Why is it allowed that one jockey can hurt another when they are racing in order to win?It is dangerous.?

Answer 1

Everything jockeys do during the running of a race is under the scrutiny of the stewards. There are very strict rules about what jockeys can and can't do in race riding, specifically to protect the safety of the riders and horses and the bettors who wager on the races.

Any action by a jockey or horse that results in impeding or endangering another horse and rider can result in a steward's inquiry or a claim of foul that would result in the disqualification of the horse and rider that committed the foul, and possibly in a fine or suspension of the rider. You can bet your bippy that if one jockey does something that causes another to be in danger, the jockey who has been endangered will be claiming foul against the other rider as soon as he can get to an outrider to do so.

Still, there is a grey area between what's not allowed and what is considered to be "race riding." Jockey Angel Cordero used to be infamous for pushing this boundary. "Race riding" means doing things like shutting off a gap between horses or between a horse and the fence so someone can't get through, or doing something like drifting out to carry another horse wide, or waving the whip in another horse's field of vision to intimidate him.

The jockey colony at any racetrack is a pretty tight-knit group, and while jockeys expect to encounter aggressive "race riding" tactics, especially when the stakes are high, there is also an expectation that nobody does anything so aggressive (or so stupid) as to put someone else in danger. A jockey who uses tactics that endanger his or her fellow riders will find that the group he's riding against will, if necessary, complain to the stewards. (This has happened to top jockey Pat Valenzuela several times, when his apparent drug use threatened the safety of other riders.)

Also true: a jockey who rides so aggressively that he's constantly under threat of disqualification is going to eventually have trouble getting trainers to name him to ride their horses. No trainer wants to see his horse disqualified because the jockey rode a bad race.

Also, a jockey who consistantly gets into trouble might find the stewards suspending his license, and if that happens, he's out of a job unless he can get his license back-- a process that is time-consuming and expensive.

Riding racehorses is one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Every year there are jockeys who are killed or injured so badly that they become disabled. Every jockey knows that every ride he makes might be the last one. Knowing that, jockeys have very little tolerance for anyone who deliberately does things that might get someone hurt.

Answer 2

Being a jockey is a really dangerous profession. But jockeys aren't allowed to endanger other jockeys or any of the horses. Track stewards can (and do) review tapes of each race, and hand down fines and/or suspensions to jockeys they consider to be riding dangerously. And in the jockey world, no ride means no pay.

For example, the clowns in Canada who were just suspended 60 and 150 days. One for attacking the other in the jockey room, the other for what I believe was trying to run the other guy down.

Before cameras were installed at all tracks, however, it was pretty much as you describe, every man for himself. I read that the advent of the cameras cleaned up most dirty rider tactics very quickly.

Answer 3

It is not allowed...They could be suspended and the horse disqualified if they are caught doing that. It happens tho.
I have been at horse shows that people cut off the horses tail so that their horse will not have competition.
I am thinking it is human nature to do what it takes to win.
Also if a jock doesn't place he only gets paid maybe $25 - $50 for the ride.

Answer 4

Yes, being a jockey is a very dangerous occupation.

Answer 5

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For your question, it is to get more fun in your life. To challenge the danger.

Answer 6

to have more fun.