Was Barbaro's 6 1/2 length win in the Kentucky Derby really that long?

Question

It seemed longer to me and they said that it was the longest running Derby margin in 60 years!

Answer 1

Yes it along way

But What matter's most is the ""Time "'

A horse may win by 12 but if it was a slow race that does not say much !

Answer 2

Yes, it was. Pay attention to this year's race, because one of the horses running in it ( at least the last time I heard about it) is trained by Michael Matz, Barbaro's trainer. Perhaps he will have the same luck that Barbaro did. You never know.

Answer 3

Yeah it was long, but I prefer to go based on time, don't get me wrong I liked the other horses in the derby but it is always possible a horse won by that much because the other horses were not having a good day.

Barbaro took a nice win, he was a good horse.

Answer 4

after 3 or 4 lengths,it gets harder to tell with the naked eye just how far the gap is (1 length is a length of hose).its officially 0.2 secs per length on the flat,0.25 for jumps,although many speed ratings compilers go for 6 lengths per second (0.17)on the flat and 5 per second (0.2)over jumps.if you can see a re-run of his win ,try and time it to see if it adds up.

at first attempt using youtube and online stopwatch i got it at 1.328 secs or 6.64lengths.