9th January 2005, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by shoto
The problem with sectionals to my way of thinking is that they measure the time of the leading horse at the 600 (or whatever) to the time the winner crosses the finish. For this information to be useful you would need to know the lengths a particular runner was from the leading horse at the 600.
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I think you'll find the sectionals at sportscolour are derived from sensors in the saddles of all the horses timed as they pass certain points giving true times for all the horses. This is only on a few selected courses of course. |