I am truly embarrassed at Victoria's lack of enforcement of the whip rules

Take the winners of the 10 races at Shep last night, watch them for the length of the home straight and you will see that only Nathan Jack followed the rules

How did Shannon OSullivan get away with that in R7 and Jack Laugher was no better in R9

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=SP250522

In case you have forgotten Rule 156, it includes:

(2) (a) A driver shall only apply the whip and/or the rein in a wrist only flicking motion whilst holding a rein in each hand with the tip of the whip pointed forward in an action which does not engage the shoulder.

(b) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (a), “wrist only flicking motion” means:-

(i) Ensuring no force is generated by the use of the elbow or shoulder when applying the whip.

(ii) The forearm is not raised beyond forty-five degrees relative to the racing surface.

(iii) Not applying the whip with overt force.

Have our stewards given up or don't they care?

Offending drivers DO NOT tell me you are horse lovers or at least qualify it with "when it suits my hip pocket"