The Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) and the Jockeys’ Benefit Association of Canada (JBAC) have announced a new fee structure for jockeys across Canada.
The new few structure primarily addresses mount fees for unplaced finishes, but there will also be a 5% increase to the current fee guide for second and third-place finishes. There will be no change to the win fee structure.
Fine tuning the jockey fee schedule has been a hot topic of debate over the last several years, but the President of the HBPA, Sue Leslie, is happy with the recent agreement. “Early on in the negotiations we identified that the mount fees for unplaced finishes in Fort Erie needed to be fixed. This new pay structure addresses those issues. It’s a very good outcome for the jockeys and good outcome for the owners.”