Caton Bredar did create a glaring example this weekend of the lack of legitimate racing knowledge at TVG. It was like Einstein teaching a high school physics class. Caton's great but HRTV has a bunch like her who are very good too. She showed the class difference in staff very clearly.
The production at HRTV has been excellent and their management has built a superior product with superior staff over the years. Remember TVG has been around years longer. The management that created TVG and though it was OK is now in charge of the future of racing on TV. That's a scary thought. To change the clown-car lineup would make them admit they were wrong all along, something I think they would be hesitant to do. I can't see them wanting to do anymore things like bringing Caton Bredar in, it just makes people want more of her and less of their chosen talent. I have to think they weren't happy how overmatched their big-guns looked this weekend. And Caton went over and above to avoid that, but she's just so much better.
They are really in a mess now.
BTW I have Verizon Fios in PA and pay extra for both TVG and HRTV. I don't get TVG in HD. What I get now is a shrunken HD signal in SD for them which is worse than a SD signal.
The only thing I like better about TVG is that they stream results and payouts on the "creeper" on the bottom.
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