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Originally Posted by AOIIalum
DA can tell me if I'm right or wrong, but I bet NBC had a dedicated shot on Eight Belles throughout most, if not all of the race. She was a filly with a good shot to win, and boy does that make great TV.
My thanks to the producer for making that decision. Well done.
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AOII,
Did you watch the race?
Immediately following the race, the cameras were focused on the Big Brown heading to the victory circle. The viewers actually saw Eight Belles down in the background before the idiots broadcasting the race even said there was a horse down. The broadcasters then said they didn't know the status of the horse and the cameras then went to a trackside reporter with the track vet. The cameras then went back to the horse as horse trailers pulled up. The camera then went back to the vet who said the horse was eithanized. The whole thing only took about a minute or two. The owner of the horse didn't even know the horse was put down. Some jackass producer is now trying to save face.
The fact of the matter is when the event took place NBC's broascast team said on air that they didn't know what happend or the status of the horse. Most people watching probably figured the horse simply came up lame. NBC didn't know the horse was going to be put down until AFTER it was put down so they didn't make a decision to not show the horse being put down. If you belive DAs story then the broadcast team was lying to the viewers when they said they didn't know the status of the horse, which would be stupid.
There were probably dozens of cameras but the production crew are not psychics. They don't always know which camera has the best shot. The unexpected can happen on live TV. Just watch any NFL game. Half the time the the network has to run a replay from another camera to show what happened because they missed the live shot.
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