Image courtesy of Bradley Photoraphers - Jeff Penza had a good day at Kembla 17/05/2018.
Great to chat with highly respected jockey Jeff Penza who reflects on the horror fall at Queanbeyan that sidelined him for ten months.
Jeff talks about the decision he made many years ago to become a travelling jockey. He’s been concentrating on provincial and country meetings which have brought him 1074 winners in ten years.
The popular jockey talks of his apprenticeship to Peter Balzen and winning associations with trainers like Dr. Geoff Chapman, Jack Denham, Paul Sutherland and Chris Waller.
Jeff talks about his family, his property on Sydney’s outskirts and the showjumpers who’ve helped him to get back to race riding.
He recalls the day in 2015 when he almost beat Winx on a Hawkesbury trained galloper called Sons Of John.
This is a review of the career of a gifted jockey who chose to get on the road to make his living. He’s ridden hundreds of winners and made a million friends along the way.
(Banner image courtesy Bradley Photographers - Jeff rides Godolphin horses regularly at Newcastle and Kembla. Here's another winner Nathula Kembla 27/01/18.)
Image courtesy of Bradley Photographers - Jeff and Tavisky got on well together in this one at Wyong 20/02/2018.
Image courtesy of Bradley Photographers - Jeff has won many races in the Godolphin blue. Here he is winning on Restrained, Newcastle 20/10/2018.
Image courtesy of Bradley Photographers - Jeff wins the Group 3 Hawkesbury Cup on Sons Of John, 2015.