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工作實況：由清晨操馬到賽日
騎師嘅一日由天未光開始：操馬、試閘、同練馬師研究馬匹狀態同賽事策略；出賽日就要造磅、熱身、研究對手同檔位，落場後喺幾分鐘內完成策騎判斷，賽後向練馬師交代。平時仲要做體能訓練同控制體重——體重超標唔單止影響表現，仲可能影響出賽資格。呢份工講求專注、膽識同紀律，亦要承受受傷風險同成績壓力。
入職關卡：賽事見習學員招募
想成為騎師，一般要考入香港賽馬會嘅賽事見習學員計劃。入職條件係年滿十五歲、完成中三課程，個性積極、專注及勤奮，對體育運動有濃厚興趣並有志加入賽馬行業。招募每年六月至八月進行，流程包括篩選、體能測試、面試同馬匹接觸測試，最後到廣州黃村嘅選拔體驗營；表現達標者先會成為新一批賽事見習學員。課程提供住宿，學員受訓期間可按月獲發薪金。
見習騎師到正式騎師
學員要先做見習騎師學員（Trainee Apprentice Jockey），再成為見習騎師（Apprentice Jockey），期間會隨指定練馬師學習騎術同馬房管理，部分人仲會獲派到海外學藝同累積出賽經驗。見習騎師要在賽事中做出成績，先有機會轉為正式騎師。喺香港，發牌由馬會牌照委員會把關，賽事規例對騎師執照嘅發出有明確規定。呢條路淘汰率高、訓練期長，但亦係香港培育出多位國際級騎師嘅主要途徑。
English
The job: from dawn trackwork to raceday
A jockey's day starts before dawn: trackwork, barrier trials, and discussions with the trainer about a horse's condition and race strategy. On raceday come weighing out, warming up, studying rivals and draw, then minutes of split-second riding decisions, followed by a debrief with the trainer. Between races come physical training and weight control — being over the weight can affect not only performance but eligibility to ride. The job demands focus, courage and discipline, plus tolerance of injury risk and performance pressure.
The gate: Racing Trainee recruitment
To become a jockey, one normally has to enter the Jockey Club's Racing Trainee Programme. The entry conditions are being aged 15 or above, having completed Secondary 3, being proactive, focused and diligent, and having a strong interest in sport and a wish to join racing. Recruitment runs from June to August and includes screening, a physical fitness test, interviews and a horse-contact test, ending at a selection camp in Huangcun, Guangzhou; only those who perform up to standard become the new intake of Racing Trainees. Accommodation is provided, and trainees receive a monthly salary during training.
From apprentice to jockey
Trainees first become Trainee Apprentice Jockeys and then Apprentice Jockeys, learning riding and stable management under an assigned trainer, with some posted overseas to train and gain race experience. Apprentices must prove themselves in races before they may graduate to fully fledged jockeys. In Hong Kong, licensing is controlled by the Club's Licensing Committee, and the Rules of Racing set out clear conditions for granting a jockey's licence. The path has a high dropout rate and a long training period, yet it is the main route through which Hong Kong has produced several world-class jockeys.
