What is a bug jockeys?

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What is a bug jockeys?

Answer 1

ditto on everything

Answer 2

Both of the above posters are correct. The name 'bug boy' is derived by an asterisk next to the apprentice jockey's name, the asterisk looking like a bug.

Answer 3

Is a apprentice Jockey

A bug boy has to weigh  105 or less to ride TB'S AND 110 TO RIDE QUARTER HORSES

what Clayton said is about right

Answer 4

Bug jockeys are beginners.  Trainers who enter mounts using an apprentice are allowed weight off to compensate for rider inexperience.  Bug riders thereby gain valuable experience in competition.

California for example:

An apprentice jockey shall be allowed the following weight allowances in all Thoroughbred, Appaloosa, Arabian and Paint races: (a) Ten pound allowance beginning with the first mount and continuing until the apprentice has ridden five winners. (b) A seven pound allowance until the apprentice has ridden an additional 35 winners; and (c) If an apprentice has ridden a total of 40 winners prior to the end of a period of one year from the date of riding their fifth winner, they shall have an allowance of five pounds until the end of that year. (d) If after one year from the date of his or her fifth winning mount the apprentice has not ridden 40 winners, the applicable weight allowance shall continue for one more year or until the date of the 40th winner, whichever comes first. An apprentice allowance may be waived with consent of the stewards. NOTE: Authority cited: Section 19562, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section19562, Business and Professions Code. HISTORY: 1. Amendment filed 4-21-83; effective 5-21-83. 2. Amendment filed 3-18-97; effective 4-17-97.

Answer 5

A "bugboy" is an apprentice jockey who will receive any where from 5-10 pounds depending on what state he/she is racing in and how many victories they have.