How Much Does Horse Racing Jockeys Earn Annually
Today we are discussing about the earnings that were earned by the jockey's the person who controls the horse during the race . Racing jockey's now day's earning much better then some other sports athletes they get prize money share if they won the race or a event like (Japan Cup).
Every year there are couple of big horse racing events were taken place in different countries . Some of them were famous like (Kentucky Derby , Abu Dhabi World Cup and more) now day's these racing were taken place in the league form . Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one of the famous horse racing event that happen each year in France and its prize money is one of the highest then other horse racing events.
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There are four different categories in which horse racing jockey's participated but most popular one is the (Flat Racing) where a jockey real efforts were seen . If he win's the tournament race like kentucky derby he will get 10% of winning share from tournament prize money . The race jockey who wins the race of (Dubai World Cup) earn upto $1 million . The total purse for winning the race Dubai world cu is 10 million .
Today we are discussing about the earnings that were earned by the jockey's the person who controls the horse during the race . Racing jockey's now day's earning much better then some other sports athletes they get prize money share if they won the race or a event like (Japan Cup).
Every year there are couple of big horse racing events were taken place in different countries . Some of them were famous like (Kentucky Derby , Abu Dhabi World Cup and more) now day's these racing were taken place in the league form . Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is one of the famous horse racing event that happen each year in France and its prize money is one of the highest then other horse racing events.
| Categories | Per Race | Annual Salary |
| Flat racing | £600 | £50,000 |
| Jump racing | £400 | £35,000 |
| Harness racing | £250 | £20,000 |
| Endurance racing | £200 | £18,000 |
There are four different categories in which horse racing jockey's participated but most popular one is the (Flat Racing) where a jockey real efforts were seen . If he win's the tournament race like kentucky derby he will get 10% of winning share from tournament prize money . The race jockey who wins the race of (Dubai World Cup) earn upto $1 million . The total purse for winning the race Dubai world cu is 10 million .
| Date | Jockey Earnings (1st Place) | Winning Prize Share |
| Dubai World Cup | $920,000 | 10% |
| Melbourne Cup | $420,000 | 10% |
| Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe | $500,000 | 10% |
| Kentucky Derby | $750,000 | 10% |
| Dubai Duty Free Stakes | $550,000 | 10% |
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