I think that a jockey shouldn't look back until he's clear of the field and wants to make sure he can gear the horse down. Looking back and knowing a horse is coming isn't going to give you any more horse underneath you to hold off the charge. All it can do is cost the horse momentum. So while I disagree with Jara's move I think it was absolutely wrong of Shiekh Hamdan to go public with his displeasure especially since Jara won the race.
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