Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheoutside
franco is a bad example the post above you i didnt even think of he is on fav hes looking at 180,, maybe i should have said the guy who will be riding the 50 to 1 shot who has no chance to win you go down theree on the 24th cant do anything for 14 days,, no money earned and no chance to win on 50 to 1 shot,, i was just wondering other then riding in derby,, why would you do it,, and lose out on money earned if you stayed and rode thosee two weeks,,, i was thinking maybe owners of the horses they would be riding would compinsate some
|
My thoughts are this:
The longshots will likely have local jockeys riding them if it’s true that jockeys have to arrive 14 days ahead of time.
Any jockey that sits out two weeks at Saratoga would be doing it by choice. No one is forcing them to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
For any of the top jockeys, I really can’t feel bad. You broke it down that Manny Franco has made over $80,000 at Saratoga and that doesn’t include the Travers win. Losing out on two weeks of races is a big chunk of money, but they make a lot of money and it’s ultimately their decision if they want to take that risk.
But as Steve said above, we’ll see what the official protocols are soon enough.