‘Bizarre’: stewards investigate Quickthorn win over Goodwood rivals
Frankie Dettori labels Group One race ‘bizarre’ after Tom Marquand steals Goodwood Cup on Quickthorn from the start
March 2023
Talking Horses
Talking Horses: Irish being whipped into line could hurt Cheltenham
Irish riders could be forgiven for thinking that the Brits are on their case when the Festival starts on Tuesday
February 2023
Jockeys stunned as first week of new whip rules sees 20 suspensions given
Charlotte Jones was one of 19 riders found to have broken the BHA’s latest whip rules in the first seven days of the new regime
January 2023
‘More palatable’: BHA revises changes to whip rules after jockeys voice concerns
Jockeys will still be allowed to use the whip in the forehand position under revised changes to riding rules – but the number of times a rider may strike his mount will be further reduced from February
December 2022
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Talking Horses: whip splits sport again as riders call rules ‘ridiculous’
Leading jockeys fear the run-up to the Cheltenham Festival will be littered with bans over new riding restrictions
February 2020
Horse Welfare Board comments set to usher in stronger whip penalties
Stronger penalties for misuse of the whip appear to be a certainty by this autumn, following the initial report of the new Horse Welfare Board
August 2019
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Talking Horses: BHA denies the whip compromises horses' welfare
The governing body has issued a detailed response to this week’s Labour Party ‘animal welfare manifesto’
December 2018
BHA forced to row back on chief executive’s comments on whip use
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Talking Horses: BHA defends whip rules after 'thrashed' horses claims
January 2016
British Horseracing Authority to scrutinise whip rules in major races
The BHA announced on Thursday that it will consult with the Professional Jockeys’ Association on the issue
April 2015
Timeform: Whip rule focus should be on incorrect use not stroke count
Timeform’s Racehorses of 2014 argues that racing should shift the focus of its whip rules onto incorrect use rather than simply counting strokes
March 2015
BHA defends whip rules in face of Australian criticism
The British Horseracing Authority insists its whip rules protect animal welfare but Australian study says the theory behind the rules is not supported by science
August 2012
Ascot's Shergar Cup day overshadowed by whip ban on Chantal Sutherland
Four-day suspensions for breaching whip rules were imposed on three jockeys at Ascot on Shergar Cup day
June 2012
Two jockeys banned for a week for overuse of the whip at Royal Ascot
Seamus Heffernan and John Fahy were each banned for seven days for winning rides on day two of Royal Ascot
April 2012
Paul Struthers rejects RSPCA claim of whip abuse in the Grand National
The conversation
Is horse racing too dangerous?
Interview by Emine Saner
March 2012
Edward Gillespie believes Cheltenham Festival opening day great value
Tuesday features three odds-on favourites
Stewards given discretion and power to fine jockeys under whip rules
The British Horseracing Authority has revealed details of the new whip rules to be rushed into use before the Cheltenham Festival
Jockeys and BHA encounter late hitch to introduction of new whip rules
Jockeys' representatives and the British Horseracing Authority hit problems in agreeing final draft of new whip rules
February 2012
Paul Struthers is off to a flyer thanks to success over whip rules
Paul Struthers, the new chief executive of the Professional Jockeys Association, discusses whip rules and corruption convictions
