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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2023, 12:47:10 PM »
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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2023, 03:53:02 PM »
There is 8 feet in one length

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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2023, 04:00:47 PM »
So 8 1/2 lengths is approx 1.5 seconds

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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2023, 04:04:46 PM »
So 8 1/2 lengths is approx 1.5 seconds


Probably a good guess

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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2023, 04:19:11 PM »
FYI,  many people believe that many tracks race less than 1 mile. Rumor has it pocono and the meadowlands are too.

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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2023, 05:13:39 PM »
According to USTA specs.
You can google it.
A race track is measured three feet out from the pylons.
IMHO
 That means that todays horses with the offset bikes travel a shorter mile then their predecessors.


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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2023, 10:10:00 PM »
9.5 to 10 lengths for a pacer 11.wp
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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2023, 08:21:45 AM »
9.5 to 10 lengths for a pacer 11.wp

11 feet is a length if the driver is laying back  ngc3

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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #23 on: December 05, 2023, 09:54:45 AM »
Officially
Thanks google
A length is based on the size of the lead horse as measured from nose to tail.
Not counting the tail, sulky, or driver.
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Re: How many lengths is 68 feet
« Reply #24 on: December 05, 2023, 05:17:53 PM »
Not sure what happened, whether it be length or surface, but NFLD times are significantly slower since they closed a week for track maintenance a while back.

 

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