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Letter of the Week

Clap them in irons

What is it that George Moore, our best ever jockey, Hugh Bowman, our best current jockey, and Robert Thompson, our all-time most winning jockey, have in common?
They all rode/ride with their boots fully in the stirrup irons and as a result don’t lose their irons or fall off.
As a safety issue why do we not make all apprentice jockeys do the same in races until they outride their claims? They can practise their toe riding in barrier trials, jumpouts and trackwork.

John Murray
Wyong Creek (NSW)
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