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Old 05-03-2015, 09:54 PM   #1
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The Apple Watch reprinted from HorsePlayer Monthly

Here is a tongue in cheek article about some innovative uses of the Apple Watch for horseplayers.

The Apple Watch is being released this month, and for horse racing, the innovations are as exciting – maybe even moreso - as a Todd Pletcher interview where he tells he liked the work we just watched.
Here are a few that you may have missed.

Perhaps the most useful thing for horse racing aficionados is the new "Minutes to Post" feature. Apple has a built in time estimator - using proprietary electronic sextant technology - which can tell you, at various racetracks, what zero minutes to post really means. It can also estimate, through big data, how long a Frank Stronach track will drag post time to hit a pool guarantee. This will be a great help to horseplayers who cherish things, like their time.

The most excellent "Time to Penalty" feature will be used by both insiders and casual fans. When a trainer gets a TCO2 positive, we never know when that person will be finally suspended. In some states it could take months, in others, like California, it could take two Presidential terms. The new watch can estimate, within 11 hours, when the suspension will commence. Apple is also working on a special addendum to this feature, which alerts when a barn change is made from the offender to the trainers’ cousin Pete.

The new "Time From the Gate" feature in the new Apple Watch will be something many of us will use. As most know, tracks have run ups, and the teletimer starts at rather capricious points. No more. When the gate opens, the Apple Watch times the race right through to the finish. One feature that I am looking forward to is the "Richard Grunder Translator". With new language technology, the Apple Watch can listen to a call at Tampa Bay Downs, correct pronunciations, and sometimes fix entire horse names. This is not only informative, but entertaining (note, I love Richard Grunder. I really do).

An excellent new feature that's sure to help our bankrolls, is the new "Horseplayer Buzzer". A controversial training aid for Fido is the e-collar, which can give your dog a small vibration to train him not to leave the yard, or eat the postman. Apple has taken that conceptand done the same for horseplayers. If, for example, a horseplayer wants to make a bet into a high rake trifecta pool, he or she will get zapped. If someone wants to support a track that raised takeout recently by making a wager, you will feel a gentle reminder. Apple has also completed a deal with Facebook and Twitter, where if you post your picks to these tracks on social media, the watch goes full-blown Eveready on your wrist.

It's pretty clear this watch is not for everyone, but for horseplayers and horse racing industry junkies, it's sure to have some pleasing and useful features. You can buy yours through the Apple website for $899, or for $1199 through any state with new horseplayer source market fees.
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