Quick Gallop Readers Respond To Proposed New Whip Rule

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Readers on Quickgallop.com and its Facebook

page have been responding to the proposed new whip rule being considered by the Jamaica Racing Commission.

Quickgallop.com shares a selection of these comments.

LAWRENCE AKEEM

Long overdue. The JRC should go all out and rule, six strikes of the whip during the full duration of a race. When will the rule come into force?

ARMSTRONG TONY

Good to hear that local racing is getting up to required international standards.

ROSE J

Why limit this whip rule to only six hits in the straight? It should be for the complete race.

HALL OF FAME

At last, time come.

GARY PATRICK

Thank god meck them go a learn how to balance a horse properly.

DONAVAN LAKEMAN

The strike rule must be implemented most of these jockeys just stand on the back of the horses and beat the hell out of them without any assistance from the jockeys I saw races where the jockeys knees never touch the horses for the complete race but is being whipped. This is a good move hand riding and shuffling is now a lost art.. this will curb the the temptation to resort to the ”maka ”. 

H DICKIE DALHOUSE

The strike rule must be implemented most of these jockeys just stand on the back of the horses and beat the hell out of them without any assistance from the jockeys I saw races where the jockeys knees never touch the horses for the complete race but is being whipped.

JOHNNO

Hopefully, this new rule will assist in making the jockeys better riders.

THE RAILBIRD

Local racing getting up to speed with the rest of the world. The aninals must be protected.

JAH T

Good move, better late than never.

MICKEY T

Wonder how some of our bustling riders are going to survive.

P MORGAN

Do not hold back. The new rule must include hits per race. The jockeys are professionals and must adapt.