Originally posted on 01/10/2022:

Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
Slayer, I love this question. As a Horse-Novice, I've thought about this.
I'd add one twist to your question: *Who has been the most PROFITABLE jockey for you to back?
IE, consider the results and then his ROI vs Track Odds. Sure, there are some great jocks (who also get good rides).
How do they do vs the Tote? Can you ever find an Under-rated jock that consistently turns profits for you?
There's a saying that the best jock is the one who best understands pace. With that in mind, I liked Gary Stevens. Felt like he knew exactly where he was at.
Jockey is too obvious a factor to be of any value in my opinion. From my experience, it's so obvious that the public tends to over bet the better jockeys. Whenever I am measuring the ROI of an angle, much more often than not, the ROI of the angle will be better for the jockeys in the bottom half of the barrel for the race.