RACING NSW heavies Ray Murrihy and Peter V'landys were given credit for the Australian Racing Board's decision yesterday to modify the controversial new whip rules, with the amendments deemed a victory for ''common sense'', reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.His report adds: ''Peter V'landys and Ray Murrihy were the spear carriers,'' former federal primary industries minister Peter McGauran told the Herald yesterday.McGauran now heads Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, which along wi
RACING NSW heavies Ray Murrihy and Peter V'landys were given credit for the Australian Racing Board's decision yesterday to modify the controversial new whip rules, with the amendments deemed a victory for ''common sense'', reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.
His report adds: ''Peter V'landys and Ray Murrihy were the spear carriers,'' former federal primary industries minister Peter McGauran told the Herald yesterday.
McGauran now heads Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, which along with representatives from the Australian Jockeys' Association, their trainers' equivalent, owners, bookmakers and the NSW Racing Industry Consultation Group made submissions to the ARB integrity committee on Tuesday.
Two Thursdays ago jockeys in NSW, Queensland, WA and Victoria launched a snap strike over the ARB whip rules, which were introduced on August 1. It led to racing's national body amending the rules last week that basically allowed jockeys to strike a horse seven times over the final 100 metres, but industry participants deemed it unworkable.
The ARB's integrity committee headed by Racing Victoria chairman Michael Duffy yesterday studied the submissions tabled on Tuesday and recommended jockeys should be allowed to strike a horse five times up to the 100m and then use their discretion to the winning post.
''I think it is great what they have done,'' leading Sydney jockey Corey Brown said yesterday.