FILE – In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 file photo, Lahudood of Great Britain, right, ridden by Alan Garcia, rounds the fourth turn before winning the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf horse race at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ. The most stringent rule regarding the use of a whip in thoroughbred horse racing will be the controversial focal point when Monmouth Park opens its meet on Friday, May 28, 2021. The new rule adopted by the New Jersey Racing Commission allows a horse to be struck with a riding crop only for safety reasons. (AP Photo/David Gard, File)