Translating lengths into time

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by rocknrowl

I have a newbie question.

Is there a rule of thumb when translating how far back a horse is in lengths to time?
For example if a horse A is 2 lengths back at the first call and then 1 length back at the second call and it takes the leaders 24 seconds what time did horse A run the distance in?

I use 6 lengths = 1 second some use 5 lengths = 1 second. So that horse would have gone in roughly 23 4/5ths.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I use 6 lengths = 1 second some use 5 lengths = 1 second. So that horse would have gone in roughly 23 4/5ths.

5 lengths in a SECOND?

a length is considered by the general length of a horse, no way it is 5 lengths a second, I heard it is 1 for 1

Length is not a finite number in horse racing