Vet on receiving end as whipping becomes frenzied

THE fraught debate over whipping race horses was beginning to read like farce: a vet had himself whipped to prove it hurt; winning jockeys were suspended and fined for flogging their mounts too often, and yet owners of the allegedly abused animals kept the prizemoney.

Toe blow puts Hindmarsh out of action

PARRAMATTA'S seemingly unstoppable momentum has been slowed slightly through the loss of Nathan Hindmarsh for tonight's clash with St George Illawarra, and skipper Nathan Cayless revealed the second-rower has been virtually unable to run with his injured toe for weeks.