A horse length , or simply length , is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet (2.4 m).
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36-586: A graded event , the Grade III Lecomte Stakes at the Fair Grounds . He settled off of the pace four wide, inched closer in the five path and outside of rivals around the far turn to attempt a bid approaching the lane but flattened out in upper stretch to finish sixth, beaten by over 10 lengths. On 19 February, Cyberknife dropped in class to an Allowance Optional Claiming event over 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles and dispatched his 9 foes as
54-494: A bid down the lane, drifted out a bit, then lugged in and did not have enough in the final stages to defeat Classic Moment. For his third attempt to break his maiden, Cyberknife was moved to the Fair Grounds in New Orleans where he on 26 December broke his maiden over the 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles distance, holding off Jeeper by 1 ⁄ 2 length . On 22 January, Cyberknife faced eight rivals in his first run in
72-427: A blue-and-white checkered pole at Belmont Park to mark that winning margin; using Equibase's official measurement of a length—8 feet 2 inches (2.49 m)—the pole was placed 253 feet 2 inches (77.17 m) from the finish line. More often, winning distances are merely a fraction of a length, such as half a length. In British horse racing, the distances between horses are calculated by converting
90-505: A lot of great memories here, and this is the best horse I've ever had. It's his second grade 1. It's a special feeling. There are no words to describe it." The Travers Stakes on 27 August attracted the top three finishers in the Kentucky Derby: ( Rich Strike , Epicenter , and Zandon). Other entries included Preakness winner Early Voting and Cyberknife. Cyberknife started as the 9/2-second favorite and set moderate fractions for
108-404: A narrow margin through the lane and prevailed. However, after a stewards’ inquiry into the incident in the stretch, Cyberknife was disqualified and placed second. On 5 November, he returned to the track at Churchill Downs in a Maiden Special Weight event over 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs. Starting as the 2/5 favorite, Cyberknife tracked the pace early, was in the four path into the lane, made
126-567: A productive stallion career." In 2023 Cyberknife would stand for a fee of $ 30,000. Horse length The length is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing , where it describes the distance between horses in a race. Horses may be described as winning by several lengths, as in the notable example of Secretariat , who won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. In 2013, the New York Racing Association placed
144-504: Is Gun Runner , the 2017 American Horse of the Year and stands at Three Chimneys Farm and his dam is Awesome Flower who was sired by the 2005 Travers Stakes winner Flower Alley . He was bought by Joe Hardoon on behalf of Al Gold's Gold Square, for US$ 400,000 from the Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey 's Ramsey Farm consignment at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase. He is
162-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cyberknife (horse) Cyberknife (foaled 14 March 2019) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who has won multiple Grade I events as a three-year-old in 2022 including the Arkansas Derby and Haskell Stakes . Cyberknife is a chestnut stallion that was bred in Kentucky by Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey . His sire
180-526: The 9/5 favorite, winning by three lengths. In his next start on 2 April, Cyberknife at odds of nearly 6/1 won the Grade I Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park by 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 lengths over Barber Road and the filly Secret Oath , securing 100 points for the Kentucky Derby and qualifying for the event. Trainer Brad Cox commented, "This is a good colt. We've liked him for a long, long, time. I
198-545: The Grade I Haskell Stakes . Facing a field including undefeated Jack Christopher , he was made 8/1 fourth pick in a field of eight. With a patient ride by regular rider Florent Geroux , he surged to a head victory in a track-record time of 1:46.24 for 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles over the Bob Baffert -trained Taiba with Jack Christopher (3/5on) in third place. Al Gold, whose Gold Square owns Cyberknife and who calls Monmouth Park his home away from home, commented, "I have
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#1732786586230216-539: The Grade III Matt Winn Stakes and as the 1/2 favorite prevailed by a nose over Howling Time. Jockey Florent Geroux commented, "He was traveling well and (Howling Time) was really game on my inside. We were battling the whole stretch. I couldn’t tell which one of us won, but I’m glad it was Cyberknife." Six weeks later, Cyberknife travelled to the Jersey Shore track of Monmouth Park for
234-491: The equine body with terms such as a "neck", and a "head", a "short head" or "nose", the smallest possible named advantage by which a horse can win. In Ireland a margin of more than 30 lengths is described as a "distance". In the United Kingdom, the maximum recognised distance is 99 lengths, with anything over this being referred to as "99+ lengths". In France the term "short neck" is used for a margin intermediate between
252-569: The first three-quarters of a mile. Epicenter then began his move on the outside, taking the lead at the quarter-pole. He continued to draw away down the stretch to win by 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 lengths with Cyberknife finishing second, Zandon third, and Rich Strike fourth. An (*) asterisk after the odds means Cyberknife was the post-time favorite. On 7 August 2022 that Cyberknife's breeding rights had been acquired by Spendthrift Farm . Owner Gold commented "I'm excited about teaming with Spendthrift on Cyberknife, and I look forward to watching him have
270-475: The fourth foal and first stakes winner for Awesome Flower. Cyberknife began his racing career on 25 September in a Maiden Special Weight event over 6 furlongs at Churchill Downs . Starting as the 6/5 favorite in a field of nine, he began awkwardly, recovering to stalk the leader, then forging ahead three wide while shifting inwards and bumping Hoist the Gold in upper stretch. He dueled that rival while maintaining
288-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cyberknife . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyberknife&oldid=1100395200 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
306-466: The time between them into lengths by a scale of lengths-per-second. The actual number of lengths-per-second varies according to the type of race and the going conditions. For example, in a flat turf race run on good going, a value of six lengths-per-second is used; in a national hunt race on heavy going, where horses are assumed to be moving more slowly, the value is four lengths-per-second. Distances smaller than that are similarly described in reference to
324-488: Was a little taken back by his Lecomte but he ran very well in the allowance race. He's not polished mentally but he's getting there all the time. The more he races, the better he'll get. He's starting to put it all together." In the Kentucky Derby Cyberknife failed to fire, finishing well back in eighteenth place after being fanned eight wide into the first turn. One month later, he was entered in
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