Any chance you can change to a satellite provider like Dish Network or Direct TV. I've used Direct before and actually liked there service. Recording shows was never an issue. When your using a provider and they can't seem to fix a problem, it's probably time to change horse, as they say. Satellite providers love to take business away from cables companies, so you'll probably be able to cut yourself a better deal!
I was just going to suggest you use the Pirate Bay for the races. The Proxy Bay - A List of Pirate Bay Proxy sites and mirrors Just pick one of these proxy sites and search for whatever you want.
Proxy and mirror sites are awesome to get into sites let's say you have been banned from or are not supposed to be in by your IP :ihih::eek6:
Easy peasy way. Chrome browser. Www.vipbox.tv Chromecast dongle attached to the tv And bingo. Find it on the web, play it on tv.
Not being an iFruit guy, are you able to steam .mkv files? Or do you have a program that can convert the video files?
Looks like all you need is a torrent downloader. Get uTorrent, it is the easiest to use. I believe it will even stream the file for you. Get Started - μTorrent® (uTorrent) - a (very) tiny BitTorrent client