The actual formation of The Jockeys Community Fund and Guild in 1940 was precipitated by the racing injury of Sammy Renick. Some riders were blacklisted and punished when suspected of attending the secret meetings. In the late 1930’s several jockeys held secretive meetings to discuss the idea of raising funds to assist injured or disabled riders and the families of jockeys fatally injured on the racetrack. There was widespread misuse of power over the jockeys and very few horsemen or track managements were sympathetic to the needs of the riders. The years leading up to 1940 and the formation of an organization which was to speak for jockeys were filled with frustration and pain.
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