Jockeys earnings

please boys is no "top" guys who earn 7% it is 99% of all the jocks who earn 10% only appie and one or two very isolated. to me is simple their is to many poor jockey who can do nothing else so they ride 20 times the month and just go no where

It's not that there is too many jocks, it's that there is not enough racing

hibernia Wrote:

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> It's not that there is too many jocks, it's that
> there is not enough racing


We haven't even seen a champion apprentice emerge yet, and we already we have another lot, Thackeray, fortune, godden, et al.

hibernia Wrote:

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> It's not that there is too many jocks, it's that
> there is not enough racing


plenty racing hibby

Kenilworth
Carlisle
Punchestown
Kempton
Nottingham
Bathurst
Redcliffe
Launceston
Toulouse
France 2
France
Hong Kong
Maisons Laffitte
Vincennes
Vaal
Catterick
Ffos Las
Wolverhampton
Yarmouth
Cranbourne
Harvey
France
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Parx Racing
Pont De Vivaux
Saint Cloud
Sweden
Flamingo Park
Bangor
Galway
Leicester
Naas
Redcar
Gloucester
Borely Marseille
Toulouse
Compiegne
Clairwood
Fairview
Aintree
Galway
Wincanton
Wexford
Argentan
France
Hong Kong
Longchamp
Salon De Provence
Singapore
Kenilworth
Turffontein Cm
Chepstow
Doncaster
Aintree
Leopardstown
Newbury
Wolverhampton
Wexford
Stratford
Bendigo
Newcastle
Globe Derby
Enghien
Graignes
Ngong
Zimbabwe

Thor Wrote:

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> hibernia Wrote:
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> > It's not that there is too many jocks, it's
> that
> > there is not enough racing
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> We haven't even seen a champion apprentice emerge
> yet, and we already we have another lot,
> Thackeray, fortune, godden, et al.


Most jocks are sponsored as well....

The struggling jocks that went to PE as things got tough in their other areas end up riding work for the bigger names that just fly in on race day, things were better for the jocks when racing was on the same day in Cape , JHB and Durban.

Thor Wrote:

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> hibernia Wrote:
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> > It's not that there is too many jocks, it's
> that
> > there is not enough racing
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> We haven't even seen a champion apprentice emerge
> yet, and we already we have another lot,
> Thackeray, fortune, godden, et al.

I really believe that the only way you'll get a champ nowadays is by being a natural - Guys like Felix (by his own admission was not the most natural talent) did well because he had a fantastic work ethic - I'm not so sure if the younger guys have that same dedication and work ethic - Just look how well Majuean has done because he work rides so much at the Vaal

peekay, I doubt MOST jocks have sponsors, probably only the top 20 % in each centre.

only a very few like Marcus has a retainer ( who else do u know that might have a retainer ? ) i haven't heard of any.
I would guess Richard Fourie may have a retainer from Snaith - if so, who knows how much ?

I am very happy for Chase. Very hardworking jock and he was going nowhere fast in KZN.

ElvisisKing Wrote:

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> peekay, I doubt MOST jocks have sponsors,
> probably only the top 20 % in each centre.
>
> only a very few like Marcus has a retainer ( who
> else do u know that might have a retainer ? ) i
> haven't heard of any.
> I would guess Richard Fourie may have a retainer
> from Snaith - if so, who knows how much ?

No retainer needed from Snaith......got lots of good horses to ride....

The top 40 are underpaid

From 41 downwards should be doing something else

really this is not our problem ,many people earn less than they should ,so they make a change,hard but that is life.