New Posts For Thread: Why can't broadcasters show us the race for the places?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-placesClear winner there at Market Rasen, so could easily let us see who will get second. Instead we watch the winner coast of the line and then see who is second when betting is suspended. Betting continued with most people betting blind.They could EASILYAs for a 7-day Epsom festival I'd gamble putting the Derby back on a Wednesday, it's dying a death in it's current Saturday guise. I imagine they would be thinking a bit like the Melbourne Cup festival, day on day off etc throughout the week.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564741865#564741865As for a 7-day Epsom festival I'd gamble putting the Derby back on a Wednesday, it's dying a death in it's current Saturday guise. I imagine they would be thinking a bit like the Melbourne Cup festival, day on day off etc throughout the week.Thu, 22 May 2025 16:18:33 -0500I agree with your point re. accessing results. Isn't it about time SSR as it's now called, had a results service on their Sky text service? No new TVs have old style teletext, so unless you have an old TV it's a job getting them.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564741863#564741863I agree with your point re. accessing results. Isn't it about time SSR as it's now called, had a results service on their Sky text service? No new TVs have old style teletext, so unless you have an old TV it's a job getting them.Thu, 22 May 2025 16:16:20 -0500OK, this irritates the hell out of me. You would think the betting industry would want to see pictures of an exciting race for places broadcast instead of a cakewalk for a winner, so as to encourage ew and place betting. But even they don't seem to hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564741823#564741823OK, this irritates the hell out of me. You would think the betting industry would want to see pictures of an exciting race for places broadcast instead of a cakewalk for a winner, so as to encourage ew and place betting. But even they don't seem to hThu, 22 May 2025 15:19:02 -0500Anyone that thinks the broadcasters are trying to help you find a winner are trolling /work in the trade /idiot.Prob all three. Ex betting shop "managers" worst for blindly defending industry.Some of emm think they should be able to sign a passporthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564741785#564741785Anyone that thinks the broadcasters are trying to help you find a winner are trolling /work in the trade /idiot.Prob all three. Ex betting shop "managers" worst for blindly defending industry.Some of emm think they should be able to sign a passportThu, 22 May 2025 14:44:18 -0500^Sky golf, it’s when the host broadcaster (not sky) goes to adverts.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564740619#564740619^Sky golf, it’s when the host broadcaster (not sky) goes to adverts.Wed, 21 May 2025 16:58:00 -0500Not just racing, trips to the studio instead of live action are commonplace.Sky golf cuts from the action to show some studio **** talking about players swings and drawing lines on freeze frames. Total bollox that no one wants to seehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564740577#564740577Not just racing, trips to the studio instead of live action are commonplace.Sky golf cuts from the action to show some studio **** talking about players swings and drawing lines on freeze frames. Total bollox that no one wants to seeWed, 21 May 2025 16:37:51 -0500Just show all the runners in paddock, but they manage regularly to cut to studio for mince chat and then no time to show all runners, often picking out what turns out to be total nons.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564740529#564740529Just show all the runners in paddock, but they manage regularly to cut to studio for mince chat and then no time to show all runners, often picking out what turns out to be total nons.Wed, 21 May 2025 16:22:40 -0500Its all run by an OCGhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564739655#564739655Its all run by an OCGWed, 21 May 2025 10:42:04 -0500thats a good idealike asking the geezer standing on the winning post which one hes backed. its always the winnerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564739637#564739637thats a good idealike asking the geezer standing on the winning post which one hes backed. its always the winnerWed, 21 May 2025 10:34:55 -0500"intentionally not showing winner in paddock"That sounds like a winning strategy - lay all the horses shown in the paddock shots?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31365485/why-cant-broadcasters-show-us-the-race-for-the-places?post_id=564739607#564739607"intentionally not showing winner in paddock"That sounds like a winning strategy - lay all the horses shown in the paddock shots?Wed, 21 May 2025 10:23:31 -0500