Ascot’s sartorial snobbery just another step in wrong direction

Seriously, how did this lot conquer half of the world?

When it comes to racing the English appear utterly determined to continually shoot themselves in the foot.

They have made a complete mess of the whip rules and there seems no way out for the authorities, as we bound relentlessly towards Cheltenham. The BHA is adamant that eight strokes will continue to be the maximum a jockey can administer in a National Hunt race and as long as they maintain such a stance then we are heading for a disaster, at least in racing terms.