It's only my opinion [and what a jockie I once knew told me and which of course I can't verify] and not an accusation, "country jockies don't make their money from riding fees and city jockies often don't either"!

Have a look at some of the jocky rides around the state. Hundreds of Ks. for often 1 or 2 rides. $65 a ride? Ms J D Rose, 2 rides at Mornington today, one at $22w. Yeah, right! I see it so often it makes me ill.