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Originally Posted by clicknow
Whips don't make horses run faster.
I'm fine with this.
The best jockeys' talent is "in their hands".
I've seen more than my share of horses being mericlessly whipped in the stretch when they are already giving their all.
After watching Espinoza flail away on American Pharoah while the whole world watched was enough for me. I have no respect for "stick jockeys".
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Yrs, but does he win without that whipping? Cauthen said when he went left handed on affirmed for the first time, he gave that something extra that meant the difference between winning and losing the triple crown.