well my 2 cents worth, I was about to add my support for the Jocks, in light of such an unbelievablely STUPID rule, Oh my God!

Remember though the first people to benefit from a Jockeystrike is the "Punter" as collectivly we are millions better off!

Unfortunately there's a lot of losers in the industry my heart bleeds for the "TAB" and all those poor Bookies, owners and Trainers out there, but genuinely for all the employees that will be affected sooner or later if it continues... not to mention the spin off affect, media employees etc etc.

The LAST people to suffer will be the hangers on, those in all the jobs for the boys hovering on the outskirts of the racing industry, lets just say the hierarcy and their drongos' THEIR pay will not be affected at all untill it's very , very serious, ........ Jocks you would need to be in for a long long fight, (they've seen to that)

BUT, as a quick solution, Shauns suggestion is not so DAFT, i.e. the genuine nags that don't need whipping will rise to the surface, the lazy (equine) and their offspring will fade away, the natural Jock that can get the best out of a horse without flogging it will prevail, and the other bloke who can only prevail at the expense of the horses hide will slide into oblivion!!

So Shaun, yes you have my vote!

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