WKND BSF's: Quality Road 113; 'Mousse 103

[mes5107]

Ok, using the 8.5 feet for a length yields approx 19.5 lengths. Does the Beyer figure system still use the charts which assign lengths and points behind according to distance? I've seen 9 furlong dirt races come home with a 14 second final quarter, and I've seen them come home in 12 seconds. Using just a chart based on distance does not give an accurate representation of lengths behind.

[King Glorious]

I think that most people use .16 seconds per length now. At that rate. 3.35 seconds would equal 21 lengths.

[mes5107]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I think that most people use .16 seconds per length now. At that rate. 3.35 seconds would equal 21 lengths.

.16 sec/length translates roughly to a 12 2/5 second final 1/8 of a mile. If all races finished at that speed, that would work just fine. However, a slower horse is going to take a longer amount of time to cover a length than a faster one and I think determining the distance of one horse behind another when only given the time interval is very dependent upon the final speeds of both horses in question.