Details & Rules of Freelance
Jockeys / Apprentice Jockeys Allowances
Apprentice Jockeys
Unless otherwise provided in the conditions of a race
any Apprentice who shall have been granted permission to ride in races
shall be entitled from such date after receiving permission, while his
apprenticeship continues, to claim a weight allowance on the following
scale:
If he has not ridden 20 winners:
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10 lbs |
If he has ridden 20 winners but as not ridden 45
winners:
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7 lbs |
If he has ridden 45 winners but has not ridden 70
winners:
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5 lbs |
If he has ridden 70 winners but has not ridden 95
winners:
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3 lbs |
If he has ridden 95 winners:
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2 lbs |
As is the current practice, for the purposes of calculating
the eligibility of an Apprentice to a weight allowance, a winning ride
as an Apprentice in any race outside the Hong Kong SAR will only be taken
into account if such race has Group or Listed status.
Freelance Jockeys
Unless otherwise provided in the conditions of a race
any Freelance Jockey who shall have been granted permission to ride in
races shall be entitled from such date after receiving permission to claim
a weight allowance on the following scale:
If he has not ridden 20 winners:
|
10 lbs |
If he has ridden 20 winners but as not ridden 45
winners:
|
7 lbs |
If he has ridden 45 winners but has not ridden 70
winners:
|
5 lbs |
If he has ridden 70 winners but has not ridden 95
winners:
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3 lbs |
If he has ridden 95 winners:
|
2 lbs |
For the purposes of calculating the eligibility of a Freelance
Jockey to a weight allowance, a winning ride as a jockey or as an Apprentice
Jockey in any race outside the Hong Kong SAR will only be taken into account
if such race has Group or Listed status.
These changes will be introduced on November 1, 2005,
and, in order to facilitate a full review of their impact, the trial period
will end at the close of the 2006/07 season.
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