Would be neat to see this technology applied to racing

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Not sure of the usefulness when applied to horse racing, but it would be fun to watch.

It would be very useful because it adds a visual element that fractional charts can't - and like you say - it would be a lot of fun to watch.

From a recent Crist Blog post:



In that example ... lets take Mineshaft Handicap 2nd place finisher Mission Impazible and race him with Risen Star winner Mucho Macho Man and Rachel Alexandra winner Kathmanblu.

What you would see is Mission Impaz (who didn't even set the pace in the Mineshaft) running off to about a 17 length lead after just a half mile over his two rivals.

Mucho Macho Man would start cutting into his lead - and be trailing him by about 10 lengths with 2.5 furlongs to go.

And at the wire - Mission Impaz would hold on to win by about a steadily diminishing 3 lengths over Mucho Macho Man.

Those pace numbers are very great for handicapping - but they have absolutely zero visual feel to them.