Last updated on January 11th, 2021 at 12:42 pm
The best sportsbook software solutions providers always have horse racing in their offerings. The reason is pretty simple: it’s a good money-maker. And while most punters would focus on the bloodline and the location of the races. There is one new Horse Betting tip that we often overlook. It is, unsurprisingly, the gender of the Jockey.
Female jockeys are often overlooked, and public knowledge usually disregards the gender of the jockey. But surprisingly, the numbers based from a statistical analysis of 1.6 million rides in over 18 years are saying something. They are telling us we need to think about it more seriously. Apparently, in the last 5 horse racing jump seasons, female riders are outperforming male jockeys. This covers all campaigns except for the 2016/17 campaign.
Horse Betting and Female Jockeys
The numbers are saying that a female jockey with 9/1 odds have the same chance to win as a male jockey with 8/1 odds. And the sports news industry does not make mention of this, so it’s not even considered by sports bettors.
The analysis states that when a jockey rides a horse that goes off with even money (1/1), a female jockey can win 52% of the time. This data is crucial for decision making for a lot of people in the industry. This could affect the hiring of jockeys, this could be used as an advantage by sports bettors, and it could also be a tool that bookies can incorporate into their betting software.
And with the landscape of horse racing slowly changing, diversity in racing could be increasing in the next few years. It would be interesting to see how other factors, even a jockey’s gender, can affect the outcome of a particular race. Especially as this could encourage exploring other ways that changing attitudes in racing can further the sport into new heights.
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