Category
Racing role
Glossary term
Jockey
A rider authorized to ride a horse in a race. The role definition is separate from any list of individual jockeys, mounts, entries, weights, or results.
Japanese term
騎手
Reading: きしゅ
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Aliases
- Race rider
Beginner explanation
A jockey rides the horse in mounted racing. A driver controls the cart in harness racing, so the two roles are different.
Related terms
2 reviewed connections. Related concepts are not necessarily synonyms.
- Clerk of the scales — Racing role
- Entries — Race data term