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Originally Posted by bobphilo
A more accurate method is to use that particular races' actual velocity in that race segment to calculate how long it to took to run the distance in beaten lengths from the leader and just add that to the leader's time.
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Take it one more step. By using three points of call (1st, 2nd and final for sprints) we can compute the rate of deceleration and theoretically figure the velocity at any point in the race. Use the stretch call for verification. The math is laborious so it takes a computer.
