VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Broga|DATE|1358626341|CONTENT|@Matt Westwood:  The &quot;sport of kings&quot; involves whipping exhausted horses to the finishing post to the roar of a baying and merciless crowd and some of the top people - including royals.   The Jockey Club refused to insist on lighter whips so the brutish abuse by the present heavier whips can continue.   The flogging of a horse in the street, in the same way, would soon have the RSPCA or the police appearing.   However this is the top people&#039;s sport so it is hands off.  The BBC is complicit and encourages this cruelty by the coverage it gives.  |EMAIL|denis.watkins1@virgin.net|IP-ADDRESS|86.27.46.250|MODERATIONFLAG|