Hollywood Replay Show

[Whirlaway]

Anyone know what happened to the Hollywood Park replay show on Fox Sports 2? Have they decided that 2 hours of TVG's awful coverage is sufficient replacement for a well produced show that shows all the races? I'm very bummed about this.

-- john nichols
http://sportofkings.blogspot.com

[BMeadow]

Fox wanted Hollywood Park to pay them to air the show. Previously, the show was given free to Fox and Fox did not request payment.

Hollywood Park refused.

Networks pay millions for rights to baseball and basketball games, but except for the biggest races, they pay little or nothing for horse racing. Tracks normally provide their replay shows for free.

[Whirlaway]

Thanks for the info, Barry. I notice that that the Los Alamitos replays are still on Fox--if Los Ally can afford it, I don't see why Hollywood can't.

Does anyone have experience with RaceReplays.com (http://www.racereplays.com)? Is the steaming media good enough for trip handicapping purposes? I'd be happy to pay the 10 bucks a month, but I'd have to finally break down and get a cable modem to make it worth while.

-- john nichols
http://sportofkings.blogspot.com