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12-13-2016, 03:24 PM
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Desormeux questions photo finish system
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12-13-2016, 03:29 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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I think the number of wins he was "deprived" of is nowhere close the number he missed failing to persevere on his horses. 
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12-13-2016, 03:32 PM
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He thinks it should be at the eighth pole....
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12-13-2016, 03:35 PM
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I thought all tracks switched to digital processing a long time ago, but apparently not. Anyways, 'Meaux has always been a prima donna, so it sort of sounds like sour grapes to me.
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12-13-2016, 03:43 PM
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Kent clearly doesn't know what he is talking about.
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12-13-2016, 04:07 PM
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It's physically impossible to move the line, even with the older film photography systems.
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12-13-2016, 04:09 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Originally Posted by cj
Kent clearly doesn't know what he is talking about.
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And yet he never stops!
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12-13-2016, 04:22 PM
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Kent is the gift that keeps on giving ( and sometimes taking ).
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12-13-2016, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
It's physically impossible to move the line, even with the older film photography systems.
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I'm pretty sure the camera angle can change with time and elements but I'm also pretty sure tracks calibrate them regularly to prevent that from happening
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12-13-2016, 04:35 PM
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he is not completely wrong though.
in australia(and probably elsewhere) it is obvious at some (minor) tracks, that the mirror image is not aligned properly.
thus some close results are questionable.
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12-13-2016, 04:38 PM
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If I'm a steward I'd apply the philosophy of Sheriff Cobb from Silverado. We'll give him a fair trail followed by a first class hanging.
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12-13-2016, 04:43 PM
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Anyone that truly believes that racing 'insiders' by default have some amazing grasp of basic concepts of the business need only be reminded by this example that it is worth a reconsider.
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12-13-2016, 05:18 PM
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Apparently the notion that the camera is not an instamatic, and is ONLY capturing data AT what's defined as the finish, is beyond many folks.
I have to presume that even in the digital age, the methodology is the same, as it's pretty much foolproof.
Kent needs an intervention.
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12-13-2016, 06:12 PM
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Back in the old days some tracks would post the photo finish pictures for people to review. One particular race there was a four horse photo finish. They posted a photo with a line for the win, and the same photo with a different line for the show. Some guy looks at the two photos and starts yelling, they used the same picture for both. When I told him all the horses noses were actually on the finish line he looked at me like I was insane. He couldn't get past the idea that they just snapped a picture when the first horse passed the finish line and then put the two separate finish lines on it. He was also convinced the horse that finished third wouldn't have been third if they had waited until it hit the finish line since the horse that was fourth was coming fast and would have caught it by the finish. No amount of explaining was going to sway him.
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12-13-2016, 06:13 PM
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EDIT: NO POLITICS in horse racing sections.
Last edited by cj; 12-13-2016 at 06:20 PM.
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