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Hi I was wondering how many laps are there on a race.
\nFor example, this race is from a horse in Saratoga and seems to go for more than one lap:
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This race is from a horse in Aqueduct and seems to go for less than one lap:
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Hi I was wondering how many laps are there on a race.
\nFor example, this race is from a horse in Saratoga and seems to go for more than one lap:
\n
This race is from a horse in Aqueduct and seems to go for less than one lap:
\n
It is unsual for a race to be more than 1 lap, most in fact are less than one full lap.
", "rawMarkdown": "It is unsual for a race to be more than 1 lap, most in fact are less than one full lap.", "votes": null }, { "id": "1902869", "postDate": "08/17/2022 01:26:25", "content": "You will find that most races are one lap or less. Belmont has a circumference of 1-1/2 miles, Aqueduct and Saratoga 1-1/8 miles (dirt tracks). Some steeplechase races, mostly at Saratoga, can go more than two laps. They are on the smaller turf courses inside the dirt track. Though they are few in number, there are a handful of races that exceed one lap that are not steeplechase races. For example, at Saratoga for all of 2019, there were just 5 races greater than one lap on dirt.
", "rawMarkdown": "You will find that most races are one lap or less. Belmont has a circumference of 1-1/2 miles, Aqueduct and Saratoga 1-1/8 miles (dirt tracks). Some steeplechase races, mostly at Saratoga, can go more than two laps. They are on the smaller turf courses inside the dirt track. Though they are few in number, there are a handful of races that exceed one lap that are not steeplechase races. For example, at Saratoga for all of 2019, there were just 5 races greater than one lap on dirt.", "votes": null }, { "id": "1903606", "postDate": "08/17/2022 14:21:29", "content": "Thanks Joe, btw is it okay to assume that the race starting position is the position associated with trakus_index=1? If this is true I can see that races do not start always from the same position.
I have a related question. When did the tracking of the coordinates stop? Was it when the last horse crossed the finish-line?
", "rawMarkdown": "I have a related question. When did the tracking of the coordinates stop? Was it when the last horse crossed the finish-line?", "votes": null }, { "id": "1906310", "postDate": "08/19/2022 18:53:41", "content": "I believe that the answer to both questions is yes, but I want to confirm with our techs before giving a more definitive YES! It is true that we often start from different positions, we run races at different distance (e.g. 3/4 mile, 1 1/16 mile) and on different surfaces (dirt, grass). We typically have a standard finish line, so you will see the variation in the starting point.
", "rawMarkdown": "I believe that the answer to both questions is yes, but I want to confirm with our techs before giving a more definitive YES! It is true that we often start from different positions, we run races at different distance (e.g. 3/4 mile, 1 1/16 mile) and on different surfaces (dirt, grass). We typically have a standard finish line, so you will see the variation in the starting point.", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 1902866, "author_name": "nythanyra", "author_url": "", "post_date": "08/17/2022 01:21:57", "content": "It is unsual for a race to be more than 1 lap, most in fact are less than one full lap.
", "votes": null, "replies": [ { "id": 1903606, "author_name": "alejopaullier", "author_url": "", "post_date": "08/17/2022 14:21:29", "content": "Thanks Joe, btw is it okay to assume that the race starting position is the position associated with trakus_index=1? If this is true I can see that races do not start always from the same position.
I have a related question. When did the tracking of the coordinates stop? Was it when the last horse crossed the finish-line?
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1906310, "author_name": "nythanyra", "author_url": "", "post_date": "08/19/2022 18:53:41", "content": "I believe that the answer to both questions is yes, but I want to confirm with our techs before giving a more definitive YES! It is true that we often start from different positions, we run races at different distance (e.g. 3/4 mile, 1 1/16 mile) and on different surfaces (dirt, grass). We typically have a standard finish line, so you will see the variation in the starting point.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1902869, "author_name": "stevenr59", "author_url": "", "post_date": "08/17/2022 01:26:25", "content": "You will find that most races are one lap or less. Belmont has a circumference of 1-1/2 miles, Aqueduct and Saratoga 1-1/8 miles (dirt tracks). Some steeplechase races, mostly at Saratoga, can go more than two laps. They are on the smaller turf courses inside the dirt track. Though they are few in number, there are a handful of races that exceed one lap that are not steeplechase races. For example, at Saratoga for all of 2019, there were just 5 races greater than one lap on dirt.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "1901818": "Hi I was wondering how many laps are there on a race. \n\nFor example, this race is from a horse in Saratoga and seems to go for more than one lap:\n\n\n\nThis race is from a horse in Aqueduct and seems to go for less than one lap:\n\n", "1902866": "It is unsual for a race to be more than 1 lap, most in fact are less than one full lap.", "1902869": "You will find that most races are one lap or less. Belmont has a circumference of 1-1/2 miles, Aqueduct and Saratoga 1-1/8 miles (dirt tracks). Some steeplechase races, mostly at Saratoga, can go more than two laps. They are on the smaller turf courses inside the dirt track. Though they are few in number, there are a handful of races that exceed one lap that are not steeplechase races. For example, at Saratoga for all of 2019, there were just 5 races greater than one lap on dirt.", "1903606": "Thanks Joe, btw is it okay to assume that the race starting position is the position associated with `trakus_index=1`? If this is true I can see that races do not start always from the same position.", "1905086": "I have a related question. When did the tracking of the coordinates stop? Was it when the last horse crossed the finish-line?", "1906310": "I believe that the answer to both questions is yes, but I want to confirm with our techs before giving a more definitive YES! It is true that we often start from different positions, we run races at different distance (e.g. 3/4 mile, 1 1/16 mile) and on different surfaces (dirt, grass). We typically have a standard finish line, so you will see the variation in the starting point." }, "source": "meta" }