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lone speed · 08-29-2013, 10:51 AM

You are right about your final assumption..it would be nice to know but the pace times will be distorted by different track configurations, mainly the length of the run up from the starting gate to the placement of the first point of the teletimer. This is the point where the first horse to trip the teleminer starts the timing of the race. Each track has different placement of the starting gate and different run up distances.

On top of this placement of the run up distance, the placement of the starting gate near the turn or on a long straightaway or on top of the hill turf course at Santa Anita would all affect the timing of the early pace calls...

Maybe others can provide a more detailed example.

08-29-2013, 10:51 AM	#2
lone speed Grade 1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 697	You are right about your final assumption..it would be nice to know but the pace times will be distorted by different track configurations, mainly the length of the run up from the starting gate to the placement of the first point of the teletimer. This is the point where the first horse to trip the teleminer starts the timing of the race. Each track has different placement of the starting gate and different run up distances. On top of this placement of the run up distance, the placement of the starting gate near the turn or on a long straightaway or on top of the hill turf course at Santa Anita would all affect the timing of the early pace calls... Maybe others can provide a more detailed example. Last edited by lone speed; 08-29-2013 at 10:56 AM.