Bodog bet on Curlin and track record

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by philcski

Your math is correct if they run the same speed around the track (i.e., 37.5 mph for a 2 minute mile and a quarter). What would be interesting to know is how much the .058 of a furlong (about a 1/16th of a furlong, or 1/128th of a mile) changes that, is it as much as .8 seconds? could be, since even the absolute best horses in the world would run the last furlong of a mile and a quarter race in more like 12 4/5 than 12 seconds.

yes you are right, however it barely makes any difference. if i take your 12.8 seconds/furlong rate that changes the final speed to 51.5 ft/sec which means that the reduced distance of 38.322 feet saves .743 seconds compared to the 1 1/4 mile distance.

please forgive me for underestimating the time savings by .05 seconds.