Day: March 23, 2017

Horse racing-Number of new British jockeys to be cut to focus on quality (Sports Betting News)Horse racing-Number of new British jockeys to be cut to focus on quality (Sports Betting News)

British jockeys will face tougher entry criteria after the governing body announced a significant overhaul of its development and licensing programme to focus on quality rather than quantity. A three-year review by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and other key stakeholders has concluded that the sport is spending considerable resources training jockeys who may not become successful. “Currently 30 percent of licensing course attendees do not ride a winner,” the BHA said in a statement.

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