Where was promised TVG High-Def telecast yesterday?

[Zaphappy]

Bloodhorse.com announced TVG would finally switch to HD for 2012 Del Mar meet all the way back in in September 2011: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... definition

Horseracingnation.com announced TVG would finally switch to HD for 2012 Del Mar meet all the way backin March 2012: http://www.horseracingnation.com/news/D ... rship_123#

And yet, when I tuned into TVG on DirecTV yesterday, the broadcast of Del Mar opening day racing was the same old 20'th century Standard Definition, rather than High Definition.

What happened?

[MaryS]

Currently the HD is just for the in house paddock/simulcast show.

[Zaphappy]

Thank you Mary.

Applause and kudos to Del Mar for broadcasting in High-Def in-house. I look forward to seeing it when I am lucky enough to attend the live races August 3-5.

Boos and hisses to TVG for continuing to broadcast in Standard-Def.

[MaryS]

...Boos and hisses to TVG for continuing to broadcast in Standard-Def.

For a channel to be broadcast in high-def requires they have two channels on the cable or satellite, with is fairly hard to come by.