Whip Use In Derby

[mommy_peanut]

@snaffle1987

that may be the case but they are like solid reeds. I noticed this year with all the upgraded sound around the track for live broadcast, the audible sound of the horses being hit with the whips was clearly visible on a recent live broadcast. Some horses even come back with welts on their sides

Once again you are clearly & rather loudly showing your absolute lack of understanding & knowledge of these things.

[RHdobes563]

@snaffle1987

that may be the case but they are like solid reeds. I noticed this year with all the upgraded sound around the track for live broadcast, the audible sound of the horses being hit with the whips was clearly visible on a recent live broadcast. Some horses even come back with welts on their sides

Could you tell me which broadcast that is? I record nearly everything “horse racing” shown on television and can find practically anything else on YouTube.

[LaurieB]

In this year’s Derby broadcast, the loud slapping sound that was repeatedly heard, was the sound made by the horses galloping through water and mud. It had nothing to do with whips or whipping.

[Mara]

Steve Cauthen switched whip hands from right to left in the '78 Belmont out of necessity, as he couldn’t risk getting taken down if he’d struck Alydar accidentally. Many people credit that swap as the factor that prompted Affirmed to find just enough to get his nose back in front at the wire.

Only the horse knew if that was true, and he never told. I never counted whip strikes, but if the current rule had been in effect then and you asked anyone in Affirmed’s camp if the win would have been worth a fine, I am sure all of them would have said “yes” without hesitation.

[snaffle1987]

I do not recall which one but I believe I was watching a live broadcast of America’s Day at the Races

[snaffle1987]

It wasn’t the derby broadcast.

[snaffle1987]

lets take you out to the track and strike you with that new whip as hard as the jockeys swing and see just how much design does or does not inhibit pain.

While there can be some explanation that whips are used for steering, and they can be and are use in this manner on the track, the majority of hits to horses are not for steering purposes and the strikes used on Sovereignty in the Derby were not for steering purposes.

Not a single person on this page can argue that whip use is one of, if not, the prime controversial issue with the sport aside from breakdowns. It’s the main reason why my extended family will not watch or support horse racing.

[Aussie_2020]

I’ve noticed jockeys will bring the whip forward in a movement that reminds me of when I had a horse I would shake the whip near her shoulder. I found it served the purpose of getting her to be serious about my aids. I never struck her with any whips or even swung a rope at her, she was all about go go go, but for some reason shaking the whip tip by her shoulder made her ‘sit up and listen’. A farrier that also started colts told me to try it with her. Weird how it worked, like I was making a threat I didn’t understand but she did.

I think I remember Borel on RA when he’d twirl the whip.

[LaurieB]

@snaffle1987

lets take you out to the track and strike you with that new whip as hard as the jockeys swing and see just how much design does or does not inhibit pain.

Or…you could go to the track, pick up a racing whip, swing it, slap yourself on the leg with it…and then you would have an informed opinion.