Chairman Barry Weisbord told the Daily Racing Form Wednesday that Trakus, the in-race timing and tracking system, will cease operations this weekend.
“I think we did a great job and deserve high marks,” Weisbord told DRF. “We showed the industry why this is important. We're hoping the people in charge can improve on what we started and make the deliverables even better.”
Many tracks formerly utilizing Trakus will switch to the less expensive Total Performance Data-created Equibase GPS system (E-GPS). The New York Racing Association will now use E-GPS for in-race tracking, but rely on timing beams for official times. Other tracks utilizing E-GPS include: Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Golden Gate, Laurel, Del Mar, Turfway, Lone Star, and Woodbine.
Some tracks experienced timing issues in the early days of E-GPS; currently, E-GPS relies on a hybrid system utilizing timing beams to ensure accuracy of final times. Equibase's interim president Jim Gagliano said the beam instrument has been improved, and that additional information (like ground covered in a race) will eventually be offered via E-GPS.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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