Espinoza fined for excessive whipping of Stellar Wind

[Arletta]

"The safety crops, which can have a maximum weight of eight ounces, cause more of a noise-making effect than anything, according to some jockeys — who add it would take some exceptionally aggressive riding to cause physical harm with those sticks."


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