How Does The Jockey Challenge Work?

<h2>The Jockey Challenge</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>History shows that punters and jockeys don’t mix as well as milk and coffee. Some of racing’s most monumental on-course demonstrations have been punters lining the fence to voice their opinion of the ride of a beaten rider. The uproar after Athol Mulley, after 15 consecutive wins, was beaten on the great Bernborough in the 1946 Caulfield Cup was almost riotous.</p> <p>Fortunately, these days the opinions of jockeys are left to the keyboard warriors.</p> <p>Of course, at the other end of the scale and ever since the first rider was legged aboard, are those punters who ditch the horse form in the preference to follow a particular favourite jockey, religiously backing them whenever possible.&nbsp;</p> <p>One of the most recent wagering innovations to fill that passion is the Jockey Challenge.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>How Does a Jockey Challenge Work?</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Jockey Challenge is a betting market offered on the prospects of a jockey at a race meeting scoring the highest aggregate points on the basis of the 3-2-1 system – 3 points for first placing, 2 for second and 1 for third. The maximum points allocated in a Jockey Challenge is 6.</p> <p>If there is a dead-heat in a race, the points are shared between the two jockeys. For example, in the case of a dead-heat for first, the winning jockeys share 5 points (3 for first, 2 for second), receiving 2.5 points each. The third placegetter receives 1 point.</p> <p>The Jockey Challenge Fixed Odds market is framed with the jockeys with the most rides on horses favoured in the market throughout the meeting set at the shortest price.</p> <p>In most cases a price is set for the top seven or eight jockeys, ahead of a longer price for “any other jockey”. Betting on “any other jockey” means the punter has every jockey bar those jockeys named in the market running for them.</p> <p>If two jockeys finish the day on equal points, the fixed odds are divided by half.</p> <p>A Jockey Challenge can also be conducted on a racing carnival covering multiple race meetings.</p> <p>In the event of a meeting being abandoned and a jockey has an unassailable lead (in the case of NSW, agreed upon by the Racing NSW stewards), all bets will stand.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>How to Bet on the Jockey&nbsp;Challenge</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Jockey Challenge wagers are available at selected meetings. Win Only bets are accepted on an all-in basis.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Jockey Challenge Fixed Odds market is available before the running of the first race.&nbsp;</p> <p>You can back one jockey or multiple jockeys. A <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/what-is-a-quinella">quinella</a> is also a betting option if available.</p> <p>If you are interested in a Jockey Challenge bet, <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/how-to-bet-on-horses-a-horse-racing-betting-guide">click here</a> for our guide on How To Bet On Horse Racing.</p>