How To Be A Jocket Agent

Video How to Become a JocketEditor’s Word Agent: This text originally appeared in the July 2013 issue of the Quarterly Racing Magazine. A race track full of hard-working women and men behind the scene, from the grooms and feisty walkers tending to the horses to the porch and gatekeepers, who put their own well-being in the way to protect the horses and riders. . While a racing dealer’s job isn’t as harmful and non-physically taxing as many different race jobs, the little brotherhood of these people over their careers has an enthusiasm for the game regardless of time. Long term includes career choice. not exactly one job that most children dream of, and even these children grow up in racing household often tend to picture themselves using an All American Futurity (G1) winner as an alternative to being a successful equestrian booking. However, for the small number of people “hustling the book”, it might be the smartest thing to do then (and it’s a lot safer). The job requires a representative to be a salesperson, a negotiator, a journey agent, and other areas. than the sun appears and does not finish until after the final race. It can also be worked well in a business, where even the best riders only win about one out of every 5 races and an incorrect resolution of which horse will go can be pricing a dealer and rider 1000 is {dollars}. “My phone rings 24,” said Kathy Murphy, who represents Esgar Ramirez and Jesse Lee Levario. “It all costs money, especially when we have testing. If we take off this horse, then what is the branching? If we stay on this horse, these people will be happy and others will go crazy. “Murphy says her typical day starts earlier than the work morning, as she tries to match her riders with potential future winners.” Basically, I schedule for all gallop and practice in the morning,” said Murphy, whose brother Glen is the number one thoroughbred racer. “Then I get my condition book and go through each day and mark the horses that I think will go in which races, then I call the trainers and see which races they will be in. I also make travel arrangements if my rider takes a different track. “

Balancing action

Simply put, an agent’s job is to put his best horse on the best horse, however there can also be conditions where it’s not happening and it could be working. . “Sometimes you look down on the Long Road and not just at that one race or one day, but at what is best for the future,” Murphy said of the conditions where a jockey would not overtake another. perhaps the best winner of a one-day race as a way to preserve a mount in an upcoming bet or continue to be preferred standing with a chosen trainer. However, the conditions This is quite rare, so each day of participation poses a whole new problem for each agent and rider in their quest for a winner. around the bathroom window “The main thing is to recruit mounts and put them on the best horse I can,” said Josh Van Oort, who spent 12 years as a racing official and race secretary earlier when Jump the counter to become an agent, at gifts for Berkley Packer and Juan Vazquez. “There is a lot of morning work and a lot of phone work.” The level of communication between the agent and the rider can run across the range, with some riders paying close attention in each resolution to the horse going in each race and others leaving most The now-retired agent, says 10-time GR Carter Jr. cycling champion over a few decades, and previously worked for Jacky Martin, a seven-time All American Futurity winner, says Donnie Stewart. “I try to treat everyone like Jack Brooks or Paul Jones, whether they’re a little guy or a big guy,” Stewart, who added. with now-ret ired e-book by Cody Jensen. “We try to treat everyone equally, and we try to ride the best horse no matter who the trainer is.” Murphy added, “You work for your jockey, and he pays you, but you also feel an obligation to the trainer, so you try to keep everyone happy. It’s about having a good relationship with trainers and building trust. If I had to take off with Esgar and they really didn’t know my other riders or riders, they knew they could trust me and that I wouldn’t put them in a bad position or put a bad rider on. on the horse. “

Choose, Choose

Meanwhile, choosing the wrong horse in a maiden race won’t significantly affect a rider’s or agent’s salary, that can’t be said about the rich. future set by. And even choosing the right horse is not any guarantee of victory, as a nasty turn, difficult collision or some other problem can prevent a horse from reaching the finish line. before. assign a priority number on each horse, so if we double, we know which horse to take,” said Van Oort. , as they work to find future superstars using 2-year-olds in training exercises and races. “With (Ruidoso Futurity [G1] and the West Texas Derby [G3] winner) PJ Chick In Black, Esgar worked with her right for the first time in kids races,” said Murphy. “Seeing her from the first time working until now she has become great. The first time he worked with her, he said tell the coach who gave him the first call about this, and that was the only time he ever said that to me. “Once a rider qualifies two or more horses to finish, the stress of coming up with the right name is greatly reduced by a well-known unwritten rule however that if the jockey qualifies, does not ride again, whether due to damage or due to choosing another horse, she or he will still receive 5% of the wallet (with the rider in the closing ring getting the opposite half of the ten% of the wallet) paid to runners). “One thing that GR does that makes my job easier is that he has a quick mind,” says Stewart of choosing a horse after the trials. “And when we get to the All-American trials, we’ll narrow it down to about 15 heads that we want to ride, and we let the trainers know that. All anger needs to be removed and if you qualify more than one, we try to tell them as quickly as possible. Read more: Cris’s story how to defeat the volcano sisters in cinder. and finish, riders and brokers must come up with a solution soon to give the coach time to find an appropriate alternative. “You always hope to ride the best horse, and it can be nerve-wracking,” says Van Oort. “You know you’ll get 5% no matter what, but you want to pick the right one. Van Oort and Stewart both say the opposite is true. “You and I are really a team,” says Van Oort. “They help each other in the morning, and we try to protect each other; we do it if we double. “The 2013 Ruidoso (G1) Cycling Tournament of $822,753 offers a prime example of teamwork. Jensen, the popular Depraved Braveness racer, missed the tests due to damage, so Carter crammed and test drove the Captain Braveness gelding with the tenth fastest qualifying time. Remarkably, Jensen had healed enough from a broken collarbone wound at Remington Park three weeks earlier to come back again and claim the final win, while Carter rode the opposite horse he had witnessed. received in the tests. finished with a nice knockdown of the horse, however with two riders already on track for his steady run, Stewart was able to preserve the gel in the folding screen.

An Ardor for profit

The long hours, the journey, and the fact that non-stop cell phone calls and texts wouldn’t make being a jockey dealer so appealing, coupled with the potential for damage to your phone. {that a} jockey or broker change solution can cause an agent’s salary to evaporate in a day However this trio of brokers have stated that it is really not related cash. It’s about success. “The best part is when you win a race; I don’t care if it’s a cheap girl or something futuristic,” said Murphy. “Just winning a race is the greatest thing and it gives you the motivation to keep going.” Nobody really knows what we do,” she added. “We’re behind the scenes and don’t get a lot of credit, and I don’t want to blow my own whistle, but I think we’re pretty important. You have to have a good agent to be successful. “I think my phone will ring less when I switch,” says Van Oort. “When I was race secretary, I always got calls with people who needed this or that, but it has grown significantly as an agent. But that’s good because it means they want your involvement. I woke up at 5 a.m. and finished the last race, and I also got a call after that. Even the best racers and brokers often beat more often than they win, but it’s certainly the elusive winner’s round-robin chase, says Stewart: “This is one of the few professions where champions lose more than they win. “I just try to do what’s best for my coaches and riders. I try to treat them as if I want to be treated and respect their business as if I wanted them to respect me. The money will come, but more importantly the love for the game. “Read more: How long does it take to give birth