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In the Money: Gender and Jockey Success on the Thoroughbred Racetrack

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  • Alexander D. Binder
  • Paul W. Grimes
  • Russell G. Winterbotham

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This paper examines the relative performance and access to mounts of female jockeys in American horseracing, the only major professional sport where female and male athletes directly compete on a regular basis. We modeled the determinants of the probability for a jockey finishing a race “in-the-money†—placing first, second, or third, and the determinants for receiving mounts. Among other findings, the results indicated that the probability for female jockeys finishing a race in the money was not significantly different from male jockeys, ceteris paribus , yet female jockeys continue to receive fewer mounts after controlling for other relevant, observable factors.

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  • Alexander D. Binder & Paul W. Grimes & Russell G. Winterbotham, 2021. "In the Money: Gender and Jockey Success on the Thoroughbred Racetrack," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 22(3), pages 295-328, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:22:y:2021:i:3:p:295-328
    DOI: 10.1177/1527002520975839
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