Horse racing is on the brink of being a sport to benefit massively from technology and sports science. As so often is discovered, technology is only as good as the benefit it provides to the end user. It’s no good having a telescope if you don’t know where the stars are. But how do you educate an industry on the benefits of science and technology, in an industry that is very traditional with most participants having a non-scientific education?
Andrew Stuart the inventor of E-Trakka, an Australian based system aimed specifically at Thoroughbred Horse Racing, has collected thousands of GPS, heart rate and stride length readings over the last 16 years.