He’d Like to Whip Nakatani Into Shape

My heart bleeds for jockey Corey Nakatani for having been fined all of $500 and suspended five days by the Santa Anita stewards for whipping his horse, Tillie’s Joy, during and after a race, after which the horse broke down.

I have an idea for all the horse-whipping jockeys: Make them run the 100-meter dash in, say, 12 seconds, during which time they should be whipped to run faster. If they do not reach the goal within the allocated time, whip them some more after the race.

EDWARD NELSON

Los Angeles