Equibase acknowledges and corrects Ky Derby chart errors
Equibase published a revised chart for the Derby, with some significant changes in the margins between various finishers.
http://www.drf.com/news/equibase-cor...ky-derby-chart
Three errors were made:
"Solomini had initially been listed as finishing 2 ½ lengths ahead of Firenze Fire. The revised chart now lists the margin as 12 ½ lengths. In addition, the margin between the 12th-place finisher, Bolt d’Oro, and the 13th-place finisher, Flameaway, has been changed from a head to 6 ¼ lengths, while the margin between Flameaway and Enticed has been changed from a head to 4 ¼ lengths."
If 3 mistakes that large can be made in a race as scrutinized as the Kentucky Derby, it makes me wonder how accurate the chart info is in a typical race.
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
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