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The news just gets worse - the new rules, which you rightly point out were a bit lame anyway - have been thrown out altogther. If you are interested, there are a few articles at http://animalrightshub.org/2009/09/24/racing-board-back-flips-on-whip-rules/
For some reason the rights groups didn't seem to make too much of a fuss, except the RSPCA.