John Cronce, corporate historian, Jockey International:... As I was saying, now you might ask why they're called jock straps. I thought I just did. Early bicycles, called penny farthings ...

Could it be because they jockey for position? Sounds pretty cart there, Tony, for a horse man. Tom Gilcoyne, historian, National Museum of Racing: "Jock" is an old Scottish term for a young lad or ...