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

[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?