Horses will be disqualified when their jockeys commit an “egregious” breach of the whip rules and riders will also be banned from using their whip in the forehand position from later this year following the publication of a long-awaited review of racing’s whip regulations on Tuesday.
The report by the British Horseracing Authority’s Whip Consultation Steering Group (WCSG), which included jockeys, trainers, owners, horse welfare groups and media commentators, also calls for sterner penalties for minor breaches of the rules, and a doubling of current penalties when offences occur in high-profile events.
