Standardising Jumpout/Trial Video/Sectional Timing. How hard is it?

[Chief Stipe]

RV's jump-out enhancements | RACING.COM

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Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison has announced an enhanced and industry standardized jump-out production and broadcast model.

Racing Victoria says the move will deliver ‘important benefits to owners and punters’ with all jump-outs filmed consistently by Racing.com to ensure standardised professional vision.

Race callers have also been introduced to each set which will aid viewers to identify horses.

Process enhancements over recent months now mean that the colours worn by each horse in jump-outs are accurately reflected in results on Racing.com given they often differ from racing colours.

As part of the upgrade, Racing.com has launched a dedicated online hub with vision available to view as replays shortly after jump-outs have been conducted.

With jump-out entries, fields and results administered by the host Club and then communicated to RV, the expectation is that the formal results of each set are published on Racing.com before 5pm on the day of their conduct.

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“There are over 350 sets of jump-outs across Victoria annually. They are an important part of a horse’s training regime and provide valuable insight into how a horse is progressing in its preparation,” Racing Victoria boss Aaron Morrison said.

“The jump-out model is a strong feature of Victorian racing, which is highly valued by participants and owners given the flexibility benefits and cost-efficiency as compared to more expensive official trials.

“We have worked hard to deliver a cost-effective jump-outs service that minimises costs to owners, whilst maximising opportunities for punters and connections to engage with the progress of their favourite horses.

“We’ve been working with our Clubs, Racing.com and TRP across the past year to enhance the presentation of jump-outs and reached an important milestone in building an enhanced, centralised industry model with the introduction of Flemington jump-outs last week.

“We will continue to review our presentation to ensure it remains a value-add for owners and punters. This includes some upcoming enhancements to our web platforms which will allow us to feature new and more engaging content, new features, and personalisation, based on input from stakeholders and customers. I look forward to providing further updates in coming months.”

[Special Agent]

I don't think we should lose sight of the fact that jumpouts are a training tool and it's not always about results.  The quality of jumpouts across the country differs.

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Special Agent said:

I don't think we should lose sight of the fact that jumpouts are a training tool and it's not always about results.  The quality of jumpouts across the country differs.

The quality of the product may differ but that is no excuse for not standardising how they are run across the country.

[Special Agent]

Haha.  I wonder how many jumpouts you have been to across the country and seen the differing people "helping out".  Good luck on that one Chief.

It's a bit like riding a gallop and knowing what times you have run from each furlong peg (and pretty much anyone can learn to count using a Hyland track timer) but the person who clocks them might add or take off a second depending on which ones they are backing next start.

As jumpouts are not official trials sometimes the results are incorrect and the wrong riders listed.  The horses are learning, probationary riders are feeling their way.  Some of the heats are better left in the dark.