The son of NH jockey Renfield Jenkins, John Renfield Waring Jenkins was born in Ludlow on October 10, 1947, and was apprenticed to Gordon Smyth.
He rode his first winner, Pinehurst Park, at Kempton on February 1, 1969.
John rode over 100 winners.
He became a successful trainer. He was the brother of jockey Howard Jenkins.
Info supplied by Chas Hammond