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26 Dec 24
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whats the point of buying a ticket to watch thick fog?
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hitchcock making a film.
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just goes to prove despite 10 yrs of ITV /chamberlain,oily etc trying to tell us otherwise racing is not a spectator sport,all about betting turnover, name another sport which would carry on with paying spectators seeing nothing
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Are drones fitted with infra-red sensors to see through the fog? If not they soon will be.
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Are drones fitted with infra-red sensors to see through the fog? If not they soon will be.
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Catering and expenses from a late cancellation. As long as a finishing order can be determined accurately at the business end racing will go on. A horse can see in the dark apparently (I learnt this from watching the film Seabiscuit).
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Ok if rear fog lights on
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aye, a bit of low sun and a 3m chase is turned into a NH flat race, yet dense fog is fine carry on
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Consider one is lucky racing took place at all. Imagine AI was in operation. We might get simulated races to generate results purely for betting purposes, like it or not.
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Theyre covering a couple of footie games on Sky where I bet you cant see one end from the other
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you have to see both goals from halfway line and 80% of the action isn't happening a mile away behind trees,buildings and a 9 hole golf course
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Catering, media fee and for betting. Some bet purely for the sake of it regardless. The final result is the most important, contents only for analysts (not bettors).
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so they can call he2nd fav the winner
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It's all about the money, honey!
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Perfect opportunity for trainers/jockeys & owners for skulduggery without being noticed !
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I've read of incidents, whether true or not I don't know, that some jockeys in thick fog back in the day, would hide down the back straight and only do one circuit instead of two
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my understanding of the situation , although years ago, was if jockeys could see from one obstacle to another it was all ok .......just glad i didnt pay to get in !....on a lesser point , yes, it was rubbish tv to watch .
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At one point Luke said he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
Could have been a PR disaster if there were a lot of casualties / fallers. |
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Went to a wolves evening meeting once - there was barely any punters, everything cost a fortune, bookies prices awful, and could just about see the finish in part - god knows why anyone would bother in the thick fog seeing nothing!
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