More than a dozen riders based in the Mid-Atlantic have won the Eclipse Award as top apprentice, making it fertile ground, indeed.
The Maryland Racing Commission today tweaked the rules regarding apprentice jockey weight allowances, but the Jockeys’ Guild was still dissatisfied.
Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.
The Maryland Racing Commission today approved a racing schedule for 2014 — but it was the issue of jockey weight allowances that stole the show.