Episode 208: Brad Pengelly (Part 1)

This podcast was recorded two days before Brad was hurt in a starting gate incident at Rockhampton. He escaped serious injury but was taken to hospital complaining of some neck pain. We wish him well. In Part 1 the popular jockey talks of his current winning streak and the trainers who are giving him continuing support. Brad, always on the heavy side, talks of his current situation with weight. The jockey looks back on his original apprenticeship to his father Phil, who’s still training horses successfully. He remembers his very first winner at Gladstone in 1994. Brad talks of a work experience stint in Sydney with trainer Alan Bell and a later transfer to Ron Quinton at Randwick. It was Quinton who provided his first city winner, but his very first winner was trained by Kylie Gavenlock. Brad recalls a winning treble at Rosehill which included his first stakes win. He looks back with regret on a broken leg which kept him on the sidelines for a full year. The jockey reflects on an amazing partnership he had with country trainer Bob Milligan. Together they won dozens of races. The flag bearer was the remarkable bush horse Carael Boy whose wins included the 2001 Villiers. Brad tells the story of the dietary soup made for him by Mrs. Margaret Milligan. That soup kept him in business.