Bettors, handicappers and even owners, breeders and trainers utilized the valuable 1/ST Racing morning workouts website for several years. The site began as xbtv.com and was recently accessed as 1sttv.com. The service was free and showed many workouts from major tracks each morning, while identifying the worker and any workmates.
The service was one of the first of its kind and, along with BrunoWithTheWorks and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, which also provides workout footage, the videos were invaluable for handicappers and horsepeople.
However, following a concerning trend in North American racing of cost-cutting and leaving the bettors behind, 1/ST Racing announced the workout service ended on November 11.
“For the last decade, 1/ST TV is proud to have provided coverage of more than 15,000 annual morning workouts from Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga, and South Florida training centers, including Palm Beach Downs, Payson Park and Palm Meadows. We explored ways to share the cost of this coverage across the industry but were unable to find a path forward.
“As a result, effective November 12, 1/ST TV will no longer offer morning workout videos. Access to the historical workout library will remain available through November 2026.”
Fans and handicappers reacted on social media, noting the continued ‘backwards’ evolution of educating fans on betting by track management. Suggestions included making the workout service a subscription-based program.
Woodbine began production of filming morning workouts this summer, but the project was dropped.
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