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Originally Posted by RXB
Yes, but:
1. It was a homestretch headwind; in a 1 3/16 race on a mile track the horses run down almost the entire homestretch, then complete a full circuit of the track, so they are running into the headwind twice while only catching a tailwind once.
2. A headwind slows runners more than a tailwind speeds them up. And a crosswind also slows runners slightly.
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I could agree with the 2nd point too, as it is more dependent on how the jockey's chest area incurs opposing drag.. ...BUT, wind is too small a factor be considered here (for the 3 sec slowness). Notably because, the front running horse should have experiences the maximum wind resistance with zero drafting... but no other horse could catch him. of course, a lot other factors that were more dominant were in favor of Oxbow including race day fitness, grit etc..
My biggest gripe is not that they talk about wind, but more that if they do talk about, they could at least provide some data..
The other thing, if they accounted for wind and gave Oxbow 106, it is still too high.
