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The word is by origin a diminutive of "jock", the Northern or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name "John," which is also used generically for "boy, or fellow" (compare "jack-name," "richard-name"), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolkia" in Shakespeare's Richard III. v. 3, 304.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the word was applied to horse-dealers, postilion, itineranthttp://www.answers.com/topic/minstrel and vagabonds, and thus frequently bore the meaning of a cunning rickster, a "sharp", whence the verb to jockey, "to outwit", or "to do" a person out of something. The current usage which means a person who rides a horse in races was first seen in 1670.
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What or who determines what jockey rides on what horse?
The trainers actually approach the jockeys about riding their horses, but if a jockey is offered multiple mounts for the same race, the jockey chooses based on which one he thinks has the best chance of winning.
What is better a jockey or a rancher?
a jockey because ranchers only cattle on ranches. jockeys ride their horses to race which seems funner than saying "yee haw"
How many people race at one time in a horse race?
Horse racing is not a team sport. Jockey's ride the horses in races, Trainers train the horse, and Owners own the horse.
What does a jockey do?
A jockey is someone that you pay to ride your horse in a race. Normally a regular sized human is too heavy, so a jockey stands in for you. most are anywhere from 5'0" to 5'5" tall and weight between 105 to 120 pounds. A person who rides a horse in a competition
How much are jockies paid?
* a jockey is paid by a breeder to ride. They can be paid hundreds of dollars and even more. If they win they can win hundreds of thousands and way more. * Actually This is how it is: Jockeys get picked by the owner of the horses to ride their horses in a race. The Trainer of the horse helps make that decision. Whatever the purse is like say 100,000 for the race if the jockey wins the trainer gets some of the money the breeder gets some of the money and the jockey gets some of the money.
Who rides horse in races?
A person who rides horses (mainly thoroughbreds) is called a Jockey
What is a person who trains horses called?
A jockey is someone who races horses, an equestrian is someone who rides them.
What is a person who rides a horse professionally in a race called?
That is a jockey
Does a horse jockey get paid if his horse doesn't run in the money?
jockeys always get paid. if they ride a horse in a race then they get paid if they are on the horse they are paid unless they are in trainging
How do you use jockey in a sentence?
We saw as the jockey rode past all the others in the race
Rider of a horse in race?
The rider of a horse in a race is called a Jockey.
How much does a horse jockey get if they win?
In the United States, in Thoroughbred racing the jockey wins 10% of the horse's winnings for a given race.
