DEL MARDEL MAR — For the California Horse Racing Board meeting that will be held Thursday across the street from the Del Mar racetrack, the item about jockeys’ use of the riding crops is buried on the ...

A jockey’s long suspension sparks debate over whipping rules as the sport’s best meet at Del Mar for this week’s Breeders’ ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jockeys competing in California won't be allowed to strike a horse more than six times during a race, and then only in an underhanded position, according to a new rule approved by ...

July 12 (Reuters) - The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) published a list of recommendations on Tuesday relating to the use of the whip, saying jockeys must only use it in a backhand position and ...

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The BHA has aborted plans to restrict use of the whip in the forehand position, with a number of key elements in the whip review set to be amended following a consultation over Christmas. The ...

Jockeys in Britain will be allowed to use the whip only in the backhand position, and disqualification will be introduced as the ultimate sanction for whip overuse. The changes are expected to come ...

Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day read Kentucky’s proposed regulations on whip use Tuesday afternoon and was relieved to be retired. “It’s a good thing they didn’t have these rules when I was riding,” Day ...

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome to our horse racing newsletter as we have only three race days left in the Santa Anita meeting. Stewards’ rulings are back and it’s mostly about the new rules ...

Santa Anita Park reopens Friday after nearly a month without racing, having closed to investigate the deaths of 22 horses in a little more than two months. But racing resumes under scrutiny, the ...

The California Horse Racing Board approved a new rule on Thursday that will limit the amount of times a jockey can strike a horse during a race, according to the Associated Press. Under the new rule, ...