miff: Yikes, watched Espinoza busy but had no idea AP whipped 32 times. Hope no PETA loons saw that.

smalltimer: Haven\'t watched the action on AP yet, but I remember in the Louisiana Derby when Mena got after International Star 30 times in the stretch.  He beat  that horses ass with the stick.
I might look at a few of AP\'s early races, see if he ever got introduced to the stick for anything more than a token reminder.
I know when Rachel got pounded by Borel in the Preakness, he said she didn\'t like it and I\'m not sure if she was ever the same.

Flighted Iron: \"AP struck many many times\"

 they were full bore right handed pops. Top 3 finishers emptied out pretty hard.

jerry: New meaning to the phrase \"tapped out\".