Apprentice Jockeys - The Facts

At the beginning of their careers young jockeys are able to claim a weight allowance. The idea being that this will provide compensation for their lack of experience and success in comparison to fully licensed jockeys. Such jockeys are known as claiming jockeys or apprentice jockeys.

Apprentice jockeys can take three, five or seven pounds off their horse's back and the figure dependent on how many winners a jockey has ridden – jockeys who have won 20 or fewer races are able to claim 7lb, jockeys that have ridden 21 to 50 winners can claim 5lb, while jockeys that have ridden 51 to 95 winners are able to claim 3lb.

This article examines the statistics of apprentice jockeys and the data has been taken from the past 10 full seasons. It seeks to answer questions such as which trainers show greatest success with their apprentices and under which sort of conditions apprentice jockies are a good bet or a very strong lay.

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