Month: October 2010
13-10-2010
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS YET FOR THE AJA YORK DANCE?
6th November 2010
The Ebor Suite, York Racecourse
BAR OPENS 7.30pm
Black Tie Music & Dancing
Carriages 1.30am
Tickets @ £42 each
3 course meal, coffee with cream & mints
Supporting The Injured Jockeys Fund
Contact:
Pip Tutty 07815 798222 pip_tutty@hotmail.co.uk
Jacqueline Coward 07919 477619 jacquelinecoward@yahoo.co.uk
Rachel King 07845 700971 tiny_101@hotmail.co.uk
Emily Jones 07775 846925 emilytheox@hotmail.co.uk
Sarah Oliver 01886 884488 sph.oliver@btinternet.com
Send cheques to: Pip Tutty, AJA, News House, Musley Bank, Malton, YO17 6TD made payable to: AJA
Local accommodation:
Premier Inn Blossom Street, York , YO24 1AJ Tel: 0871 527 9196*
Travelodge York Central Hotel. 90 Piccadilly York YO1 9NX. Tel: 0871 984 6187
Travelodge York Central Micklegate, York YO1 6JG (Formerly Ramada Encore) Tel: 0871 984 6443
Holiday Inn Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York 0870 400 9085
Park Inn North Street, York 01904 459 988
Marriott Tadcaster Road, York 01904 701 000
Elmbank Hotel The Mount, York 01904 610 653
Newington Hotel 147 Mount Vale , York 01904 625 173
Hilton Hotel 1 Tower Street , York 01904 648 111
Queens Hotel Queen’s Staith, Skeldergate, York 01904 611 388
Taxi numbers:
Six Five Nine 01904 659659
Ace 01904 638888
Ebor Cars 01904 641441
Fleetways 01904 645333
Local 01904 641341
Castle 01904 611511
Streamline 01904 638833
05-10-2010
Congratulations to Justin Newman on a good ride for his boss Bryan Smart to win the first division at Catterick today on Avertuoso.
Congratulations also to Serena Brotherton on winning the second division making it two from two on Fashion Icon for David O’Meara, just pipping Miles Seston to the post in a battle to the line (short head) and making it her 8th win of this season – an incredible tally!
The race was not without controversy as Serena picked up a 6 day ban (she’s in good company!) for her victory having gone for the rail early in the race but her sights are now set on riding in Wuhan, China, at the end of the month, where as four times Ladies Amateur Flat Champion (with this season’s in the bag) as well as reigning All-Weather Champion she will represent Great Britain in the first international ladies race ever to be held there.
01-10-2010
The AJA are pleased to announce that, thanks to agreement reached with the BHA after very lengthy negotiation, as from 1st October 2010 there has been a change to the Rules of Racing whereby a conditional/apprentice jockey wishing to revert to amateur status can do so if s/he has not ridden more than 25 winners as a conditional/apprentice.
In addition, the 48 month time limit within which a conditional/apprentice must revert has been scrapped.
Please refer to: http://rules.britishhorseracing.com/Orders-and-rules&staticID=126075&single=1Rider Manual (D)
PART 3 – AMATEUR RIDER’S PERMITS FROM THE AUTHORITY
19. Persons ineligible for an amateur rider’s permit
19.1 Subject to Paragraphs 19.2 and 19.3,
a Person is ineligible for an Amateur Rider’s Permit if he has been paid directly or indirectly for riding in a race, whether payment to him is made directly or indirectly.
19.2 A Person who was paid for riding in a race whilst authorised to ride by a Recognised Racing Authority is not ineligible by virtue of Paragraph 19.1 if the following conditions are met in relation to him
19.2.1 the first condition is that his authorisation by the Authority or a Recognised Racing Authority corresponds to
19.2.1.1 an Apprentice Jockey’s Licence, 19.2.1.2 a Conditional Jockey’s Licence, or 19.2.1.3 a steeple chase and hurdle race licence issued before July 1978 under the Rules of Racing then inforce;
19.2.2 the second condition is that he did not ride more than 25 winners under the Rules of any Recognised Racing Authority whilst holding such licences.
19.3 The following shall be disregarded for the purposes of Paragraph 19.1
19.3.1 any trophy that was advertised in the conditions of the race, 19.3.2 any expenses apportioned by F.E.G.E.N.T.R.I. for their Championship races under these Rules, 19.3.3 any reasonable expenses for Overseas Riders which are
19.3.3.1 offered by sponsors of an amateur or club race, 19.3.3.2 included in the conditions of the race, and 19.3.3.3 approved by the Authority,
19.3.4 any assisted or free travel and accommodation which is
19.3.4.1 offered to amateur riders when taking part in invitation races abroad, and
19.3.4.2 approved by the Racing Authority for the racecourse concerned, and
19.3.5 any other expenses or benefits approved by the Authority.
01-10-2010
- As from 1 October no horse will be permitted to carry more than 4lbs overweight.
