WHIP – walks plus hits per inning pitched – is one of the most widely-used pitching stats in baseball. The number measures how many baserunners a pitcher allows on average and is a good indicator of ...

Whip use in all equine sports continues to be a hot topic for regulators and welfare advocates. Researchers in Sweden ...

Jockeys in Britain will be allowed to use the whip only in the backhand position, and disqualification will be introduced as the ultimate sanction for whip overuse. The changes are expected to come ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) published a list of recommendations on Tuesday relating to the use of the whip, saying jockeys must only use it in a backhand position and those who breach the ...

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Racing officials in Scandinavia have given way to a strike threat from jockeys and changed new rules on midrace encouragement from the saddle. Wednesday's card at Bro Park in Sweden is going ahead, ...

Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been fined and suspended for the overuse of his whip during the race. Alvarado was found to have used his ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado has been fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for his Kentucky Derby-winning ride aboard Sovereignty, according to a ruling dated May 9. In a meeting with Kentucky ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The shelves behind Tony La Russa's clubhouse office desk are a memorabilia collector's dream. Most of them are gifts that marked ...