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Originally Posted by helicopter11
if the beam was tripped early (in the case of Spectacular Bid), wouldnt the fractions be much faster than it was? At least one of them.
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Secretariat's Preakness, not Spectacular Bid's.
No, the fractions and subsequent times would all be slower.
Go for a run. Hit your stop watch two seconds before you cross your starting point -- and your time will be 2 seconds slow.