 8 01 Dec 2025 TAR MAGENTA SHORES $5.5 MDN 1609m $27,000 LEE & CHERIE CURTIS 1:37.77
7 of 9 29 Nov 2025 K GR WRITE ON THE LINE $100 3 MDN 1000m $42,000 DIANE POIDEVIN-LAINE 0:58.13
4 of 7 28 Nov 2025 MWBK WAVE BREAKER $4 OPEN 1000m $29,000 JUSTIN DRAKE 0:56.53
5 of 11 28 Nov 2025 MWBK FINED FOR SPEEDING $20 MDN 1280m $30,000 SIMON CASEY 1:15.11
6 of 12 23 Nov 2025 CANB SUPER HELPFUL $25 QLTY 1400m $200,000 B JOSEPH & P & M JONES 1:22.54
9 of 12 23 Nov 2025 CANB SUTTON VELLA $10 OPEN 1200m $50,000 GRATZ VELLA 1:10.50

Trainer Statistics

Last 100 Runners
Career
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CHRIS WALLER 2 20.0% 0 20.0% 10 $84,150 0 0 0 0 $1.96
LEE & CHERIE CURTIS 2 25.0% 3 62.5% 8 $47,375 0 0 0 0 $1.02
JUSTIN DRAKE 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $15,450 0 0 0 0 $4.75
MATTHEW KELLEY 0 0.0% 6 42.9% 14 $30,335 0 0 0 0 -
TERRY ROBINSON 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 9 $15,300 0 0 0 0 -
GRATZ VELLA 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 5 $9,313 0 0 0 0 -
SIMON CASEY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $4,500 0 0 0 0 -
JOHN COOPER 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $4,900 0 0 0 0 -
PETER CHEERS 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $4,300 0 0 0 0 -
DIANE POIDEVIN-LAINE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,100 0 0 0 0 -
ANDREW BOURKE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $620 0 0 0 0 -
KERRY WEIR 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $6,150 0 0 0 0 -
ANTHONY WARREN 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $8,900 0 0 0 0 -
PAUL PERRY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,450 0 0 0 0 -
LUKE A THOMAS 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $3,325 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
CHRIS WALLER 85 13.5% 149 37.2% 629 $2,351,155 0 0 1 1 $0.91
JOHN O'SHEA 83 23.5% 101 52.1% 353 $1,771,745 0 0 0 0 $0.87
KERRY PARKER 75 9.7% 201 35.8% 771 $1,756,760 0 0 0 0 $0.64
NICK OLIVE 74 18.0% 97 41.6% 411 $1,404,395 0 0 0 0 $1.00
JAMES CUMMINGS 57 18.3% 108 52.9% 312 $1,588,100 0 0 0 0 $0.69
L W CURTIS 47 11.8% 93 35.1% 399 $677,250 0 0 0 0 $0.60
GERALD RYAN 47 14.6% 77 38.5% 322 $881,365 0 0 0 1 $0.94
GUY WALTER 46 17.8% 57 39.8% 259 $745,660 0 0 0 1 $1.19
BARBARA JOSEPH 38 11.1% 91 37.8% 341 $562,690 0 0 0 0 $0.67
JOHN SARGENT 35 13.9% 70 41.8% 251 $946,492 0 0 1 0 $0.74
MATTHEW SMITH 33 16.8% 41 37.8% 196 $589,105 0 0 0 0 $0.86
ROBERT PRICE 32 12.6% 70 40.3% 253 $464,380 0 0 0 0 $0.68
PAUL MURRAY 31 13.0% 68 41.6% 238 $708,775 0 0 0 0 $0.57
MATTHEW DALE 27 19.1% 46 51.8% 141 $521,280 0 0 0 0 $0.82
PAUL PERRY 25 6.9% 80 29.0% 362 $702,530 0 0 0 0 $0.61

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 14 7.2% 42 28.7% 195 $586,233 0 0 0 0 $0.44
2024/25 56 9.1% 118 28.2% 616 $2,180,335 0 0 0 1 $0.94
2023/24 38 7.9% 77 23.9% 482 $1,368,478 0 0 0 0 $0.67
2022/23 92 10.4% 195 32.5% 882 $3,351,838 0 0 0 1 $0.65
2021/22 80 9.7% 183 31.9% 825 $2,863,845 0 0 3 0 $0.78
2020/21 75 9.5% 163 30.1% 790 $2,164,865 0 0 0 0 $0.66
2019/20 92 12.4% 179 36.7% 739 $2,668,080 0 0 1 1 $0.85
2018/19 34 13.2% 70 40.5% 257 $900,850 0 0 0 0 $1.01
2017/18 113 10.6% 249 33.8% 1071 $3,387,060 0 0 0 0 $0.64
2016/17 136 14.0% 255 40.4% 968 $3,347,825 0 0 0 0 $0.75
Overall 2344 9.6% 4899 20.1% 24380 $45,727,900 0 0 5 8 $0.70