Can this Jockey be a bigger douchebag ?

[Fearless Leader]

"I always thought they were making too much from the very beginning anyway," Coa said. "In my personal case, I've been paying $50,000 a year to my valet. I'm not talking bad about them, [but] this is work that you can be hotwalking one day then the next day you're a valet."

I strongly believe that most of the jockey's are a bunch of overpaid, whining, spoiled, primmadonna's. This however, is a new low, even for them. The above quote from an article in tomorrow's racing form exemplifies what a bunch of jerkoffs they all are.

[Uncle Daddy]

I think 10% of 10% is worth it to the valet to put up with this kind of ego. Watching this guy reduce, win and then be full of himself must be maddening every day

[Cannon Shell]

I'm sure that they will donate the extra cash to the strugling jockeys we are always hearing about. Maybe Ed Whitfield will take up the cause of the valets too.

[Star of the North]

Had to respond here. Seeing Coa and Desormeaux be the first in line to stiff their valets should be no surprise to anyone who watches them ride on a day to day basis. Their regard for the betting public isn't any higher than for their valets, IMO.

[The Bid]

In my opinion the jockeys should make 10 percent, what they pay the valet should be totally up to them. If a jock makes a million a year, pays his agent 25pct, pays his Valet 5pct, and pays the Goverment what his tax bracket says hes supposed to pay it adds up quick.

If the pinheads are overpaid, so are the valets and agents. In some cases the valets are making more than trainers, that is ridiculous

Here is a question for the owners..........How many of us buy our jock a win ticket, the groom a win ticket, the barn a win ticket, the girl who gets on the horse in the morning a win ticket? If someone said on top of a 3k bill and 10 percent of anything you win owners need to stake the help would owners complain? Thats essentially what the jocks deal with, and while I dont like jocks I can certainly understand them thinking its excessive.

[whodey17]

Sad when a valet makes more than a jock.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

In my opinion the jockeys should make 10 percent, what they pay the valet should be totally up to them. If a jock makes a million a year, pays his agent 25pct, pays his Valet 5pct, and pays the Goverment what his tax bracket says hes supposed to pay it adds up quick.

If the pinheads are overpaid, so are the valets and agents. In some cases the valets are making more than trainers, that is ridiculous

Here is a question for the owners..........How many of us buy our jock a win ticket, the groom a win ticket, the barn a win ticket, the girl who gets on the horse in the morning a win ticket? If someone said on top of a 3k bill and 10 percent of anything you win owners need to stake the help would owners complain? Thats essentially what the jocks deal with, and while I dont like jocks I can certainly understand them thinking its excessive.

I believe that you are reading the situation in a strange manner. Owners buy a win ticket for the help as a bonus, not as a salary. I am not a tax accountant but I am sure that the 5% they pay the valet is a deductable expense. It is a money grab by the most well paid group in the business.