Two owners, five jockeys and six others charged

[Iron]

Hi Dobbin

I'm surprised it's not higher, given that there are certain jockeys who appear on cards all the time (people like Richard Evans and Catherine Gannon).

Perhaps there are also a heck of a lot of jockeys who don't run that often, and bring the average down.

Jeff

the average number of rides undertaken by a full professional jockey was 380/year

so £38k less Agents fees and expenses

Dobbin

[Dobbin]

Hi Ferru

True

So that means that some are riding for about £15k a year

not much is it

[Iron]

True...

And if we assume that jockeys might unofficially sometimes be paid even less than the BHA minimum, with refunds given cash in hand, then the situation is even worse...

Maybe jockeys are sometimes paid in knowledge rather than cash. Knowing whether a 33-1 rag will find a new lease of life today and surprise everyone could be worth more than the rider's fee...

Jeff

Hi Ferru

True

So that means that some are riding for about £15k a year

not much is it

[Iron]

True...

But given that a jockey's every move is watched with a magnifying glass, how easy would it be for them to throw a race without it being obvious?

Jeff

the trouble is Jeff they can get offered many times more than they can earn.

[Iron]

There are some interesting figures on this page relating to prize money for horse racing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseracin ... at_Britain

Does anyone know where you can find the corresponding 2010 figures?

Jeff

[Dobbin]

Hi Ferru

Prize money is on the decline.

dropped below £100 Million in 2010 for the first time since 2007

The Big meetings gobble most of it in a short space of time

Newmarket and Ascot alone takes around 20% of the Total annual amount for all racing in the UK.

The remaining 80% is split amongst all UK racing for the rest of the year.

Total prize-money for 2010 failed to reach £100 million for the first time since 2007. An already deflated total caused by a sharp decline in the levy was exacerbated by the spate of abandonments in December, meaning that contributions from the levy, racecourses and owners did not reach anticipated levels for the last month of the year.

This year is likely to be a difficult one for prize-money with the levy (pre-determination) projected to drop to £34m – thereby almost halving the 2009 figure.

[rubysglory]

In Australia, it is normal that a jockey be paid a 'sling'. Paid as a bonus, over and above requirements, this has long been an integral part of a jockey's wealth. Quite often this is in the form of the owner having an 'extra 100' wager for the jockey or the doubling of their prizemoney percentage if the horse wins. This can add up to quite a sum over a year. How about the UK ? Does this practice exist ?

rg

[andyfuller]

Verdict due out any time now....

[andyfuller]

"IT has emerged from Lingfield today that jockey Kirsty Milczarek has been found guilty in the BHA corruption inquiry."

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... nt/962242/