Jeremy Rose

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

A jockey can't make any money when he's suspended.

A trainer basically gets a vacation. It would be one thing if cell phones didn't exist - and races couldn't be watched on tv or the Internet - or the trainer's help is so incompetent that they can't be left unsupervised.

The horses just run in someone elses name and the show goes on the same as always.

A trainer gets a vacation, yeah right. But if something happens when they are gone what then? They will still be held responsible. They may still lose the horse or owner. A trainers job day to day is to deal with issues. Those issues dont go away.We dont make any money on a day to day basis as it is. The commissions arent letting us earn any money when you have a 30 day or more suspension.

A jockey who has no expenses gets the vacation. His employees are on commission. He goes to the beach and picks back up when he gets back.