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Originally Posted by SG4
Belmont's 4th from today:
Equibase chart: 22.62 43.75 55.89 1:07.14
Trakus: 22.59 45.22 55.98 1:07.23
I'm guessing Trakus is the more believable one here, but even there it's unexpected to see a final quarter in almost 22 flat for a horse on the lead, Belmont course has been insanely fast lately though. Believe that's the 4th track record on the grass since the meet opened less than a month ago.
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Comparing Equibase and Trakus race times are like comparing apples and oranges; both are fruits, but with very different taste.
Equibase is measuring individual “race time” with respect to distance.
Trakus is measuring individual “horse time” with respect to displacement.
What is the difference?
Equibase’s time is for a prescribed prerace distance measured at fixed points during the race and at the finish line.
Trakus measures the time of each horse and its displacement during the race using the point of intersection from the rail and the starting line.
Trakus is using vector analysis whereas Equibase is not.
