Flatter Pod: Peery, Ward take us inside the making of race charts

Past performances are written largely from the charts generated
from every horse race run in the U.S. and Canada. Just how are they written?
What does it sound like when a chart caller chronicles a race? How has the
process advanced over the years? How are differences of opinion about track
conditions resolved?

Steve Peery and Rowan Ward of Equibase are the guests who answer
those questions on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. They take us through the
steps they take in every race to determine where horses are at each call. They
also describe how video has enhanced the accuracy of charts and talk about the
deadlines they face in generating the information twice every hour on race
days.

They also discuss the debates over the track conditions last month
on Preakness day and the first time the term wet-fast was used for the Kentucky
Derby.

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