Are poles adjusted in turf races when the rail is shifted?

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

his equation accounts for a two turn race, the equation is for a circle but that is the only part of the track that needs to be considered when determining the extra distance due to the rails being out. the straights shouldn't matter.

you could say that the amount the rails being out adds to the distance is
3.141 * D * #t, where #T equals number of turns (1,2,3)

would you agree billw?

That makes more sense...3.141 time the number of turns times distance...but I wonder if that equation is really accurate?

I think the guys that have the best grasp of this and how it effects a race is the Thoro-graph guys. They are well tuned into the track super and the more scientific parts of handicapping. Good guys also! Would be a great breakfast discussion at Steve's AM T Graph seminars at Saratoga and invite the track super for his input. Maybe he had the added distance figured out already. And then add or subtract the gate runup distance...now we're getting into paralysis by analysis...just play Steve's turf picks. He knows SAR better than any of us!