https://www.drf.com/news/santa-anita...new-whip-rules
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Cedillo described the new rules as “ridiculous.”
“I would have won and I couldn’t switch,” he said. “I don’t know how to hit with the left hand with the whip down. I have to work on it. I know it will cost a lot of winners.”
“We can’t ride them to their full potential, even if it’s a light overhanded tap left-handed,” he said. “That can make a difference. That’s a 2-year-old going long second time out. He needs the encouragement. It’s like taking a hammer away from a carpenter.”
“In my professional opinion, it’s not going to work,” Smith said.
“If you’re on a deep track and they’re tiring, it doesn’t work. It’ll cost somebody second money, a win, or third money.
“If you get one that wants to do it, it’s no problem. If they need to be encouraged, they’ll do something different every stride sometimes. It’s frustrating.”
