Jockey

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• receive instructions from trainers and owners before races
• ride horses during exercises race trials and races
• judge the abilities of each horse and the best tactics to use to win each race
• discuss performance of horses with trainers after races or exercise gallops
• report anything that may have affected the horse's performance in a race to stewards and other racing authorities
• answer stewards' enquiries regarding the performance of their horse
• study videotapes of races to improve their own performance and to determine the best way to ride certain horses after discussion with the trainer
• maintain their own riding equipment including saddles and boots

If you enjoy dealing with people and are a good communicator then a job in the racing industry could be of interest to you. Your main responsibilities could entail taking bets and debiting credit accounts, issuing tickets and preparing summaries of transactions, monitoring amounts of money placed on race entrants and answering betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person.You’ll need to have a keen knowledge of the racing industry to provide advice to your customers, and be a great communicator. Most of the job will be talking to customers and ensuring their bets are captured correctly and answering a lot of questions.

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