Today's Late Breaking News About Horse Racing for Friday, October 21, 2011

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(9:38:03 AM) Horse Racing-BHA relax controversial five-hit whip rule – The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) on Friday announced revisions to recently toughened whip rules and rescinded penalties that created controversy among jockeys. (This story continues here)

(9:11:57 AM) State sets rules for horse-racing tracks to move – The state took another step today toward adding slot machines at seven horse-racing tracks, this time with rules laying out how track owners can apply to move to other parts of Ohio. (This story continues here)

(8:51:18 AM) Horse Racing – Today at Santa Anita Park By Richard Eng Post Time 1 p.m. Race 1 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $25,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up 5 Lord Vronsky - First-time gelding from the Mike Mitchell barn; big class drop from MSW to maiden claiming (This story continues here)

(9:29:10 AM) Hovdey: Jockeys getting flogged by new whip restrictions – Horse racing’s desperate, ongoing stumble toward acceptance in the modern age took another pratfall last week with the issuance of new whipping rules in England. (This story continues here)

(8:58:22 AM) British horse racing’s richest could be overshadowed by jockey’s anger over new whip rules – LONDON — British horse racing’s richest day on Saturday could be overshadowed by a growing feud over new whip rules that has led one jockey to quit before the big day at Royal Ascot. British Champions Day features the unbeaten colt Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, with Queen Elizabeth II expected to attend a race to be televised in at least 75 countries. Read full article >> (This story continues here)

(9:20:05 AM) British horse racing's richest day overshadowed by jockey anger at whipping rules – LONDON - British horse racing's richest-ever day will be overshadowed on Saturday by a growing row about new whip rules that led to a jockey quitting ahead of the glamorous meeting at Royal Ascot. (This story continues here)

(8:59:17 AM) Horse racing has a new home in SM – Central Coast horse racing enthusiasts confined to the paddocks for nearly a month after the Horse Man’s Club at the Santa Maria Fairpark closed are charging for the gate at a new location across town. (This story continues here)

(8:57:46 AM) Horse racing-Soumillon furious after $79 million whip fine – British horse racing's controversial new whip rules cost visiting jockey Christophe Soumillon a five-day ban and a massive 50,000 pounds ($79 million) fine on Saturday for striking his mount just one more time than allowed in the final furlong of the Group One Champion Stakes. (This story continues here)

(9:11:03 AM) Horse racing whip rules relaxed – The British Horseracing Authority has agreed to amend controversial new rules on whip use. (This story continues here)

(8:39:55 AM) Jockeys getting flogged by new whip restrictions – Horse racing’s desperate, ongoing stumble toward acceptance in the modern age took another pratfall last week with the issuance of new whipping rules in England. (This story continues here)