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Jay Cronley on the camaraderie missed wagering at home: "I had a fifty-dollar winner," I said to the woman walking the house slipper dog. "Circled them all and kicked their backsides by a mile." "Please stay away from me," she said, walking on. The problem with home wagering can be the silence. My own problem with online wagering services lately is how often I see this message on the NYRA site after logging in: Tote hours are generally 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., says the unhelpful message, which was displayed this evening before 8:30 p.m. -- less than 45 minutes...
Posted by JC, Jan 1, 2008 09:00 PM
Wireless Del Mar
The iPhone came out just in time (ThoroTimes)....
Posted by JC, Jun 29, 2007 05:00 PM
New RSS Feed
Keep up with the latest posts from Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance members: Check out our new RSS feed....
Posted by JC, Sep 13, 2006 08:00 PM
Noted: January 26
- Andrew Beyer has seen the future of racing. So has Bob Roberts: "It's my couch, my debit card, a laptop computer, and two pari-mutuel networks bounced off the satellite dish atop my garage and onto the screen of my television set." Both Beyer and Roberts are right that racing's future is online, but I can't help but to point out that some of the sites they praise, like Youbet.com, are unusable for Mac OS visitors. Youbet doesn't even let Mac users get past the first page without throwing up an error message. And while the solution could be that...
Posted by JC, Jan 26, 2006 11:00 AM
Now Playing on iPods
And on Google: Sports videos. Sports Business Journal has two interesting articles on its front page this week about various sports leagues rushing into the new and very profitable online and iPod video market. The NBA has signed with Google to offer full-length, downloadable videos of every game this season, as well as some archival games, through its new video store. ESPN and ABC Sports are selling videos from Bowl games and ESPN programming through iTunes, which is also set to start distributing NHL and NASCAR video content. The NFL has no deal with either yet, but is in discussions....
Posted by JC, Jan 11, 2006 05:00 PM
Of Podcasts & Web Sites
It's rare that anyone in the racing industry does anything online that I think warrants much praise. More often, racing's approach to the Internet seems to be of the frustrating two steps backward-one step forward variety (see Equibase and its change to PDF-only race chart delivery). But a recent news item deserves glowing mention: Churchill Downs announced last week that they would begin offering podcasts and videocasts on their members-only Twin Spires Club site. Fans can now get barn notes, handicapping talk, interviews with horsemen, etc. so long as they're signed up for a free Twin Spires membership. Props to...
Posted by JC, Nov 29, 2005 09:45 PM
Another One Online
The "awe inspiring" Afleet Alex gets a web site....
Posted by JC, Mar 17, 2005 09:55 AM
What Every Horse Needs
Rockport Harbor gets his very own web site....
Posted by JC, Feb 28, 2005 02:05 PM
The Racing Blogosphere
Thanks to a referrer line in my web stats, I spent a little too much time this evening checking out Japanese racing blogs. If only I read Japanese. I did come across this rather enthusiastic fan blog (in English) though, Rockin' All the Way to the Derby, which deserves a visit. The blog Big Apple Racing popped up just a couple of weeks ago and it looks as though its writer has already decided to retire. A shame -- New York racing deserves a dedicated blogger or two. [Update 2/7: I take this back. Big Apple Racing has just had...
Posted by JC, Feb 6, 2005 08:30 PM
"It's NASCAR but with fancy hats"
Last minute betting, streaming video, jockey mini-cams -- the possibilities for revolutionizing horseracing with technology are endless and just what the sport needs to attract new fans and owners, says tech consultant and Thoroughbred owner Elliott Masie. (Times Union)...
Posted by JC, Aug 2, 2004 08:20 AM
Wi-Wa
The online betting concern Youbet plans to introduce a wireless hand-held device for wagering (ESPN), much like those already in use in Hong Kong and Japan, to the US market next month....
Posted by JC, Jun 23, 2004 07:00 AM
