Equibase Issues Statement on the Timing Accuracy of GPS Technology

A Miami-based business executive and racehorse owner, Amancio Alonso has achieved numerous successes in the corporate world and owned horses for over four decades. He previously served as the president of Macmillan Oil Company. Owning a variety of thoroughbred racehorses, Amancio Alonso follows horse racing industry developments on Equibase.

Equibase was established in 1991 to ensure North America’s Thoroughbred racetracks benefited from a uniform and industry-owned database of racing information and statistics. Equibase recently released a statement in response to the inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the reporting of races across 11 North America racing venues. In the statement, Equibase officials addressed concerns about the timing accuracy of a GPS technology the organization had deployed at several racetracks. Equibase stated it was conducting a comprehensive analysis of all GPS timing data installations with an aim of improving quality control efforts.

Additionally, the statement indicated the organization was working closely with speed figure makers and other key stakeholders within the racing community. The ultimate aim is to develop an integrated timing and tracking system that takes into account both times provided by the beam system and GPS positional data to ensure a comprehensive dataset. Equibase also stated it had no plans of replacing another beam system until it was satisfied any replacement made will either achieve or surpass the set accuracy standards.