Queensland jockey riding fee increase
7 November 2008
Queensland Racing Limited (QRL) today reached a joint agreement with Richard Pratt, president of the Queensland Jockey Association (QJA), on the increase of the jockey riding fee in Queensland.
This follows a submission from the QJA and the QRL Board recognises that the costs incurred by jockeys to conduct their trade has increased dramatically, and more recently with the sharp rise in travelling costs due to fuel cost increases.
Queensland racing spans the whole of the state with 123 clubs, and jockeys are often required to travel great distances to provincial and country meetings to earn their incomes.
The QRL Board confirmed that the jockey riding fee would increase from September 1, 2008 from $127 per ride to $140 per ride for year 1. The jockey riding fee would be backdated to September 1, 2008.
In year 2, from September 1, 2009 the jockey riding fee will increase by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based on the June to June CPI.
QRL will continue to contribute towards the riding fee which is in excess of $6M per annum.
Barrier trial riding fee
The Board of QRL also agreed to increase the barrier trial riding fee from $27.50 per ride to $35 per ride effective from December 1, 2008 with an increase in CPI in line with the increase in the jockey riding fee from September 1, 2009.
For further information please contact QRL Senior Communications Officer Claire Power on 0438 733 738 or QJA President Richard Pratt on 0401 666 745.
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