Show 2C Standard-Examin- Monday August 18 1980 er TERRY SADLER gets a leg up in the paddocks at Salt Lake Equestrian Park for one of the eight races in which he rode recently The jockey from Roy has a reputation for winning and it takes him to quarterhorse tracks thoughout the Intermountain West EXPLODING OUT of the starting gates Sadler (wearing number six) is a study in concentration SOUTH JORDAN-“- I can make enough to get by probably with my familyYou gotta treat it like a job It’s not all fun and games “I used to (experience some anxiety before races) when I first started but I don’t anymore You’re just here to do your thing “If you can’t get it done today you’ll get it done next week’’ Quarter Horse jockey Terry Saddler of Roy knows his subject well At 26 he’s been riding the leathers for seven years from Salt Lake Equestrian Park in South Jordan to Helena Mont and Denver He was getting ready to ride his first race of the Utah Quarter Horse Association Fall Futurity and Derby meet when Standard-Examine- r Paul Carter and Chief Photographer I talked to him in the dressing room d The rider who is listed 10 in the Utah figures he has among top won about 300 sprints since he began riding sticking mostly to Quarter Horses He rides the Idaho and Utah circuits and has been up on ponies in Grand Junction Colo and Casper Wyo Sometime he hopes to climb into racing furniture on the California circuit 120-poun- Story by ROBIN TIBBETS Photogravhs by PAUL CARTER of the Standard-Examine- r Like he said riding race horses isn’t all pleasure “It’s a risky occupation It’s serious business There’s much danger” He’s had three spills in his career “The worst one I’ve had I broke my collar bone The others just kind of shook me up a little” When he’s riding on pari-mututracks Sadler is covered by insurance He says most tracks carry insurance to cover the jockeys Although some jockeys have agents who get races for them Terry never has “I’ve always had bad luck with an agent I just represent myself “I call up to make sure — like in Idaho we call up for scratch time and find out what horses we’re on Like if we’re on a horse and we don’t want to ride ’im we can take off as long as it’s before scratch time “See once you’re named on a horse you gotta fulfill the obligation to ride the horse unless you’re here to take yourself off or get somebody to take you off” No questions are asked “See I’m not much of a Thoroughbred rider or an 870 rider — you know where they go around the turn And if I feel starter going around that it’s a first-tim- e the hook and I feel like I’m not really the one that should be on it I’ll call up and get myself off” Carter asked him if this was a way to make a living “For certain people it is “For a stakes race you get 10 percent of the winnings Sometimes (if the horse wins) the owner might treat you to an extra $100 or $200 But usually the basic amount is 10 percent plus your ride el ALL SMILES er his first win' of the day Sad- ler gets a brief- ing on his next amount” horse from an Sadler says he usually doesn’t have to ask for horses “People just tell me they’ve put me on their horses” Some owners insist on having him as often as they can “When you get used to riding their colt their horse they want you back on owner eager for a trip to the winner’s circle During a break in the afternoon left photo Sadler him” relaxes with other jockeys in the dressing During the hours when he’s not riding on the racetrack Sadler gallops horses for various owners many of whom he rides for And to make the extra money he needs he has a second job v af-st- room 7 v |