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JEFF PENZA

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Jockey : JEFF PENZA after, SUMMER FLAME winning the COOLMORE DENISE'S JOY STAKES

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)
ORATORIO (IRE)  MOUNTAIN ECHO (AUS)  [By SCENIC (IRE)]

JEFF PENZA's Career

Latest Rides

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Trainer Time
5 of 5 01 Aug 2025 K GR PALAZZO DAMA $20 3 MDN 1000m $42,000 FABIO MARTINO 0:59.00
1 of 4 01 Aug 2025 K GR CAN'T TOUCH THIS $2.7 CL1 1000m $42,000 MATTHEW SMITH 0:59.24
7 of 8 01 Aug 2025 K GR THINK ROMANCE $7 CL1 1600m $42,000 LEE & CHERIE CURTIS 1:39.89
8 of 11 26 Jul 2025 K GR HIPPOLYTE ROCK $16 CL1 1500m $42,000 CHRIS WALLER 1:29.96
3 of 8 26 Jul 2025 K GR VALEDICTORIAN $1.5 CG MDN 1300m $42,000 MICHAEL FREEDMAN 1:18.38
4 of 10 25 Jul 2025 ACT SIR LUNCHALOTS $3.2 CL1 1280m $22,000 ANTHONY WARREN 1:14.34
2 of 6 25 Jul 2025 ACT VELLA MAGIC $5.5 OPEN 1206m $30,000 GRATZ VELLA 1:09.99
2 of 11 25 Jul 2025 ACT BEAU ROCK $4 4U BM50 1206m $16,000 GRATZ VELLA 1:10.39
1 of 14 21 Jul 2025 MRYA EASEMENT $5.5 BM58 1435m $30,000 GREG BACKHOUSE 1:27.26
1 of 14 21 Jul 2025 MRYA BEAUTY DASH $1.7 MDN 1310m $30,000 TERRY ROBINSON 1:18.17
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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 4 30.8% 3 53.8% 13 $187,150 0 0 0 0 $2.56
JOSEPH PRIDE 3 50.0% 1 66.7% 6 $61,100 0 0 0 0 $1.88
MATTHEW KELLEY 2 50.0% 1 75.0% 4 $41,725 0 0 0 0 $1.65
GREG BACKHOUSE 1 16.7% 1 33.3% 6 $19,925 0 0 0 0 $1.08
TERRY ROBINSON 1 20.0% 2 60.0% 5 $25,500 0 0 0 0 $0.54
ANTHONY WARREN 1 25.0% 0 25.0% 4 $23,590 0 0 0 0 $2.75
MICHELLE TEALE 1 25.0% 1 50.0% 4 $19,600 0 0 0 0 $4.50
MATTHEW SMITH 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $22,450 0 0 0 0 $1.23
GRATZ VELLA 1 33.3% 2 100.0% 3 $22,225 0 0 0 0 $1.20
DANNY BEASLEY 1 100.0% 0 100.0% 1 $13,950 0 0 0 0 $4.80
LEE & CHERIE CURTIS 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 6 $12,700 0 0 0 0 -
PAUL PERRY 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $12,300 0 0 0 0 -
CON KARAKATSANIS 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $4,800 0 0 0 0 -
MICHAEL TRAVERS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $4,525 0 0 0 0 -
NICK OLIVE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $1,300 0 0 0 0 -
Trainer Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JOHN O'SHEA 83 23.5% 101 52.1% 353 $1,771,745 0 0 0 0 $0.87
CHRIS WALLER 82 13.4% 146 37.4% 610 $2,216,655 0 0 1 1 $0.89
KERRY PARKER 75 9.7% 201 35.8% 770 $1,755,460 0 0 0 0 $0.64
NICK OLIVE 74 18.1% 97 41.8% 409 $1,401,720 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 17.0% 41 38.1% 194 $587,275 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 7.0% 78 28.9% 357 $685,230 0 0 0 0 $0.62

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Rides PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $23,000 0 0 0 0 $1.23
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 2331 9.6% 4857 20.1% 24188 $45,164,668 0 0 5 8 $0.70