Details & Rules of Freelance Jockeys / Apprentice Jockeys Allowances Apprentice Jockeys Unless otherwise provided in the conditions of a race any Apprentice who shall have been granted permission to ride in races shall be entitled from such date after receiving permission, while his apprenticeship continues, to claim a weight allowance on the following scale: If he has not ridden 20 winners: 10 lbs If he has ridden 20 winners but as not ridden 45 winners: 7 lbs If he has ridden 45 winners but has not ridden 70 winners: 5 lbs If he has ridden 70 winners but has not ridden 95 winners: 3 lbs If he has ridden 95 winners: 2 lbs As is the current practice, for the purposes of calculating the eligibility of an Apprentice to a weight allowance, a winning ride as an Apprentice in any race outside the Hong Kong SAR will only be taken into account if such race has Group or Listed status. Freelance Jockeys Unless otherwise provided in the conditions of a race a freelance jockey shall be entitled from the date of being so licensed, to claim in any flat race an allowance on the following scale: If he has not ridden 20 winners: 10 lbs If he has ridden 20 winners but as not ridden 45 winners: 7 lbs If he has ridden 45 winners but has not ridden 70 winners: 5 lbs If he has ridden 70 winners but has not ridden 95 winners: 3 lbs If he has ridden 95 winners but has not ridden 250 winners: 2 lbs For the purposes of calculating the eligibility of a freelance jockey to a weight allowance in The Hong Kong SAR, a winning ride as a jockey or as an apprentice jockey in any race outside The Hong Kong SAR will only be taken into account if such race has Group or Listed status.