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Originally Posted by bobphilo
I recall that Espinoza hit American Pharoah something like 30 times in the stretch in the Derby. He had recently been suspended at Santa Anita for whipping a filly so hard that she came back with bleeding wounds on her side and hindquarters.
That's just wrong.
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Those are rare occasions. And a ban on whips would be throwing out the baby with the bath water.
I cannot stand this idea that if so much as one.....Results in this knee jerk reaction which is effect is kowtowing to the lowest common denominator.
Rules can be put into place to limit whip use to a reasonable level Canada has done just that. And they enforce the rules.
No reason why it cannot be done here in the US.
Again, another instance where support for a US National Racing Authority should govern the sport. Such an entity could govern racing across the board with ALL tracks using the same rules and regulations
