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Originally Posted by dilanesp
So to be clear, as long as the horse might run slightly better, you don't care even if the jockey seriously abuses the animal?
That's a nonstarter here in California. We have a strong animal rights movement here. Enjoy playing other tracks.
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This is about protecting the betting public. This is about a jockey’s earning a living. This is about trainers and owners and the tac crew earning a living based on how well their horse runs. Horses need encouragement to run a but more and to give more!
And a reporter from the guardian uk actually asked Champion jockey Jim Crowley to whip as hard as he does in a race...he reported that it didn’t hurt. So if it doesn’t the reporter, it shouldn’t hurt the horse.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...hip-didnt-hurt
