Certain jockeys are more prolific than others and that is a fact of horse racing. A.P McCoy annually rides in excess of 250 winners whilst the likes of Ruby Walsh and Barry Geraghty seem to land the spoils in the big races almost every Saturday afternoon.

To put it simply, jockeys such as the above are at the top of the tree in the weighing room. They are retained by the trainers with the biggest stables, best facilities and more importantly, by and large, the best quality of horses.

However, to follow a jockey religiously is pure folly. Betting on horses purely on the basis of the man in the cockpit will lead to serious losses over the long run. Although not a day goes by where the champion jockey doesn’t get past the post first, he, like many other of the top jockeys, rides losers in droves.

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