Re: how long is the average t'bred?- TRAKUS (564 Views)
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bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2006 04:45PM
Thanks again Tony. This also means that the old beaten lengths formula of 1 length equals 1/5 second is also wrong. That is too slow and also more appropriate to harness racing. There is no set conversion formula because it varies with how fast a horse is running, which varies with distance, class and stage of race. Using average velocity, I find that multiplying beaten lengths by 0.15 tells me how many seconds to add to leader’s time to get the other horses’ times.
Your Precious Kitten example shows why a horse can earn the top TG figure without winning the race. I can definitely sympathize with betting on horses whose riders don’t seem to get that point
Bob