Rails

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by saratogadew

The farther the rails are out, the more it favors front end speed. It makes the turn tighter which is more difficult for closers to make that wide sweeping turn.

Actually it's the opposite of this, the turns are not as tight as the rails move out. The distance travelled around the turn increases as the rail is moved out. The horse in the two path will travel increasingly more ground than the one path as the rails move out.

[blackthroatedwind]

In the good old days, this would be an opportunity for an epic and monumentally insulting post from BBB.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

In the good old days, this would be an opportunity for an epic and monumentally insulting post from BBB.

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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

Actually it's the opposite of this, the turns are not as tight as the rails move out. The distance travelled around the turn increases as the rail is moved out. The horse in the two path will travel increasingly more ground than the one path as the rails move out.

that's what i thought too.
that's why i wondered how it could be tighter, along with wider? if one takes a paper clip and adjusts it outward, it's not going to be a tight turn anymore.

[jnunan4759]

Most dirt and turf courses are bermed so that water goes to the sides. On the inside, the bank is favorable. However, it's not like Daytona. It's slight at most places, and often a disadvantage very wide.

Interesting topic. Running some results for the last couple weeks, I'm not getting a big difference 60-40 on E or E/P types versus S on both rail settings.

On Dirt Sprints it's 85% E or E/P. Routes 66% E or E/P.