Coursetrack, the live, in-race timing information system, is now in place at all 26 Irish racecourses, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Friday. The final course to receive the system was Laytown.
Horses carry lightweight GPS trackers, designed to fit within the saddlecloth. In-race data for all races in Ireland–including race clock, leader's speed, leader's time per furlong and distance to finish–is supplied to networks, including RTE, Virgin Media, ITV and Racing TV, for live broadcasts.
The data has been published online for all races at all Irish racecourses from the beginning of 2024, with Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) working together. Sectional times are available the day after racing on Racing TV's results page and other affiliated websites.
Chris Murtagh, operations director at Coursetrack, said, “Laytown, by virtue of being staged on a beach for only one fixture a year, could have posed a challenge or two, but there were zero issues, and we were very grateful for all the support from Laytown Racecourse. Indeed, I'd like to thank the Irish racecourses, who have all supported us on the roll-out. It's been a pleasure working with HRI, AIR and the individual racecourses.”
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