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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.
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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?