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Thread: Harness Racing needs something better than Sky 1

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    A poster sent me a link to a Shep trial - the youtube pic quality is way better than what Sky telecasts - you have to wonder when a club can do a better job of distributing their trials than Sky can of 'supposedly' showcasing our product
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    No wonder we gave away stand starts in Vic.
    Fairfield on their last day had a slight false start in their last big race - the JD Watts Memorial
    Sky 1 immediately shafts them to Sky 2
    In the time that it took to run the race all Sky 1 showed was an 18 second dog race - surely they could have simply cut away for 18 seconds (I would never suggest a split screen as that would be way beyond there capabilites!)
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    Sky Racing 1 is the pits, about six weeks ago they shunted the first four races at Gloucester Park over to Sky Racing 2 to make way for some obscure dog races, I was absolutely livid. City harness racing gives way to country greyhound racing, it seems they are prioritizing greyhound racing ahead of harness racing. I refuse to pay an extra 15 dollars a month fo SR2 and have been threatening for ages to get rid of it if I do continue it will only be for the forthcoming ID series and then it will be gone in a flash.

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    Not a full bottle on it Rod but I think you can get a HDMI cable from your phone to the tv..then you can watch both sky 1 or 2 on your tv using one of the betting agencies that stream live racing....so I was told!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big K View Post
    Not a full bottle on it Rod but I think you can get a HDMI cable from your phone to the tv..then you can watch both sky 1 or 2 on your tv using one of the betting agencies that stream live racing....so I was told!!
    Yep - not sure if phones have HDMI outlets but laptops certainly do.
    TAB members can get love streaming from Sky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aussiebreno View Post
    Yep - not sure if phones have HDMI outlets but laptops certainly do.
    TAB members can get love streaming from Sky.
    Love Streaming! I think you must have been watching a different channel Brenno!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Njcstables View Post
    Love Streaming! I think you must have been watching a different channel Brenno!
    Lol. I can get a bit excited backing a winner at times!

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    I think the pic quality of Sky1 is getting worse - it looks like we are viewing through a stocking - it may be acceptable for a tiny phone screen but not for a TV.
    Move up two channels to 528 Tbred HD to see what racing should look like
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    It is time the Harness Racing authorities demanded that Sky 2 become free or at the very least obtainable without having to purchase the Sport Pack too.
    Most of us only want Sky 2 for when they shaft a race from Sky 1 and from the casual way that they announce it you would think that everybody has Sky 2 as part as their package
    It is like Australia Post saying they will deliver to my home but then saying sorry but we are going to deliver it to a similar address in England!

    I think that Sky Racing + is only Sky2 so they could begin by simply calling it that.
    It is bad enough that they want an extra $60 a year for it (when like I said, most only want it when they do not deliver as promised on Sky1) but you have to subscribe to the Sports Pack for $348 a yr for the privilege of paying the $60

    Sky have never once replied to any inquiry that I have made so I want the authorities to go into bat for us.
    It is most relevant to Harness because we are the ones that get shafted all the time.
    I have family that work in the gallops industry that do not have Sky2 as they know that the main gallops races will never be shafted

    I hope we get to see all 12 Vicbreds from Melton on Sky1 tonight

    I know there are ways of getting it for free online but I have a nice big TV in my lounge which should be getting it
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    Greg Hayes must have done this just to wind me up
    He is introducing himself and the nights program at 5pm today/Friday and he finishes with the line:

    "as we get ready for a big afternoon of racing on Saturday"

    Forget the bloody gallops Greg - this is Friday night 'Trots night'
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