Sensor Malfunction Leads to Adjusted TCA Time

Keeneland announced Oct. 14 a revised time for the six-furlong Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) won Oct. 9 by Lothenbach Stables' Bell's the One .

"At the start of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Keeneland, the start sensor malfunctioned," read the Keeneland statement. "As a result, the fractional time for the start to the quarter pole was not electronically timed; all other internal fractions were electronically timed. After detailed review and timing of the race, American Teletimer has determined the corrected fractional times for the Thoroughbred Club of America to be :22.25, :45.48, and :57.28 and a final time of 1:09.31. The previous final time was 1:08.63."

Trakus, a global positioning system that Keeneland utilizes to show fans where each horse is running in a race, timed the TCA in 1:09.49. There is regularly a small difference in times between GPS and teletimer systems.

An updated Equibase chart with the new times is now online.

An incorrect opening-quarter time in :19.92 was also published on the track simulcast feed during the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G2T) Oct. 13 at the Lexington track. It was amended to :23.59, the time noted in the official Equibase chart.

Timing accuracy is of importance to bettors who emphasize pace and speed figures.