That's not usually how it works. Jockeys that do whip their horses get their asses beat. Most of the time the jockey is just there to pull the horse back to keep them from burning out and to kinda steer 'em. [spoiler]Well, [i]most [/i] jockeys are actually there to pull the horses back when they're doing good as a means of rigging the betting, but whatever. [/spoiler]