Re: What about horses that are chronically wide? (867 Views)
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Alydar in California (IP Logged)
Date: July 17, 2002 12:14AM
Peter Freundlich wrote:
"Alydar,
The figure with T or op IS an "illusion of accuracy" (brilliant term on your part).
I would prefer TG to make an "educated guesstimate" of the horse's effort as opposed to the current figure that I must adjust myself more crudely or just toss out."
No. The figure with a T or OP is a modest admission that complete accuracy is probably unobtainable in this case. Let's say a horse breaks about two lengths slowly. How much energy did this slow break require? As much as a normal break? What if he broke slowly because he was bumped at the start? Or went to his knees? What if he simply left the gate lazily, conserving energy for later? This is a guessing game, and it's better to be clear about that than to adjust the figure, which would surely lead people to take it literally.
If you want to adjust the figures yourself, this chart may help:
One length equals:
5f: .96 (of a point)
5.5f: .87
6f: .80
6.5f: .74
7f: .68
7.5f: .64
8f: .60
8.5f: .56
9f: .53
10f: .48
12f: .40
I believe the type of request you and Chris have made is counterproductive. It diverts attention from more important requests: the ones I have made over the last two years.
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