Jockeys Are Reined in ; Riders Face Race Limit to Avoid Burnout

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JOCKEYS will be restricted to working a maximum of 10 race meetings a week next summer under groundbreaking proposals to tackle the dangers of burnout.

A rapidly increasing fixture list over the past few years has left many riders close to exhaustion during the long season of evening meetings, with some riding in two or even three meetings in a single day.

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Jockeys Are Reined in ; Riders Face Race Limit to Avoid Burnout

Now the council of the Jockeys' Association are set to agree to plans to new restrictions, and the British ...

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