Can a jockey race a horse if they own that horse?

Answer 1

It really depends on the track and their rules and regulations. Each track is different and it is up to stewards for final decision. Most tracks consider it a conflict of interest to the betting public while other tracks will allow jockeys to ride their own mounts as long as they ride their own horses only and do not ride for any one else like Adrienne Cox who rides, trains, and owns her own horses. Most jockeys prefer to be able to ride for anybody because they can make more money that way so most jockeys prefer to have their significant other train and own their horses because this allows them to be able to ride more than just their own horses.

Answer 2

YES THEY CAN, I don't know where all these people supposedly get their information that jockeys cannot ride their own horses. In thoroughbred racing it is rare, but I have seen it happen. Like I stated in a previous post Arienne Cox has ridden a few of her own horses recently, one of them in a $50,000 Stakes race in Florida last month. I still don't understand why everyone thinks there would be a conflict of interest if you owned your horse and rode it, but a father/son or husband wife trainer/jockey combo wouldn't be a conflict of interest, who's to say they couldn't throw a race. But then again if your horse is good enough to win, why bother holding it back to win money on a bet next time, why not just win them both and make way more money from the purse than you could make betting. If anyone else posts after me still wants to say an owner cannot ride it's own horse please show some kind of source or proof, instead of just saying it's a conflict of interest. I will once again post a link to the Thoroughbred Times article so all those doubters can actually read that owners can ride their own horses.

Arienne Cox was not the trainer of record in the Stake she rode in last month, she most likely switched him over to someone else, so she could pick up any other mounts, since she can't train and ride for other clients. I can't see her getting on many others regardless, unless its galloping them in the morning.

Answer 3

Thorobred By Jockey

Answer 4

For thorobred racing there is a rule against jockeys owing a horse and riding it. That is to prevent possible conflicts of interest, for example throwing a race, which, when you think about it would be the perfect set-up - train hard, get noticed in workouts, then fail miserably so the next time out at high odds you and your friends could cash in.

I am sure these rules apply to quarterhose and harness racing also.

Answer 5

Yes, but legally they can't own a race horses. They "work" around it by putting the horse in a friends name. Hidden ownership is not aloud by the tracks, but they sometimes overlook it. If they get caught they might be ruled off. (not aloud to work at any track in the USA) It is hard to prove the jock owns the horse, but everyone usually knows at the track.
This is true for a jockey that wants to ride for everyone. A person that owns horses CAN apply and get a jockeys license to ride their own horses but no one elses. For example, Pat Day can not own a race horse (legal) until he gives up his jockey license. (like Shoemaker did)

Answer 6

It is legal for a owner to act as his own jockey, but he or she must be liscensed as both an Owner and a Jockey. I believe there are a couple who do it at small tracks....Thisledown seems to come to mind. They usually have the horses listed as being owned by a Farm, that they in turn own..... J.J McCafferty was an Owner, trainer and Jockey. So it is possible, but does not happen very often.

Answer 7

I do not know of any rule forbidding it, but at least from what I have seen, you don't see active jockeys owning horses. Sometimes, an old, retired jockey might own a horse or two, but otherwise, no.

Answer 8

I don't really know but I doubt there is any rule that says you can't race if you actually own the horse. Why would you only be allowed to race other people's horses?

Answer 9

walter e has the correct awnser jockeys can not by any means ride a horse they own in fear of a race being set up.

Answer 10

Well I heard they can't but I think that if that is true it's a dumb rule because then the owner will probably know the horse better and the horse will know the owner then it will be easyer to get the horse to do what they want it to.