He also introduced the photo-finish camera, ending the era when close races often resulted in incorrect calls or dead heats.

The games were known for the use of state-of-the-art technology, from synthetic track to photo-finish cameras.

The judges have a photo-finish camera to help them determine the order of finish if needed.

At the end it took a photo-finish camera to separate them, the Scotsman winning the verdict in 10.25 seconds.

Both horses had clean and uneventful trips in an otherwise rocky race, and no one disputed the photo-finish camera.

The public address system and photo-finish camera came in 1936.

Typically photo-finish cameras use strip photography, in which a camera is aimed at the finish line from an elevated position in a tower.

But when it comes to year-end titles and lasting reputations, the sport usually is far more forgiving than its photo-finish cameras.

He worked for the Jockey Club on the introduction of photo-finish cameras to racing.

Opened in 1771 the course was greatly modernised in the 1960s, with also in 1966 a photo-finish camera being installed.