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    “THE WHIPS ARE OUT” – By Des Kelly   The BEST news that we, in Australia have heard in  a long time. Whips will no longer be allowed to be used on all racehorses in this Country. Jockeys will ride these magnificent animals minus these whips, which, although they are not items of the  torture we understand them to be, still gives the “Sport of Kings” a very bad look indeed.      Personally, I cannot wait to see this legislation come into the Horse-racing Industry. After the shocking treatment of these beautiful animals who always try  their hearts out to make their owners wealthy, the fact is that some of them have been discarded by these “heartless humans” who do not seem to give a damn about what happens to them when they cannot race anymore.     Once they cannot make money like they used to, ...