Today's Horse Racing
Racing out to ban drones over fears they 'give punters unfair edge'
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I've always been surprised it's not been more widely used given how tech-savvy in-play traders generally are on coursePDC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:42 amRacing out to ban drones over fears they 'give punters unfair edge'
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Surely just a matter of time until we have an issue in a race with one again. I think from memory it was the July Cup at Newmarket when Frankie's American horse bolted down to the start and had to be withdrawn when it heard one that was being used for the TV pictures that had gotten too close.
You see them in use now, from memory, at Kelso and maybe a few other tracks fairly regularly.
The simplest solution to stop their use by inrunning punters would be to level the field with faster TV pictures but that isn't going to happen anytime soon.
You see them in use now, from memory, at Kelso and maybe a few other tracks fairly regularly.
The simplest solution to stop their use by inrunning punters would be to level the field with faster TV pictures but that isn't going to happen anytime soon.
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3rd's a charm, 3 identical steamers back to back to back (litterally)
are you trading manually these days?ruthlessimon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:48 pm3rd's a charm, 3 identical steamers back to back to back (litterally)
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A further article from today about Drones and inrunning punting:Dallas wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:54 amI've always been surprised it's not been more widely used given how tech-savvy in-play traders generally are on coursePDC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:42 amRacing out to ban drones over fears they 'give punters unfair edge'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racin ... l#comments
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... MAaKUGtKVM
Thanks for taking the time to reply Derek. It is very quiet in this part of the forum of late so I am guessing a lot of the 'regulars' are taking some time off in this quiet period.
I know I plan to now that we are down to just 2 afternoon meetings on Monday's and Tuesday's. As you said in your later comment, it wouldn't be surprising to also lose some other meetings with the cold snap on its way. It has been a good year so far in terms of cancellations, I can't remember any due to the cold weather.