Apprentices hard done by? Not compared to this US counterpart

Racing can often be seen as a bit of a club, but it appears a group of jockeys in Louisiana allegedly took the application process far too far last week.

Four senior members of the weighing room based at Delta Downs racecourse were arrested by state police after what was described as a "hazing incident", or initiation if you will.

The senior riders are accused of throwing buckets of ice water over a juvenile boy, who was a licensed racing employee, spraying shaving cream on him before shaving his head and eyebrows, throwing hot sauce on his genitals and, to top it all off, allegedly posting a picture of the events to Facebook.