Crist on the Farcical World Cup

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Unlike some of the others here, I IGNORED the event. A 'great blueprint', IMO, would, at least, include some results files. Let me get this straight, they have all this money over there YET they can't hire someone to do FULL (and ACCURATE) results charts? How the **** do they expect anyone with a brain to bet those horses: BEYERS figures?

I mean, no matter how you cut it, this is still a 3rd world operation. Maybe the Sheik can get his lazy ass over to the Hong Kong Jockey Club site and see what a PROFESSIONAL, CUTTING EDGE operation looks like.

Results are posted on EmiratesRacing.com, with race comments on each horse and the stewards' report. They do have the most complete Trakus system I've seen, and have implemented it on course, but seem to have some difficulty with getting that data on their website - I attribute some of this to growing pains (i.e, getting the course up and running was first and foremost).

The in-race running lines don't exist, but neither do the European racing jurisdictions provide those either...of course, with no wagering in Dubai, the impetus to get that all up and running is limited.