When I was a kid, my dad took me to Caliente race track in Mexico. A woman jockey came to the starting gate. Then all the men jockeys left the track. They refused to race against a female jockey.
The weight of the jockey has an impact. Women are lighter than men of a similar size. A female jockey would have an unfair advantage against male jockeys. You ever see jockeys? They're already very small men.
Okay, you non-horse people. Race officials STRICTLY monitor the weight that racehorses carry. The horses will wear weights in their saddle pads so that all horses carry the same weight. Jockeys have to officially WEIGH IN with their saddles before every race. The extra weights are added for the lighter weight jockeys. There is a weight limit, of course, so only small people can be jockeys. There are races that are "handicapped" so that faster horses will have to carry more weight to make a more even playing field for betters.
I assumed all the jockey’s weighed around the same weight, though I know nothing about horse racing or jockey’s, but if she weighed the same what difference does it make if the horse is doing the running? In women’s or men’s races (running, biking, swimming, gymnastics, etc.), I agree the opposite sex should not be aloud. I think it’s a disgrace they even allow it.
When I was a kid, my dad took me to Caliente race track in Mexico. A woman jockey came to the starting gate. Then all the men jockeys left the track. They refused to race against a female jockey.
Based and horse pilled.
Toxic masculinity!
Why? The horse is doing all the work.
The weight of the jockey has an impact. Women are lighter than men of a similar size. A female jockey would have an unfair advantage against male jockeys. You ever see jockeys? They're already very small men.
Okay, you non-horse people. Race officials STRICTLY monitor the weight that racehorses carry. The horses will wear weights in their saddle pads so that all horses carry the same weight. Jockeys have to officially WEIGH IN with their saddles before every race. The extra weights are added for the lighter weight jockeys. There is a weight limit, of course, so only small people can be jockeys. There are races that are "handicapped" so that faster horses will have to carry more weight to make a more even playing field for betters.
^ This guy doesn't horse around
Same for racing drivers.
I assumed all the jockey’s weighed around the same weight, though I know nothing about horse racing or jockey’s, but if she weighed the same what difference does it make if the horse is doing the running? In women’s or men’s races (running, biking, swimming, gymnastics, etc.), I agree the opposite sex should not be aloud. I think it’s a disgrace they even allow it.
Horse racing requires a certain weight of the jockey and they will add weight if the jockey is lighter.
https://www.racingexplained.co.uk/jockeys/weighing-in-and-weighing-out/
Is there a "league" of only women jockey race horses? If what you are saying is true, than wouldn't their (the horses) times be faster?
Because if this was true then all jockeys would be women (because the horses would be faster), right?
Now that I don't know. What I do know is you don't have any 6'5" 280 lb jockeys.