Apprentice Jockeys

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

129

Date Released

17 Jun 1957

Date recorded

17 May 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Apprentice Jockeys
2. 2Trains - Old and New
3. 3Houghton-Regis Fair
4. 4Cockle Fishing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: It takes hard work, natural skill and of course the right physique to become a successful jockey, as this visit to some well-known training stables at Newmarket shows. Apprentice jockeys usually start their careers around the age of fifteen, and their working day, which starts at 7 am, is one continual round of cleaning out stables, grooming horses, and exercising them. But these lads love the life!

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Education and training

Locations

Newmarket; England; Suffolk

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

226

Story extras:

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