{"id":92546,"date":"2025-08-25T21:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/92546\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:51:13","slug":"kentucky-downs-to-debut-new-timing-and-welfare-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/92546\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Downs to debut new timing and welfare sensor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky Downs to debut new timing and welfare sensor<\/p>\n

Published 10:21 am Monday, August 25, 2025<\/p>\n

\n By By JENNIE REES \/ Special to the Daily News<\/p>\n

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\n The McLloyd high precision sensor combines GPS and multiple other technologies to deliver tracking data with accuracy within centimeters. (McLlOYD) <\/p>\n

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\n McLloyd’s sensor tracking gives access to superior data but also has the capability to provide in real-time for viewer benefit by displaying at the track, via broadcast or as shown here in a spectator web platform. (McLlOYD PHOTO GRAPHIC) <\/p>\n

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FRANKLIN \u2013 As the meet opens Thursday, Kentucky Downs will be utilizing a brand-new timing mechanism born from a strategic partnership between McLloyd \u2014 a global leader in horse racing GPS tracking \u2014 and StrideSAFE, the Kentucky\u2013based company dedicated to equine welfare through AI-powered sensor analytics.<\/p>\n

This collaboration will combine more precise race timing (within .01 second and 25-centimeter distance raw accuracy) and biometrics with thousands of safety data points into one sensor, making it the first-of-its-kind designed to benefit horses, jockeys and the sport as a whole.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Downs co-managing partner Ron Winchell celebrates this decision as a major advancement for the industry that connects superior tracking with welfare.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanted to bring in a system that was more accurate and moves the ball forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Winchell, a longtime advocate for StrideSAFE, believes that linking it with such a sophisticated tracking system is a natural and strategic fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you can get the sectional timing and the StrideSAFE welfare data together,\u201d he said. \u201cThey combine to become a powerful tool that has implications for racing not only in the U.S. but globally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. David Lambert, CEO of StrideSAFE, points to another advantage of the collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cRacing, like any business, must manage costs,\u201d he said. \u201cStrideSAFE\u2019s life-saving technology is proven, so our next priority is making it more accessible. That was a major factor in our decision to partner with McLloyd.\u201d<\/p>\n

The companies driving this initiative \u2014 StrideMASTER (Australia), StrideSAFE (U.S.) and McLloyd (France) \u2014 bring over 30 years of combined experience applying sensors to racing horses. This depth of experience ensures the highest engineering standards allowing the sensor to withstand rigorous racing conditions while also capturing accurate, life-saving data.<\/p>\n

Since 2022, McLloyd has established itself as a leader in this technology applied to the racing industry with more than 120,000 horses tracked per year around the world. CEO William Dien looks forward to bringing the technology to Kentucky Downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAddressing horses\u2019 welfare and integrity, alongside broadcast and performance domains, marks a new era for our solution,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are truly proud and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among McLloyd key partners are France Galop (ParisLongchamp), the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Le Trot (French harness racing) and Hollywood Bets in South Africa. The precision of the data and the reliability of its real-time transmission are backed by four patents, with more breakthroughs on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Winchell\u2019s vision for the partnership\u2019s impact is simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully this helps other tracks and systems move forward with improvements,\u201d he said. \u201cSimply put, horsemen and horseplayers need more accurate data.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kentucky Downs to debut new timing and welfare sensor Published 10:21 am Monday, August 25, 2025 By By…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[3004,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-92546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-racing","tag-racing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}