In some books (especially American ones) you might see 5 lengths per second as being the norm. Racing is based on weight. horse speed. One second is equal to five horse lengths, so 5 seconds would be equal to 25 horse lengths. This script returns conversions for generally used horse race track distances. If we are looking at, say, a 2400m race and the horse is beaten 4 lengths, the Wilson formula would say the horse was beaten 4kg (1kg equalling a length). Quarter horses racing 440-yard have been timed running 55 mph, the fastest recorded speed of any horse. Always use the correct lengths per second for the race run. 12 to the furlong is better than a working gallop or it is fo slow horses  i've had some you could clock with a sun dial. Five seconds on the track equates to how many horse lengths? It used to be that 1 second always covered 5 lengths but since June 15th 2008 the British Horseracing Authority has set the following distances as equating to one second of time for all UK horse races. To say "Horse A is 10 lengths ahead of Horse B" is to say that Horse A is ahead of Horse B by the approximate equivalent distance of that horses body length in stride times ten. It is still “time,” so convert to speed by dividing it by the lengths of the race (84.05 divide 577.5) and this horse’s speed was approximately 0.1455 (seconds per length). Horse racing offers a unique, interactive experience like no other sport. One length in thoroughbred racing is roughly equal to 17 one-hundredths of a second, so rounding to fifths can obscure differences of slightly more than a length - … A five-furlong race is often over within one minute and decent sprinters will generally run a furlong in under 12 seconds once they are up to speed. Hmmm. 2640 feet in 45 seconds is 58.67 feet per second, or 6.52 lengths per second for the 9 foot long horse. Historically, the margins in lengths were calculated from still photographs as each runner crossed the line. Even time is a racing term that has been around since the day dot and it means 15 seconds per furlong. For the base of horse speed, I used the record for 1½ miles (2,414 m) which is 60.86 km/h (37.82 mph) by 3-year-old Hawkster at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, USA on 14 October 1989 with a time of 2min 22.8sec. "even time" or 200 metres in 15 seconds). Thoroughbred sprinters can go about 10-11 seconds per furlong, and about 11-12 seconds in the end. Table 1 showed that at 4f, 4.58 pounds was required and at 6f, 3.05 pounds. The actual number of lengths-per-second varies according to the type of race and the going conditions. 55 MPH is the top speed of the world’s fastest horses. 8/48 =.1666666… seconds per horse length 1 mile is 5280 ft, length of horse is 8 ft, so 5280 / 8 = 660 horse lengths around the track. Weight is the great equaliser. In the results or form of a horse, it will show a margin in lengths. Lengths Per Second - Racing Talk - Racehorse TALK, This is from Wikipedia, so I know it might not be 100% reliable, but for what it's worth, It's an interesting question - to state the bleeding obvious why are we recording margins in lengths, Greyhounds are always 15L to the second, but that's not really relevant to this is it. (i.e. The traditional standard is 2.4 metres (8 feet), but some people use 2.7 metres (9 feet) while others take an average and use 2.55 metres. Not disputing you Wenona, just found it confusing Mitavite, one of Australia's biggest feed distributors claiming it to be 12 to the furlong. Select the distance factor of the race and then enter the value of the factor. Horse racing lengths to seconds: How long is a horse race in terms of time? In Scientific Racegoing they equate the speed of a horse at the end of a race as 5 lengths per second, and this is then used in calculating a Speed Rating of race and then for each horse in that race. I wouldn't want to be backing the horses where 2.4m= 1 length. I thought it was roughly 0.14 secs per length, about 7 lengths per second. that is about 14 (13.3333) metres per second Which is about 7 lengths per second So a horse working at 'even-time' would be covering about 7 L/sec In racing vernacular, a "length" is exactly that - the length of a racehorse in stride. However, at that point, he covered the 2nd 1/4 in 23 seconds, or 57.39 fps, which equates to 6.38 lengths per second for the 9 foot long horse. Although it has been shown — repeatedly — that this rule is not accurate, many horseplayers still swear by it. But working to the Wilson formula of 2kg per length, the horse would have been beaten 8kg. Lengths Per Second - Racing Talk - Racehorse TALK. So in theory, if horse A beats horse B by 2 lengths in a 5 furlong race, he is considered to be 6 pounds better on the day. 1320 feet in 22 seconds is 60 feet per second, or 6.67 lengths per second for the 9 foot long horse. The weight carried by a horse in any particular race will normally be displayed in a stone and pounds format, this is shortened to an easily readable display such as 11-12 (11 stone 12 pounds). This works out to an average furlong time of around 11.6 seconds. Distances are calculated on the elapsed time between each horse and then a scale known as the Lengths per Second Scale (Lps) is used dependent upon whether it is Flat or Jumps racing, the type of surface in use at the all-weather fixtures and the official going description issued on the day. so (and obiously you may say) the more lengths per second, the faster, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 04:49  PM, Quote from: junior on 2011-Jul-31, 04:52  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 04:51  PM, Quote from: carey on 2011-Jul-31, 05:01  PM, Quote from: Rodent on 2011-Jul-31, 05:07  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 05:22  PM, Quote from: carey on 2011-Jul-31, 05:15  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 05:32  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 05:39  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 05:58  PM, Quote from: carey on 2011-Jul-31, 06:05  PM, Quote from: MagiC~* on 2011-Jul-31, 06:12  PM. 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