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| Tango01 | 16 Dec 2020 10:26 p.m. PST |
… the answer "Attention racehorse jockeys: Start fast, but save enough energy for a final kick. That's the ideal strategy to win short-distance horse races, according to the first mathematical model to calculate how horses use up energy in races. The researchers say the approach could be used to identify customized pacing plans that, in theory, would optimize individual horses' chances of winning. Every racehorse has different capabilities. Like humans, some excel at sprinting, whereas others are marathoners. Figuring out which is which, and how to pace them, can be the difference between faltering in the final furlough and taking home the Kentucky Derby's $1.3 USD million winner's payout. Jockeys and trainers have traditionally relied on centuries of experience, data from previous races, and intuition to plan their races…"
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| Glengarry5 | 17 Dec 2020 10:39 a.m. PST |
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| arthur1815 | 17 Dec 2020 11:17 a.m. PST |
Start fast but save enough energy for a final spurt would probably also be good advice for human printers, or a big cat hunting its prey. |
| Tango01 | 17 Dec 2020 12:07 p.m. PST |
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| von Schwartz | 17 Dec 2020 6:33 p.m. PST |
(Hits forehead with palm of hand) Wow, what a novel idea, "Pace" yourself. Who'd thunk it?! |
| Old Wolfman | 18 Dec 2020 11:18 a.m. PST |
Horses don't bet on people,as the old song says. |
| Tango01 | 18 Dec 2020 12:27 p.m. PST |
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| von Schwartz | 18 Dec 2020 6:03 p.m. PST |
Horses don't bet on people And they refer to them as "dumb" animals. |
| Zephyr1 | 19 Dec 2020 10:03 p.m. PST |
"The best way to win a horse race?" Find out from your mob contacts which races are fixed… ;-) |
| 14Bore | 20 Dec 2020 12:26 p.m. PST |
Get Dominion to keep the timing? |
| von Schwartz | 20 Dec 2020 3:07 p.m. PST |
Remember, its not the votes that count, but who counts the vote. |
| Old Wolfman | 21 Dec 2020 10:23 a.m. PST |
And that's why they never go broke. ;^) |
| Tango01 | 21 Dec 2020 11:55 a.m. PST |
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