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Horse Races Now is a mobile app for horse racing enthusiasts, available for Android, iPhone, iPad, and Xbox 360. It was invented by horse trainer Kenneth McPeek. ==History== Horse Races Now was created to provide comprehensive horse racing video and data for new fans and veteran horseplayers.〔 Racehorse trainer Kenny McPeek reported that he came up with the idea for a horse racing app while watching CNBC's Planet of the Apps, a one-hour program that explored the explosion of mobile technology, specifically through phone applications. "During the show, I Googled 'horse racing apps' and there weren't any. I kind of politicked around and checked with some people to see if this was something that was happening. Long and short, I ended up doing it on my own because I just felt like it needed to be done." McPeek started the process of building the app with his former wife, Sue, then brought in Chris Carper, a former Microsoft executive, to largely run the business. Carper serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Horse Races Now. McPeek's idea for a horse racing app initially met with resistance from a racing industry that didn't see the benefit. “I don’t want to insult anybody,” McPeek said in an interview with Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, “but one major horse racing executive said, ‘Who needs an app?’”〔 McPeek reported that he has invested more than US$500,000 into the project. Capital to get Horse Races Now off the ground was offset by McPeek's stable, which averaged about $4 million in purse earnings the past six years. The site also lists more than 30 advertisers, many connected to the lucrative Kentucky breeding industry.〔 McPeek launched Horse Races Now on March 27, 2012,〔 and a year later had 60,000 downloads in 103 countries.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horse Races Now」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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