Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proper Usage: A whip should be an extension of your arm or leg, used to reinforce cues, and only as a last resort. Risk of Misuse: ...

DEL MAR — Thoroughbred racing and its regulators have enacted rule changes in recent years to limit jockeys’ use of whips, capping the number, timing and ferocity of strikes in an apparently ...

After announcing last week that jockeys would be riding without whips Friday at Santa Anita, the Jockeys’ Guild reversed course this week and postponed the one-day experiment after reaching an ...

Ruling came after deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park ARCADIA, Calif. – The California Horse Racing Board voted Thursday to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide and ...