Usage

fin_spd(fin_time, dist, sect_time, sect_dist)

Arguments

Details

Parameters must be in the same units, so time params fin_time and sect_time will be in seconds, while distance params dist and sect_dist will both be in furlongs, feet, metres, miles, etc.

Two articles by Simon Rowlands explaining Finishing Speeds (and sectionals) can be found: An Introduction to Sectional Timing (Part 1) An Introduction to Sectional Timing (Part 2)

Example Use

We’ll calculate the finishing speed for a horse running in a 5 furlong race, the horse had a final time of 59 seconds, and ran the closing 2 furlongs in 23 seconds

fin_spd(fin_time = 59, dist = 5, sect_time = 23, sect_dist = 2)

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