Dean Yendall

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Dean Yendall (born 1974) is an Australian jockey based in Victoria.

Yendall was born in Melbourne and grew up in the suburb of Westmeadows before moving to the country when he was 14. [1] He began his riding career in 1991. As of late August 2025, he has ridden 2,803 winners, including six in Group One races. [2] He is a lightweight jockey, able to ride at 49 kilograms. He has twice won the Group One Empire Rose Stakes, on the three-year-old fillies I Am A Star in 2016 and Shoals in 2017, who each carried 49 kilograms. [3]

Yendall has consistently ridden more than 100 winners a season, mostly in country races. [4] Between 2011 and 2017 he won the Neville Wilson Medal, for the jockey with the most wins in the Victorian country season, in seven successive seasons. [5]

Yendall lives in Horsham with his wife, fellow jockey Christine Puls. [1] [6] In April 2016 they rode a dead heat at a race meeting at Mildura. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Bartley, Patrick (29 July 2025). "Dean Yendall: Riding strong". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dean Yendall". Racing.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Tzaferis, James. "Yendall chasing another lightweight win". Racing.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dean Yendall". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Neville Wilson Medal for Country Racing Victoria Jockey of the Year". Country Racing. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Christine Puls". Racing.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Lamb, James. "Husband and wife one day, mother and son the next". Punters. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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