Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
COLOURS OF AUTUM – Jockey L. Morrison pleaded guilty to a charge under AR 132(5) in that she used her whip in an excessive manner striking the horse 7 times prior the 100 metres and 18 times in totality. Jockey Morrison’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 days to […]
Oh dear. Lacey’s lucky day has turned to disaster. Yesterday the Stewards Report for race 4 at Cairns made no mention about Lacey Morrison’s excessive whip use. Now, presumably after reading the unofficial Stewards Report – our story – and having seen the incontrovertible proof of jockey Morrison’s whip rule breach, the Stewards Report has […]
Jockey Lacey Morrison (pictured) has had more fines and suspensions for whip rule breaches over the past 12 months than the average rider, so it is fair to say that she is somewhat fortunate that the Stewards at yesterday’s Cairns TAB meeting were half asleep at the wheel. Lacey struck her mount in race 4 […]
Gaita Pullicino got a bit keen on the horse outside of the leader here didn’t she? I lost track of how many times she broke the whip rule from the home turn on. It was like watching one of those old races at the Showgrounds. Me thinks Aunty Gaita is going for a spell. The […]
Archie Here’s a funny one for you. Friday night 20 June at the Auckland Trotting Club meeting senior and well-respected horseman James Stormont received an Official Warning under Rule 869(2), Whip & Rein Reg 2.5 for “Failing to ensure tassel was removed from whip”. Rule 869(2) states “no driver shall during any race use a […]
ECHUCA Liam Riordan (Brutal World) Pleaded guilty to a charge under the provisions of AR132(7)(a)(ii) for using his whip two times more than permitted prior to the 100m. Liam Riordan had his licence to ride in races suspended for a total of 7 race meetings, with the period to commence on 12 March 2025 and expire on […]
At one stage, when concern for animal welfare was at its zenith in the wake of the greyhound live baiting scandal and racing authorities in all codes were wanting to be seen to be tough on perceived abuses, the whip rule was taken seriously. Drivers were hit hard for breaches, particularly in cases where the shoulder […]
You can appreciate brotherly love, and the fact that Kevin Lerena is simply sticking up for his brother, but how does anything you see in the video that K. Lerena posted on X justify Gavin Lerena doing what he did by attacking a rival jockey with his whip in the straight? The simple answer is […]
Archie The whip study you wrote about yesterday is full of nonsense. The majority of horses in the final 100m of a race are tiring, and a 3 second delay in judging acceleration/deceleration is ridiculous. A horse can almost instantly shiver its skin if an insect lands on it, it doesn’t take 3 seconds to […]
Whip use in all equine sports continues to be a hot topic for regulators and welfare advocates. Researchers in Sweden wondered whether the use of the whip in harness racing there actually accomplishes part of its purpose in encouraging horses to run faster. In a study published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Animal […]
