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Area of Science:

  • Equine Sports Science
  • Biomechanics
  • Animal Racing Performance

Background:

  • Horse racing speed patterns are influenced by race distance and track conditions.
  • Understanding these variations is crucial for analyzing equine athletic performance and mechanical load.
  • Previous research has not fully detailed how speed distribution changes across different race types and surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the temporal and spatial distribution of horse racing speeds.
  • To investigate how race distance and track condition affect speed variations.
  • To determine factors influencing peak mechanical demand during a race.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized race-day data from 18 flat racing seasons (2007/8-2024/25) on turf and synthetic surfaces.
  • Included 200,601 starts across 3,389 races.
  • Employed a general linear model to assess initial speed, final-600m speed, race distance, turf track condition score (TCS), horse rating, and carried weight.

Main Results:

  • Final-600m speed was consistently faster than initial speed across all distances (0.41 m/s faster).
  • Both initial and final speeds decreased with increasing race distance, with a smaller reduction in final-600m speed.
  • Speeds exhibited a negative quadratic relationship with TCS, declining sharply at TCS 9; higher horse ratings increased speed, while greater weight reduced it.

Conclusions:

  • Late-race speeds (final 600m) are less sensitive to race distance, suggesting higher mechanical demand and non-uniform load accumulation.
  • Track condition significantly impacts speed, with deteriorating conditions (higher TCS) leading to reduced performance.
  • Horse performance is modulated by intrinsic factors (rating) and extrinsic factors (weight).