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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
In the grand scheme of things most people will get annoyed by something like this but shake it off because they've have similar experiences with technology elsewhere.
The problem for racing is that there's been a never ending stream of issues whether it be stakes horses breaking down just before the finish line on TV, wild odd changes after the race starts, drug busts of big name trainers, overages and DQs of major stakes horses, uncompetitive pricing in terms of track take and information, inconsistent rulings on DQs, debatable rulings on late scratches, suspect relationships between tracks and CAW teams/bet takers and now you even have to worry whether you can get a bet in or get paid properly if you have the winner on a ticket.
At some point a bunch of issues cumulatively turns into "WTF am I doing betting this game?".
That goes double for guys like us that spend many hours every week calculating figures, watching replays and handicapping increasingly unbettable races.
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I agree with all of that, but stuff that happens on big race days when normies are at the track to see it happen are particularly bad for the sport. This is why stuff like breakdowns at Churchill during Derby week hit particularly hard.
