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Old 04-07-2007, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by todko
Discombobulating to see "live" race fans paying attention to the Trakus screen and missing the horses running right in front of them. To me it detracts from the live racing experience.
I was at KEE yesterday, too, not going back today! Brrrr.....

I agree with you, it's very funny to see the video generation live at the track, but not even looking at the horses, fixated on the giant screen. I only saw a few other folks with binoculars <g>

But I do like the Trakus alot, for finding your horse between 2nd and 3rd call, seeing if the horse is starting to make a good move before the next call (the fun stuff gets missed in big fields, all you get is the current placement called out) and on the replay - does show traffic problems more clearly, I think.
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