Jockey Injuries in the United States

Waller, Anna; Daniels, Julie L.; Weaver, Nancy L.; Robinson, P. S.

doi:10.1001/jama.283.10.1326

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“…Injury and death rates for thoroughbred racing jockeys have been reported previously in studies conducted in Great Britain,2–7 Ireland,3 4 6 7 France,6 7 the United States of America8 9 and Japan,10 and by our group in Australia 1. These studies have consistently found that the majority of injuries are caused by falls 4 6–10.…”

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Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racing in Australia

et al. 2010

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Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racinghttpThe IRRs for five factors associated with falls differed by category of race grade: those for apprentice jockey (interaction p¼0.003), higher prize money (interaction p<0.001) and shorter race distance (interaction p¼0.041) were greater in lower race grades, while those for fewer previous rides this meeting (interaction p¼0.027) and drier track rating (interaction p¼0.035) were greater in higher race grades. Female jockeys had a significantly higher incidence of falls when riding horses under 4 years of age in open and restricted races (interaction p¼0.038), and the effects of lower field size in maiden races, and of shorter races, were more pronounced for falls occurring before the race.Conclusions We identified a range of factors associated with falls to thoroughbred racing jockeys riding in flat races that adds to the evidence base for formulating strategies to improve occupational health and safety standards in the thoroughbred racing industry.

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Predictors of race-day jockey falls in flat racing in Australia

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“…Fractures are the most common type of injury, followed by neurological pathology (Table 5). Previous injury epidemiology studies have found that fractures are indeed the most common injury type suffered by jockeys 1 – 4. The majority of injuries in this study occurred to the head, shoulder or torso (Table 6).…”

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Career-ending injuries to professional jockeys in British horse racing (1991–2005)

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McCrory

2007

Br J Sports Med

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“…Only a minority wore body protectors; however, the protective role of body protectors has yet to be shown. The fact that the majority of injuries (92%) occurred in amateur riders stresses the importance of a good knowledge of horses and their behaviour and teaching riders safe falling techniques [19,31].…”

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