Betting bias against female jockeys is costing punters, study findings suggest

The bias was identified in a British study that analyzed 20 years of data from the betting market. University of Liverpool researchers analysed British racing data of 664,536 runners in 68,993 National Hunt races from January 2001 to January 2021. Results for horses with female jockeys were significantly better than their odds predicted. The authors said the Nationalhunt races offered a particularly interesting setting to examine gender bias. The injury rate is five times higher in NationalHunt races than in flat racing. They said it is not inconceivable that gender discrimination may be present within the racing industry itself.