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Originally Posted by lsosa54
Once you get out to 7F, not much of the turn time is on the turn. The purest is probably 5.5F.
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You are correct. The only distance with a "true" turn time (a.k.a. second fraction) is 5.5 furlongs.
You are also correct that 7 furlongs has "no turn" in the turn time. The first half mile (1st and 2nd fractions) are run on the straight.
Without an adjustment, it makes it difficult to compare turn time between one line at 5.5f and another line at 7f.
The second fraction (turn time) in a 7f race is going to be faster than in a 5.5f race and the difference in this time varies from track to track where 7f races are run.