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Originally Posted by Jeff P
Thanks for posting that.
From the article:
20 Beyer points. 
I know I've posted this question before:
But why aren't tracks (especially those with new timing systems) sanity checking final times from video prior to sending chart data to Equibase?
Not hand timing. But using the procedure CJ has posted about where you freeze recorded race video when the nose of the winner breaks the plane of the wire, rewind the video by the race time generated by the timing system - freeze the video at that point - and LOOK where the horses are.
If the horses are not where they should be:
You will know right then and there that time generated by the timing system is off.
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Jeff,
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that a 2nd-place horse 5 lengths back WHEN THE WINNER CROSSES THE WIRE should show as 5 lengths back.
Doesn't this create a problem if the horse that was 5 lengths back actually finishes 3rd?
#1 - Wins
#2 - 2nd 5 lengths back
#3 - 3rd 5.5 lengths back
But the actual finish is #1, #3, #2.
How does that reconcile?
