Career Timeline
From a Trelawney Stud paddock to Australian horse of the year.
Pride of Jenni is foaled in Cambridge, New Zealand, by Pride Of Dubai out of the O'Reilly mare Sancerre.
Tony Ottobre's Cape Schanck Stud signs for the yearling filly for $100,000 through Segenhoe Stud's draft, naming her Pride of Jenni in memory of his late daughter Jennifer.
Trained by David Brideoake, Pride of Jenni breaks through on debut campaign with a maiden win at Mornington under Jamie Melham, the first signs of the talent that lay ahead.
A quick follow-up win at Mornington, again with Jamie Melham aboard, rounds out a promising start to her racing career.
Now with trainer Symon Wilde, Pride of Jenni runs second in the Group 2 Rose of Kingston Stakes at Flemington under Declan Bates — their first ride together, and an early glimpse of a partnership that would later define her career.
A win in the Mares Benchmark 90 Handicap under Zac Spain comes in the same year Pride of Jenni moves to Ciaron Maher's stable — the turning point that would transform her racing career.
A close third at Caulfield under Jamie Melham shows the mare is building toward her best form under new connections.
Pride of Jenni announces herself at Group 1 level, finishing second at Rosehill beaten just a head under Robbie Dolan — the first sign that she belongs in the very best company.
A narrow second at Moonee Valley under Craig Newitt sets up a spring campaign that will change everything.
Declan Bates and Pride of Jenni land a maiden Group 1 victory at Flemington, the breakthrough the Ottobre family had waited years for.
Seven days after her first Group 1 win, Pride of Jenni backs it up with a second at Flemington. An extraordinary Melbourne Cup Carnival double that stuns the racing world and announces her as a genuine star.
A narrow second at Caulfield, beaten just 0.1 lengths, opens her autumn campaign on the right note.
A two-length win at Caulfield delivers her third Group 1 and confirms she has reached a new level entirely.
Runner-up at Flemington over 2000m, beaten just a quarter of a length, in a tune-up for the performance that would define her career.
In one of the most dominant displays in modern Australian racing, Pride of Jenni opens a lead of up to 38 lengths at Randwick before holding on to win by 6.54 lengths... A performance compared to Secretariat's legendary Belmont Stakes and one that lifts her to equal #2 in the world rankings.
Second at Flemington, beaten less than half a length, as her spring campaign resumes.
A win at Moonee Valley keeps her unbeaten run for the campaign alive heading toward the biggest honour of her career.
Off the back of an extraordinary 2023/24 season. Three Group 1 wins including the Queen Elizabeth Stakes demolition. Pride of Jenni is named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, joining a list of past winners that includes Winx, Black Caviar, and Makybe Diva.
Second at Randwick, beaten well under a length, as her form begins to come under pressure late in the campaign.
After bleeding when unplaced in the Group 1 Champions Mile, connections announce Pride of Jenni's retirement, bringing what appears to be the curtain down on a remarkable career.
Against expectations, Pride of Jenni returns from retirement and wins first-up at Caulfield under Craig Newitt — her ninth career win, and proof the decision to bring her back was the right one.
A win at Caulfield adds further evidence that the comeback mare has lost none of her sharpness.
Declan Bates returns to the saddle for the first time since 2024 and the pair pick up exactly where they left off, winning at Moonee Valley by 1.75 lengths.
Two years after her first Empire Rose Stakes win, Pride of Jenni wins it again by 4.5 lengths, becoming the first horse in 35 years to win the same Group 1 Derby Day race in different years, and pushing her career prizemoney past $11.4 million.
Third at Flemington, beaten just over half a length, as the now eight-year-old mare continues to mix it with the best of her generation.
A photo-finish second at Flemington, beaten by the barest of margins, 0.002L
A 13th career win at the Gold Coast, opening up a lead of 16 lengths through the middle stages in trademark fashion before holding on to win by 0.79 lengths.
Second at Doomben, beaten 2.66 lengths, as the story of one of Australian racing's most enduring mares continues to be written.