English Explanatory Dictionary

bet the jockey, not the horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. One should invest based on the management team behind a venture, rather than on the product or service being sold.

Word forms

bet the jockey, not the horse bet on the jockey, not the horse

Related words

play the man and not the ball
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