Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 27, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 27, 2019 Jockeys in France will not be permitted to strike their mount more than five times in a race beginning Mar. 1, after the Jurisdictional Council of France Galop reduced the permitted number of strokes from six to five, France Galop announced on Wednesday. French stewards are allowed to use their discretion and not discipline jockeys for utilizing a sixth strike until after Mar. 14. In a further rules change, jockeys are also not permitted to raise their elbow above the plane of the shoulders when using their whip. For a first-time whipping infraction, jockeys are fined €75, with the penalties growing more severe from there for repeated infractions. “To put this in context, even before we came down from eight to six strikes, there was a feeling among the various international bodies that meet regularly that the aim should be a limit of five,” a spokesman for the stewards’ panel told Racing Post. “In full consultation with the Association of Jockeys, we decided together that we would like France to be a leader on this issue and with that aim, and with their agreement, we are now coming down from six to five permitted strikes.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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