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Originally Posted by Jeff P;2934238
Among other things Donaldson's work included parallel time charts, an exhaustion curve plotting exponential decrease in velocity given increase in distance traveled, a simple framework for plotting the [COLOR=#ff0000
times of the horses in a race graphically at each point of call[/COLOR], the effect of weight carried, ground loss on turns, some insights on trip handicapping in a chapter of the 1937 version titled Diagnosing the Finish, and even how to to identify, correct, and prevent 'figure creep' in your figure making process.
Every time I think about Donaldon's deceleration chart from 1936, I'm reminded WHY Jim Cramer's Pace Figs are scaled the way they are. (The shorter the distance the higher the velocity.)
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Jeff
I've been graphing races since I started playing Hong Kong - the larger field sizes lead to 'complicated' races. I've tried graphing them by horses' splits but the result is not very illuminating as the time differences are minor (and given the way the races are run there, there's a decent from the 1st to the 2nd fraction and an ascent to the 3rd, for example).
While it captures the acceleration between the 1st and 2nd call and the deceleration to the finish, it's not really showing me much - or, at least, not showing it clearly enough.
Is a better way presented in the book?
(Sorry, tried to paste a copy of an excel graph but it was too large to load, apparently)
