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The Australian Jockeys Association has urged thoroughbred racing authorities not to be influenced by the decision of Harness Racing officials to ban the whip in that code.Des OKeeffe from the AJA said Racing Australias whip policy for thoroughbred racing was now best practice and said comparing the two codes was like comparing apples and oranges.Harness has used a much longer and thinner whip that has no padding and is in effect more like a stockwhip whereas jockeys now carry a heavily modified, much shorter and softer equestrian style riding crop that relies on a heavily foam padded flap, OKeeffe said.Harness Racing Australia announced on Saturday that whips would be banned in harness racing from September 1 next year.Racing Australia, through a sub-committee led by former chairman of stewards and Racing Australia board member Des Gleeson, has just completed a review of the whip rule in thoroughbred racing which currently permits jockeys to use the whip five times before the 100m of a race, but not in consecutive strides, with no restrictions in the final 100m.We are absolutely confident that the sub-committees recommendations when adopted will actually result in less use overall, while maintaining the safety of the riders and the integrity of our racing and most importantly, the welfare of our horses, OKeeffe said.Riders in Australia are all for responsible encouragement of their mounts and welcome the proposed addition of discretionary powers becoming available to stewards when policing the rule. Without discretion, the existing rule that was in place over the last twelve months didnt make good sense.Racing Australia chairman John Messara, speaking on RSN927 on Monday, said they felt they had made sufficient changes to the whips and the whip regulations to satisfy people.Messara said that they would be saying a little bit more about the outcome of the review shortly, but said there would not be a whole lot of change to the rules, but rather mild alterations.If there are changes at all it will be to give the stewards a tad more discretion, such that they can take the race as a whole rather than one part of the race and look at sort of literal, specific breaches, Messara said.I think youre going to see some changes where there will be possibly less use of the whip at the end of the race, at the terminal part of the race.And Im seeing it myself and the stewards are seeing it, that jockeys are far less keen to use the whip at the end of the race now than they have been in the past. Dmitry Kulikov Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Connor Hellebuyck Jets Jersey . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. http://www.jetsauthentic.com/authentic-teppo-numminen-jets-jersey/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Nikolaj Ehlers Jersey . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Jack Roslovic Jets Jersey . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. CHICAGO -- Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman is in the right city to find a good steakhouse. His manager owes him a dinner after Chapman performed a rare feat Thursday night.The lefty threw three pitches, getting three outs in the ninth inning of Thursdays 4-3, 11-inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals.?Chapman was the fifth MLB pitcher to throw a three-pitch inning this season.When youre in the minor leagues, you actually give a pitcher a steak dinner for a four-pitch inning, Joe Maddon explained after the game. He got it in three, so I have to make it a really good steak dinner.Jedd Gyorko hit a line drive on pitch No.1 right to third baseman Javier Baez for out No.dddddddddddd1. Greg Garcia did the same exact thing on pitch No. 2.Then pinch-hitter Tommy Pham grounded to second baseman Ben Zobrist on pitch No.3 from Chapman, completing his quick night of work. Maddon told his pitcher about his steak dinner as he came off the field.He didnt know what I was talking about, Maddon said, smiling. I tried to have [Miguel] Montero understand that.Maddon didnt state if there was a limit on ounces for Chapmans steak.Information from ESPN Stats & Information was used in this report. ' ' '