New Posts For Thread: Horse has to be disqualified if the whip rule stayshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-staysIn F1 the car that crosses the winning line is not always the winner. The ride height of the car must be within the rules and the weight of the car has to be correct. If these are wrong then the winner is disqualified. The reason being that the car hagreed,the BHA score own goals regularly,pay 6 figure salaries to ne'er do wells using the organisation as a stepping stone to something better and selling itself as a body to the High St bookies like a very cheap and unclean prostitute. Maybe they chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510095969#510095969agreed,the BHA score own goals regularly,pay 6 figure salaries to ne'er do wells using the organisation as a stepping stone to something better and selling itself as a body to the High St bookies like a very cheap and unclean prostitute. Maybe they cSun, 16 Oct 2011 16:03:35 -0500perception sryhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510095389#510095389perception srySun, 16 Oct 2011 15:50:32 -0500hard as it is,i think once the bha open the door to this "public percetion" stuff we can have any small group putting up things that need to be changedwe could lose jump racing as they did in australia, we could see caps on weight carried or distancehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510095343#510095343hard as it is,i think once the bha open the door to this "public percetion" stuff we can have any small group putting up things that need to be changedwe could lose jump racing as they did in australia, we could see caps on weight carried or distanceSun, 16 Oct 2011 15:49:46 -0500sorry for skipping away from the debate in hand.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094899#510094899sorry for skipping away from the debate in hand.Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:41:04 -0500cheers elise,I happen to agree with 3 of your points.I'm playing Devils Adv tonight but why not as the BHA seems populated by short term thinkers and appeasers.I've followed racing for 34 years and can't see the grass roots day to day racing maintainhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094805#510094805cheers elise,I happen to agree with 3 of your points.I'm playing Devils Adv tonight but why not as the BHA seems populated by short term thinkers and appeasers.I've followed racing for 34 years and can't see the grass roots day to day racing maintainSun, 16 Oct 2011 15:38:49 -0500The point though Elise is you cannot have a rule which places a jockey in a no win situation.There would be more grey than a fleet of RN Frigates.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094479#510094479The point though Elise is you cannot have a rule which places a jockey in a no win situation.There would be more grey than a fleet of RN Frigates.Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:32:37 -0500i think that given the choice of the current ban / fine level or carry a whip they will take that routei'm not sure what that means for racing, or certain types of horses, or heavy ground 3m chases etc lolhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094409#510094409i think that given the choice of the current ban / fine level or carry a whip they will take that routei'm not sure what that means for racing, or certain types of horses, or heavy ground 3m chases etc lolSun, 16 Oct 2011 15:31:30 -0500don't carry them then,I'm only being very basic and making rules black and white. If a horse needs correcting and a jockey feels victory is more important than the safety of his peers then he won't ride for long.Again simplistic but the jockeys woulhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094295#510094295don't carry them then,I'm only being very basic and making rules black and white. If a horse needs correcting and a jockey feels victory is more important than the safety of his peers then he won't ride for long.Again simplistic but the jockeys woulSun, 16 Oct 2011 15:28:58 -0500rs, i kind of agree re the issue of safety, but i think that there is as much the arguement to say the whip can cause the issue in the first place; the jockey might stand as much chance with both hands on the reins and to stop riding?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094263#510094263rs, i kind of agree re the issue of safety, but i think that there is as much the arguement to say the whip can cause the issue in the first place; the jockey might stand as much chance with both hands on the reins and to stop riding?Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:28:20 -0500i wasn't ridiculing you, i assumed the main reason was obvious but ok you seem sensible so i will give a few;corruption - the best horse could win a race having been given what appears to be a great ride when in fact it was deliberately hit too manyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28522281/horse-has-to-be-disqualified-if-the-whip-rule-stays?post_id=510094069#510094069i wasn't ridiculing you, i assumed the main reason was obvious but ok you seem sensible so i will give a few;corruption - the best horse could win a race having been given what appears to be a great ride when in fact it was deliberately hit too manySun, 16 Oct 2011 15:24:14 -0500