I can tell you it takes at least two years if not more. It's not that girls can't make good jockeys, says Solomone. Then she sustained a knee injury. She's going to be out for a month or two. I think the jockey colony as a whole has become more professional.
Jockeys are more educated, more professional.
They're looking at investing their money, looking at their retirement. Planning for the future is important, he says, as a jockey's career is likely to end at about age 40. At 40 you're going to be looking for another job. He's a marvelous athlete, a marvelous credit to this game. Safety vests are now the rule.