Whips

The sporting summer continues. I watched a thrilling race at Royal Ascot yesterday. Frankie Dettori beat the hot favourite in the big race. He was then banned for 9 days for excessive use of the whip. Any one know anything about this issue? I have a feeling that if I had a whip in my hand coming down the straight heading for a tight finish, I'd use anything available to get there first.

If, as the experts claim, excessive use of the whip can lead to exhaustion (in the horse ), then I think its right to limit its use.
I think it'll be difficult to police though and how many racehorses are known to have suffered from excessive use of the whip in the history of the sport?
regards, beejay

Should be banned,if the horse is good enough it wins,simple..