Orb won the 2013 Kentucky Derby finishing the race with a time of 2:02.89—two-and-a-half lengths ahead of Golden Soul and Revolutionary, which finished in second and third place, respectively.
1. One length = 8 feet or 2.4 metres. How far ahead of the second place finisher was Orb when he crossed the finish line? Give your answer in both feet and metres.
2. How would you read and speak aloud Orb’s finishing time?
3. The record for the Kentucky Derby is 1:59.40, set by Secretariat in 1973. What is the time difference between Orb’s time and Secretariat’s?
The final turn, coming into the homestretch.
The Kentucky Derby is run over the distance of 1 1/4 miles. After six furlongs, Orb was in 17th place.
4. At this point in the race, how much farther did Orb have to run to reach the finish line? Note: 1 furlong = 1/8 of a mile.
Orb’s victory from the No. 16 post was the second in the past three years from that spot. Animal Kingdom won from the same spot in 2011. It was the fifth time a horse has won from that spot in the past 19 years.
5. Express this statistic (the 5th time in 19 years) as a fraction and as a percentage.
In case you missed it, here is the race:
1. One length = 8 feet or 2.4 metres. How far ahead of the second place finisher was Orb when he crossed the finish line? Give your answer in both feet and metres.
Answer: 2.5 x 2.4 = 6. Orb was 6 metres ahead of the second place horse.
2 1/2 x 8 = 20. Orb was 20 feet ahead of the second place horse.
2. How would you read and speak aloud Orb’s finishing time?
Answer: two minutes, two and 89 hundredths of a second
3. The record for the Kentucky Derby is 1:59.40, set by Secretariat in 1973. What is the time difference between Orb’s time and Secretariat’s?
Answer: 2:02.89 – 1:59.40 = 3.49. Secretariat’s time was 3.49 seconds faster than Orb’s.
4. At this point in the race, how much farther did Orb have to run to reach the finish line? Note: 1 furlong = 1/8 of a mile.
Answer: Step 1 – 6 x 1/8 = 6/8 = 3/4. 6 furlongs = 3/4 of a mile.
Step 2 – 1 1/4 miles – 3/4 mile = 1/2 mile. Orb still had a 1/2 mile to run.
5. Express this statistic (the 5th time in 19 years) as a fraction and as a percentage.
Answer: As a fraction – 5/19
As a percentage – 5/19 x 100% = 26%
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