That's why whips are needed!

The day the whip is banned from horse racing is the day I say goodbye to the game...

forgot to check it was hands and heels
forgot to check it was a sheila as opposed to 'he'


you didnt deserve to draw

http://www.marcustregoningracing.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=85

Katia Scallan - Apprentice

Kat is a 7lb claimer who rode her first winner on SLIP at Salisbury in June 2008.

She has had 3 winners from 36 rides.
Kat is a 7 lb claimer

I'm not making any judgements on the rights or wrongs of the whip but these races are to teach kids that it's not always the first resort when you want to get your horse to quicken. Let's just say they are in an actual race and drop their whip, are they suppose to pull the horse up then or put to use what they learn in these kind of races? Get the basics right first and then worry about the other stuff later.

As I'm sure you already know, nobody is saying whips aren't needed and they certainly aren't being banned and if a horse tries to run out on a bend then a few slaps down the shoulder is a useful aid. They are more often than not also used to keep the horse going at full speed rather than to actually get it going at full speed in the first place.

"They are more often than not also used to keep the horse going at full speed rather than to actually get it going at full speed in the first place."
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Good analysis, and point made, ima_

Not many horses have 'gears'.

I suppose we must make an exception with Roberto, in the Derby, to your point ...

But, as they say - there is an exception to every rule.

bilbo

You think that the lack of a whip impacted only the horse you backed then?! Same result with whips as without imo.