Garrick wrote: Don't you just love press releases?
Exactly what sort of 'rides' will Julie Alexander be arranging?
Interesting comment by a poster on Sportingpost as follows
26. JOCKEYS’ AGENTS
26.1 No PERSON or individual shall arrange rides or other benefits for a JOCKEY in respect of that JOCKEY’S racing activities, and no JOCKEY shall permit a PERSON or individual so to act, unless:
26.1.1 the PERSON or individual is REGISTERED as an agent by the LICENSING BOARD; and
26.1.2 the agreement whereby the agent will act for the JOCKEY is REGISTERED by the LICENSING BOARD.
26.2 The following shall not be REGISTERED as JOCKEY’S agents by the LICENSING BOARD:
26.2.1 anybody under 18 years of age;
26.2.2 a LICENSED OFFICIAL or the SPOUSE of a LICENSED OFFICIAL;
26.2.3 anybody or the SPOUSE of anybody in the employ of:-
26.2.3.1 the NATIONAL HORSERACING AUTHORITY;
26.2.3.2 any RACING OPERATOR;
26.2.3.3 any association of RACING OPERATORS or any committee of a RACING OPERATOR or clubs;
26.2.3.4 a totalisator agency or similar board;
26.2.3.5 a bookmaker;
26.2.3.6 any Tattersalls committee or Bookmakers’ association.
26.2.4 a STEWARD or his SPOUSE;
26.2.5 a bookmaker or his SPOUSE;
26.2.6 a farrier or his SPOUSE;
26.2.7 a TRAINER or his SPOUSE;
26.2.8 anybody or the SPOUSE of anybody in the employ of a TRAINER save that an employee of a TRAINER may, with the TRAINER’S approval, act as an agent for a JOCKEY who is contracted to that TRAINER.
26.3 [DELETED]
26.4 The REGISTRATION of anybody as a JOCKEY’S agent shall automatically lapse if he or his SPOUSE falls within the ambit of the provisions of RULES 26.2.2 to 26.2.8.
26.5 A JOCKEY may enter into an agreement as provided for in RULE 26.1 provided that:-
26.5.1 the agreement is in writing and is, within 14 DAYS of its execution, lodged with the Chief Stipendiary Steward of the SB of the RACING DISTRICT concerned for transmission together with his recommendation to the LICENSING BOARD for approval. If approved, the LICENSING BOARD may REGISTER such agreement;
26.5.2 every agreement shall expire on 31 July each year;
26.5.3 the acceptance and/or REGISTRATION of an agreement shall not absolve the JOCKEY from personal responsibility for any contravention of the RULES by the agent and no delegation of any powers or authorities under the agreement shall be made.
