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

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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.