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AOL: How will Churchill Downs regulate the use of riding crops at the 2023 Kentucky Derby? How will Churchill Downs regulate the use of riding crops at the 2023 Kentucky Derby? Under Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority rules, stewards began issuing rulings Aug. 1 against jockeys for use of riding crops not compliant with HISA specifications. Thirteen violations took ... New York jockeys will start riding full time with equine friendly riding crops beginning Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Saratoga. The new riding crops conform to the Association of Racing Commissioners ... Whipping racehorses for reasons unrelated to safety is illegal in some countries, and although it remains the practice at the Kentucky Derby, use of the riding crop is regulated. New U.S. racing rules ...

CBSSports.com: Jockey of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty fined $62,000 for using riding crop too many times during race Jockey of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty fined $62,000 for using riding crop too many times during race