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sumitas 06-05-2009 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pgiaco
That's the reason. Can't get NYRA or Finger Lakes if you have a NY address.

The FLakes posts their replays minutes after the completion of the race. ANd they keep a long archive up for viewing too.
http://www.uptilt.com/content/16298/...ngArchive.html

SlewsMyHero 06-05-2009 03:50 PM

I'll be watching HRTV. No need to turn on a garbage channel like ESPN for Belmont coverage.

Merlinsky 06-06-2009 11:08 AM

It only took'em 3 minutes to gimme some Kenny Mayne action and 7 to get me a 7f allowance. Who are these people and what have they done with ESPN on a non-Derby or BC day? :)

SundayStar 06-06-2009 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SlewsMyHero
I'll be watching HRTV. No need to turn on a garbage channel like ESPN for Belmont coverage.

one big reason: high definition

Merlinsky 06-06-2009 12:10 PM

I take it this 1 1/16 turf race coming up is the one Nicanor didn't draw into. Did those 4 scratches enter hoping for either a harder surface than it ended up being or even a switch to main track? How close was Nic to making it? If that is it, I would love to know who was supposed to have the mount as Edgar is riding in it.

Sightseek 06-06-2009 04:14 PM

How many times are they going to play the same thing?

:zz:

TheSpyder 06-06-2009 04:42 PM

Where the hell is the Mahattan? ESPN did a nice job then this crap? And Twin Spires pulls the plug on live feed for this crap..

CRAP

cowgirlintexas 06-06-2009 05:05 PM

I'm wondering what happened to Calvin's eyebrows :rolleyes:

Coach Pants 06-06-2009 06:51 PM

Boy that segment with Woolley was comedy gold. :rolleyes:

Merlinsky 06-06-2009 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants
Boy that segment with Woolley was comedy gold. :rolleyes:

Hey they had the sense to get a blurb from Steve Haskin for one of those rerun segments they did. Made my day right there.

Bobby Fischer 06-06-2009 11:38 PM

Why is the only Belmont Stakes Video on ESPN , a condensed top of the stretch version?

ABC/ESPN ... Where are the high quality videos? Unique camera angles?? ANYTHING WORTH MY DOWNLOAD? The short stretch only view isn't even better than what youtube has up. kind of pathetic considering the technology at their fingertips.

Thankfully Youtube has some nice videos up from users. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mwG-zvPOlA

Alan07 06-07-2009 01:23 AM

The word is that the Belmont rating isn't going to be good

SniperSB23 06-07-2009 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan07
The word is that the Belmont rating isn't going to be good

No chance for horse racing with that amazing NHL game tonight.

Danzig 06-07-2009 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan07
The word is that the Belmont rating isn't going to be good

i did see that attendence for the race was over 50k-certainly higher than what was projected by some on here...
but i'm not surprised tv is down.

herkhorse 06-07-2009 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
No chance for horse racing with that amazing NHL game tonight.

yea, that was riveting

ddthetide 06-07-2009 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan07
The word is that the Belmont rating isn't going to be good

i listen to espn radio all day monday through friday 8am-4pm and they didn't run promos for the belmont until this week. And they did Not run the heck out of the promo like they do everything else.:wf

Stickhorse 06-07-2009 07:49 AM

No doubt NBC did a much better job with their promotion of the first two jewels.

ABC/ESPN is too busy pushing the NBA playoffs.

Too bad because it was a hell of a race.

Antitrust32 06-08-2009 08:22 AM

Was anyone else highly annoyed by that scroll thing they had on the left hand side of the TV with the results of the previous races (eventhough they left OFF the turf race?) There was like 4 race results that just kept being shown over and over and over... I would imagine a lot of the people watching didnt even know what it was. And they had it up til the horses broke from the gate in the Belmont Stakes. It cut off a lot of view and just looked stupid. Its one thing if there was 100 results to go through, but showing 4 results OVer and Over and Over annoyed the hell outta me.

SniperSB23 06-08-2009 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
Was anyone else highly annoyed by that scroll thing they had on the left hand side of the TV with the results of the previous races (eventhough they left OFF the turf race?) There was like 4 race results that just kept being shown over and over and over... I would imagine a lot of the people watching didnt even know what it was. And they had it up til the horses broke from the gate in the Belmont Stakes. It cut off a lot of view and just looked stupid. Its one thing if there was 100 results to go through, but showing 4 results OVer and Over and Over annoyed the hell outta me.

I never checked the standard feed but since it was off to the side I just assumed it was for the HD feed. Networks don't seem to know what to do with that added area since they can't put anything too important that the viewers on the standard feed won't be able to see. In most cases just putting nothing there would be preferable.


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