I know our friend Blackthroatedwind rails regularly against the growing herding epidemic in race-riding, and deservedly so.
Today in the Falmouth Stakes (G1) at Newmarket we witnessed an epic case of herding and the boys in the box sat on their hands.
http://youtu.be/i6G5RuEeQmE
Oh, and the whip from Buick riding Elusive Kate struck Sky Lantern across the face once...combining that and the herding...and amazingly, still no DQ