Post by 1hooper on Nov 2, 2022 20:01:49 GMT -5
Trouble brewing for a few US jocks.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The two-day Breeders’ Cup event scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., will be the first to be run under the limited jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, with the most notable impact being on the number of times a rider can use a whip in the race.
HISA’s safety rules, which went into effect in most racing jurisdictions in the U.S. on July 1, prohibit a rider from using the whip more than six times in a race, though exceptions can be made if the whip is being used to protect the safety of horses or riders. Riders will face fines and/or suspensions if they use the whip in excess of those six strikes or without giving a horse “the opportunity” to respond after two consecutive strikes, and owners could even find themselves forfeiting a purse under a grievous violation of the rule.
Under the HISA rules, using the whip one to three times over the six-strike limit is considered a minor violation. But any use of the whip in excess of four times over the limit requires the owner of the horse to forfeit any purse money earned in the race.
Owners and riders are allowed to appeal any penalties or forfeitures from a violation to argue that the excessive use was necessary, especially in the case of a horse that is not responding to other signals and putting other horses and riders in danger. In any case, any penalties assessed will not affect the results of the race, so all payouts will stand once a race is declared official.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The two-day Breeders’ Cup event scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., will be the first to be run under the limited jurisdiction of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, with the most notable impact being on the number of times a rider can use a whip in the race.
HISA’s safety rules, which went into effect in most racing jurisdictions in the U.S. on July 1, prohibit a rider from using the whip more than six times in a race, though exceptions can be made if the whip is being used to protect the safety of horses or riders. Riders will face fines and/or suspensions if they use the whip in excess of those six strikes or without giving a horse “the opportunity” to respond after two consecutive strikes, and owners could even find themselves forfeiting a purse under a grievous violation of the rule.
Under the HISA rules, using the whip one to three times over the six-strike limit is considered a minor violation. But any use of the whip in excess of four times over the limit requires the owner of the horse to forfeit any purse money earned in the race.
Owners and riders are allowed to appeal any penalties or forfeitures from a violation to argue that the excessive use was necessary, especially in the case of a horse that is not responding to other signals and putting other horses and riders in danger. In any case, any penalties assessed will not affect the results of the race, so all payouts will stand once a race is declared official.