Keith Knight believes horse racing must make provision for a future without whip use should it be demanded

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Keith Knight

Use of the whip in horse racing is a contentious issue. It is a subject that divides opinion; not so much within racing but on the occasions when spokespersons for our sport must defend a jockey’s right to use a whip against those of who believe the whip to be a tool of cruelty.
Certainly John Francome believes the whip should be done away with. He is perhaps wrong to say ‘people do not come to the races to see horses beaten with a whi...