The Real Whip Crisis: Jockeys vs. BHA’s Broken Rules | Champions Day Debrief with Martin Dwyer

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Multiple Group 1 winning jockey and Racing TV analyst Martin Dwyer joins Emmet Kennedy for a hard-hitting breakdown of the BHA’s controversial whip rules. The numbers are staggering: over a decade’s worth of riding bans, with more than 40% of jockeys in violation of the new standards. But here's the twist - it’s not the jockeys at fault. Emmet and Martin dive deep into the flawed system, calling out the BHA’s role in this crisis. From the racetrack to the rulebook, this episode pulls no punches. Plus, a full debrief of Champions Day at Ascot, where Kyprios reigned supreme among the stayers. If you're looking for straight talk on the state of racing, you won't want to miss this. The Final Furlong Podcast is proudly brought to you by Geoff Banks Bet. Join the excitement and Sign up to Geoff Banks Online now with promo code FFP500 and get 10% of any net losses returned as cash after your first month of betting, up to £500 at geoffbanks.bet. Its tradition redefined with modern tech and unbeatable odds. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It’s entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Our listeners get 10% off their first month, so give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FURLONG. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoff-banks-online/id881898186 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geoff_banks.geoffbanks Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. https://www.proformracing.com/ Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: [email protected] In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone. Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.0	forward slash f-U-R-L-O-N-G. So if I was to say to you that lots of the people who watch this show are major fans of horse racing, they love the sport, but one of the things they struggle with is the Prokush. They don't like seeing
0:43.7	the Prokush being overused, they don't like seeing horses being whipped and they have friends who have
0:48.1	real concerns about it as well. What would you say to them? I could understand in a way because in essence it just looks like
0:55.2	people hitting animals but I tried to explain that it's used for encouragement
1:00.4	and it it's a stick wrapped in. It's more the noise it makes it
1:04.4	doesn't hurt the horses and it's used sparing and leaf for encouragement to
1:09.3	get the best out of them. So just that would be my first approach. But Martin if that's true if it's really just about
1:15.6	encouragement then why would the British Shortressing Authority impose such severe limitations
1:20.3	on using it and severe punishments for breaking those rules if If it's not a welfare issue, why would they do that?
1:25.0	Yeah, well that's a good question. I don't know. They just, the BHA just don't seem to have got this right and they seem to be tying themselves in knots.
1:34.0	If you remember back to a couple of years ago when they decided to tinker with the rules
1:39.0	when they didn't need to be tinkered with, they came out with all kinds of crazy ideas.
1:43.8	One of them were jockeys were not allowed to hit them in the backhand position.
1:48.0	And it took myself and lots of other jockeys at the time to say, well,
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