As time goes on we will see more and more horses drop off with the new whip rules eliminating those horses that need to be bullied into producing their best. The pressure will come back onto the trainers to spend more time making their horses more tractable. In the end the horses that produce the best results will be those horses that have the will to perform at their best without needing more than a good balanced ride with more “steering” and so women riders will become more prolific in the winners circle as they seem to more easily have an affinity with their mounts.
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Not being involved in racing for the last couple of decades I wasn’t aware of the whip rules so I found this comment interesting.
My question, are the time records continuing to be broken?