Loose horse drawing off

[Calzone Lord]

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.

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.