Hk Jockey Club Result (2024)

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What jockey got injured in Hong Kong? ›

Australian jockey Tye Angland has suffered an horrific fall at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong and could be left paralysed in all four of his limbs after picking up a serious spinal injury in the dreadful accident in Asia.

Jockeys receive 10% of all winning prize money and 5% of prize money for placings from 2nd to 5th. Owners contribute HK$2200 per ride of which the rider receives HK$1200.

Total prize money of more than £58.2 million was distributed by The Jockey Club in 2023, which included a contribution from its own resources of £30.3 million, up £1.9 million and so impacting reported profit by that amount, from a previous record of £28.4 million in 2022.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has declared an all-time high turnover of HK$304.8 billion (US$38.9 billion) for the 2022-23 financial year, a rise of 5.1 per cent year on year despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Munce rode two Group One winners in Australia while on bail before returning for a trial. In March 2007, he was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in jail by District Court Judge Kevin Browne for being in breach of his contract with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

George Baker was at the height of his career as a jockey when, in 2017, riding in a unique ice horseracing meeting in St Moritz, Switzerland, his horse fell, and he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. George had to adjust to being forced to retire from riding which was the only occupation he had ever known.

Just like caddies at the Masters receive some of the payout if their golfer wins, jockeys receive a portion of the Kentucky Derby prize their horse lands. According to multiple reports, jockeys typically receive 10% of the prize money. So, whichever jockey is first across the line Saturday will likely pocket $310,000.

Wong, 25, is Hong Kong's first homegrown female jockey to ride full time in the city since the retirement of Kei Chiong in 2018. Indentured to David Hall, Wong is determined to work hard and take her opportunities after learning to ride at The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Apprentice Jockeys' School.

Jockeys are entitled to 5% of the prize money earned and will usually also receive a small amount for booking the ride.

What does a jockey do for a living? ›

Jockeys ride horses in races and trials. They usually act as independent professionals, contracting their work to horse owners and trainers. In addition to competing in races, jockeys also provide horses with regular exercise.

The median career length for jockeys was 2 years (IQR 1–6).

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has sparked controversy with its plan of redeveloping a sports complex into residential blocks in the upscale Happy Valley area without being required to pay a land premium.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a company with liability limited by guarantee. It has no shareholders. The Club operates horse racing in Hong Kong and, as authorised by the Government, provides responsible sports wagering and lottery services.

They live in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne. Oliver's elder brother Jason was also a jockey; he died on 29 October 2002 after a fall at Belmont Park Racecourse, Western Australia, when a young horse he was riding broke both front legs and fell during a race trial.

In a statement released on his Twitter account, Cooper, who had been booked to ride at Cheltenham last week for Willie Mullins, Joseph O'Brien and his father but was replaced on those mounts, said: "After much careful thought and consideration for some time, I am officially announcing my retirement from race riding ...

In October 2023, it was announced he would quit Godolphin after nine years to ride for the Emir of Qatar's Wathnan Racing operation.

Bowman pleaded guilty to careless riding and was suspended for three meetings and fined HK$60,000. It's Bowman's second careless riding charge in as many meetings, with the jockey lodging an appeal against the two-meeting suspension and HK$30,000 fine he received on Wednesday.