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Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

500.0. "What's a 'Track Index'??" by TOMLIN::ROMBERG (Kathy Romberg DTN 276-8189) Mon Feb 08 1988 11:33

	 Okay, all  you  QH  folks  out  there  (or anyone else for that
     matter),

	 What does the term 'Track Index' mean? My horse's sire has a QH
     Track Index of 82.  In layman's terms, what does this mean?

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500.1 speed index CHGV04::LEECH DTN:421-5623 Chicago, Ill. RLO Mon Feb 08 1988 12:09 12

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500.1	speed index	CHGV04::LEECH	DTN:421-5623 Chicago, Ill. RLO	`Mon Feb 08 1988 12:09`	12
	In Quarter running horses the breed has established a base speed in seconds for the different lenghts that the races are run at. Say 1/4 mile in 20 seconds flat. A horse that runs the 1/4 mile in this time is said to have a speed index of 100. Horses that run the 1/4 mile faster have a speed index of 100+ and horses that run slower have a speed index of 99 or less. It actually is a per cent of the standard. I have seen some horse that have a speed index of 105 and better. The AQHA rule book lists the standards for all of the distances. I can bring the rule book in and list them if you are interested. Pat

    In Quarter running horses the breed has established a base speed
    in seconds for the different lenghts that the races are run at.
    Say 1/4 mile in 20 seconds flat.  A horse that runs the 1/4 mile
    in this time is said to have a speed index of 100.  Horses that
    run the 1/4 mile faster have a speed index of 100+ and horses that
    run slower have a speed index of 99 or less.  It actually is a per
    cent of the standard.  I have seen some horse that have a speed
    index of 105 and better.  The AQHA rule book lists the standards
    for all of the distances.  I can bring the rule book in and list
    them if you are interested.  
    
    Pat