Bodog bet on Curlin and track record
 

Saturday March 29th - Will Curlin break the 2000 metre track record in the 2008 Dubai World Cup (G1) Nad Al Sheba, Dubai Preview Curlin must start the race for wagers to have action. Track record time is 1.59.50. Singles Only.

Max $100
Yes
+200
No
-275

FWIW, I laid the 275

Seems like a silly bet.

If it is anywhere near the speed of the track the last time Curlin won and when Jalil won his prep then he should threaten it. If it is faster than those days he should be able to break it with relative ease.

what if he loses, and still breaks the record? i.e., they go 1:59.30 and he loses by a nose?

What if the Shiek hears about this bet and decides he wants some action, then he unsoups the track at Nad El Sheba, then the bet would look silly. Obcourse I am being tongue in cheek, but who would have knew Monarchos would have run a sub 2:00 derby either...

What's the "world record" for 1 1/4? the way he looked in that prep, I think he's got a 1:59 flat in him...

A whole lot faster than that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbOyu5tTF4

2000 meters isn't actually a mile and a quarter.

2000 meters = 1.242742 miles or 38.32224 feet less than 1.25 miles

2000 meters = 9.941939 furlongs

since they're going roughly 55 ft/sec, you can then expect 2000 meter races to be about .69 seconds faster on average than 1 1/4 mile races, all other things equal.

Your math is correct if they run the same speed around the track (i.e., 37.5 mph for a 2 minute mile and a quarter). What would be interesting to know is how much the .058 of a furlong (about a 1/16th of a furlong, or 1/128th of a mile) changes that, is it as much as .8 seconds? could be, since even the absolute best horses in the world would run the last furlong of a mile and a quarter race in more like 12 4/5 than 12 seconds.

Don't forget Nad El Sheba is a one turn 2000 metres, so it may be even shorter than the conventional about 1 1/4 distance.

yes you are right, however it barely makes any difference. if i take your 12.8 seconds/furlong rate that changes the final speed to 51.5 ft/sec which means that the reduced distance of 38.322 feet saves .743 seconds compared to the 1 1/4 mile distance.

please forgive me for underestimating the time savings by .05 seconds.:D

That .05 could be the difference between a win and a loss in this bet. Sorry, I'm a math geek, can't help myself :D

I know, I am too.

I was just giving a rough idea for what the difference would be between the two distances on average.

i certainly didn't mean to imply that .05 seconds is not important in this game. after all what is a nose length? 1 inch? thats only around .0015 seconds so .05 seconds is 33 noses!!!

I think the one turn is the more important consideration.
A 2000 meter 2 turn or 1 turn race is still shorter than 1 1/4 miles.

Isn't 2000 meters 2000 meters no matter how many turns?

It certainly should be.

If I walk in a circle, do I end up at the same place?

For those of us who have no platform available to us, I find it really interesting that you would even comment on a Bodog prop. Living where I do and having no standard opportunity to play this game from my home, I chose to use Bodog, because at least they seemed to at least be interested in this sport outside of just making book. Is that a fair assumption? :rolleyes: