SYMPOSIUM: Horsemen, jocks at odds on new losing mount fee increase

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

well no **** trainers get some salary built in... I mean who takes care of the horse, boards it, feeds it and trains it every day?

Who shows up once a month to ride it and maybe work it once and awhile?

You were reaching there buddy!

Actually , at small time race tracks most jockeys work pretty hard in the mornings and they dont get paid for it . When I was doing my best the least amount of horses that I got on in the mornings was maybe 8 but my usual morning was galloping or working 10 or more horses everyday but Monday. I tried to give myself at least one day off a week.
Now at big time tracks like Santa Anita , Churchhill and Belmont the jocks dont work that hard some dont come out hardly at all in the mornings but I guess in a sense they have earned it because they are aat the big tracks.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Honu

Actually , at small time race tracks most jockeys work pretty hard in the mornings and they dont get paid for it . When I was doing my best the least amount of horses that I got on in the mornings was maybe 8 but my usual morning was galloping or working 10 or more horses everyday but Monday. I tried to give myself at least one day off a week.
Now at big time tracks like Santa Anita , Churchhill and Belmont the jocks dont work that hard some dont come out hardly at all in the mornings but I guess in a sense they have earned it because they are aat the big tracks.

If a jock works a horse they should get paid just as a rider would in the AM.. isnt there a fee per horse thing?

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

If a jock works a horse they should get paid just as a rider would in the AM.. isnt there a fee per horse thing?

Yes , freelance gallop people here in Cali get 15 dollars a horse , Im salary so I ride no more than about 7 a day but I also help around the barn. My wage is broken down into a hourly rate and the reason for this is its the law.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

If a jock works a horse they should get paid just as a rider would in the AM.. isnt there a fee per horse thing?

They dont benefit from learning about the horse they ride?
They dont create some goodwill that hopefully leads to mounts?
Isnt it expensive enough to own horses without being hit up for another expense?

You do understand that we have a shortage of owners but an overabundance of jockeys?

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They dont benefit from learning about the horse they ride?
They dont create some goodwill that hopefully leads to mounts?
Isnt it expensive enough to own horses without being hit up for another expense?

You do understand that we have a shortage of owners but an overabundance of jockeys?

Wouldnt you have to pay for the horse to be worked anyway if it was an exercise rider who did it?

Sure at NYRA or some of the big tracks where the jockeys make more money than all of us combined, that jock should wave the fee.

But if a guy/gal is struggling to get by.. why should they not get paid for the work they do?