- Any Jockey that exceeds the 4lb threshold, by any amount, up to 15 minutes before the race will be replaced.
- The replacement Jockey will be of similar status i.e Claimer for Claimer.
- Late Jockey changes, through overweight, will not carry any penalties.
- Statistics show that in the main the new rule is more likely to affect Amateurs, Apprentices and Conditionals.
42. Weighing out
42.1 This Rule applies to a Rider when weighing out.42.2 The Rider must present to the Clerk of the Scales
- 42.2.1 his body protector, and42.2.2 any blinkers, hood, visor, eyeshield, eyecover or number cloth which he is to carry in the race but which are excluded from the scale (by virtue of Paragraphs 42.4.6 to 42.4.10 and 42.4.17).
42.3 Where a Rider
- 42.3.1 intends to carry over-weight, he must declare the amount, and42.3.2 is in doubt as to his proper weight, he may declare the weight he intends to carry.
42.4 The Rider must put into the scale and include in his weight everything that the horse is to carry in the race, apart from
- 42.4.1 skull cap,42.4.2 whip,42.4.3 bridle,42.4.4 rings,42.4.5 plates,42.4.6 blinkers,42.4.7 hood,42.4.8 visor,42.4.9 eyeshield,42.4.10 eyecover,42.4.11 anything worn on the horse’s legs,42.4.12 breast plate,42.4.13 breast girth,42.4.14 martingale,42.4.15 muzzle,42.4.16 neck strap,42.4.17 number cloth,42.4.18 sheepskin cheek pieces, and42.4.19 tongue strap.
42.5 Subject to Rule (F)143, no Rider may weigh out if he will be carrying 4lbs or more overweight.
Guide to the Application of the Rules relating to Maximum Weights and the Replacement of Riders due to Overweight
Maximum weights – 12st Flat (Rule (F)29.10) & 13st Jumping (Rule (F)41.7)
The claim of the rider must be ignored. e.g. Racecard weight 12st 2lbs even with a rider claiming 7lbs is still considered to be 12st 2lbs so cannot run. Scenarios are unlikely to occur Flat or Jumping.
4lbs or more overweight
No rider may weigh out if he will be carrying 4lbs or more overweight (Rule (D)42.5).
A rider or trainer cannot choose not to claim the riders allowance at scale (Rule (F)143.8).
The claim must be taken into account when calculating the overweight e.g. Racecard weight 10st, rider claims 7lbs but is on the Scales at 9st 11lbs or more therefore cannot ride.
Replacement of riders who would weigh out at 4lbs or more overweight (Rule (B)25.7)
A claiming rider must be replaced by any claiming rider regardless of licence e.g. on the Flat a 7lbs claiming Apprentice may be replaced by Gary Bartley who holds a full licence but claims 3lbs.
A 3lbs claiming Amateur in an open professional race may be replaced by any claiming rider, Amateur or Professional/Conditional, regardless of how much the replacement claims (3 – 10lbs potentially).
A claiming Conditional may be replaced by a claiming Amateur e.g. a 10lbs claimer riding for his own yard could be replaced by say Mr O Greenall claiming 3lbs. i.e. any claiming jockey must be replaced by any other jockey who claims an allowance irrespective of licence category, amateur or professional.
A rider with no claim must be replaced by a rider with no claim e.g. L Dettori could be replaced by L Vickers, AP McCoy could potentially be replaced by an Amateur who does not claim.
Riders in races confined to Conditionals, Apprentices or Amateurs can be replaced by any other qualified rider regardless of any allowance the rider might claim in the race e.g. in an Apprentice race a rider who has not ridden a winner and claims an allowance under the conditions of the race may be replaced by another qualified Apprentice who does not claim an allowance under the conditions of the race.
There is NO distinction between Rhys Flint who holds a Conditional Licence and no longer claims and AP McCoy. A Rider who holds a Conditional Licence and no longer claims an allowance could replace AP McCoy.
There is NO distinction between a non claiming Category B Amateur and AP McCoy. E.g. Mr Non Claiming Amateur would put up 4lbs or more in a valuable handicap chase and could be replaced by AP McCoy (and vice versa).
In the same race the amateur Mr Bloggs claiming 7lbs could be replaced by top conditional P Toole, claiming 3lbs (and vice versa).
NB If the trainer is unable to find a rider of a similar level regarding the claiming of an allowance or he is unwilling to substitute another rider the trainer must withdraw the horse but the non-runner penalty should not be imposed. Brief details should be entered on the Non-Runner Return
Replacement of riders between 1lbs and 3lbs overweight (Rule (B)25.3.8)
If a rider is due to carry 1lb to 3lb overweight the trainer may substitute the rider with any available rider regardless of type of licence or claim. The request should be handled in the same way as any other substitution under Rule (B)25.3
Replacements for other reasons under Rule (B)25.3
Any rider may be replaced under the conditions of (B)25.3 e.g. hasn’t arrived in time, red entry etc by any available rider regardless of licence or claim.
