Maureen's Blog

A recent comment raised the issue of what jockeys earn.  Below is part of the Jock Mount Schedule for Kentucky.  I didn’t list purse sizes below $5,000, but this is enough to give a very good idea of how it works.  Note:  the winner’s share of the purse is most often 60%, second is 20%, third is 10%.

Purse $5,000to $9,999 -  Winning mount (Jockey) 10% of winning purse, 2nd place $65 3rd place$50 all others $45

Purse $10,000 to $14,999 – Winning mount 10% of winning purse, 2nd place 5% of 2nd place purse, 3rd place 5% of 3rd place purse, all others $50

All that changes from here on is the losing jock fee.  It goes up as below:

$15,000 to $24,999 losing mount fee $55

$25,000 to $49,999 losing mount fee $65

$50,000 to $99,999 losing mount fee $80

$100,000 and up – losing mount fee $105