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Originally Posted by cj
All we ask for as figure makers is accurate times, we can handle the rest from there. I know I account for wind as much as possible, and I'm sure Beyer does too.
The other thing that would be nice is if the listed run ups were actually correct. The more races I check, the more I think they are just made up. NYRA mistimed a race on Thursday at 6f on the inner turf with the rail at 27 feet. They listed the run up as 80 feet. When I checked other similar races from this year alone, they have runs ups as 80, 84, 104, 110, and 120 for various races and the gate is in the same place give or take a few feet. There isn't a lot of wiggle room for the turf gaps. It is like they just intentionally screw with you.
Give us an accurate time and the real race distance and we can take it from there.
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There was minimal wind that day at Belmont, for what it's worth, and it was only 8 MPH NE at the time of the Champage and fairly consistent throughout the day. It likely had next to no effect on anything. That is at the low end of what wind is out here most days, especially this time of the year.
