@dinyangposted 22 June 2021 by Jim Hague....... I noticed this...

@dinyang

posted 22 June 2021 by Jim Hague....... I noticed this today, seems there are still issues

"The newly established stricter rules governing the use of the riding crop at Monmouth Park have spurred a cycle of threats and recriminations crying out for compromise. Whether one will be forthcoming, however, remains to be seen."


“I think it’s going to end up being costing more money in the long run,” said Cameron Beatty, one of the owners of the 2020 New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year Horologist. “I think there’s going to be a big fall in handle. How do you make a ruling that’s supposed to be for the safety of the horse and they never asked anyone who are the closest to the horses? The ones making the decisions have probably never been atop a horse.”

“I can’t see this being a positive thing for racing,” said Riley Mott, the son of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and his father’s chief assistant in the barn. “From a trainer’s perspective, we always want the utmost best for our horses. Speaking for our barn, we have not had a horse get hurt from a jockey overusing the crop. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to hear what the members of the (NJRC) were talking about.”

https://www.theracingbiz.com/2021/06/22/nj-whip-rules-remain-contentious/