Equibase acknowledges and corrects Ky Derby chart errors

[Dunbar]

Equibase published a revised chart for the Derby, with some significant changes in the margins between various finishers.

http://www.drf.com/news/equibase-cor...ky-derby-chart

Three errors were made:

"Solomini had initially been listed as finishing 2 ½ lengths ahead of Firenze Fire. The revised chart now lists the margin as 12 ½ lengths. In addition, the margin between the 12th-place finisher, Bolt d’Oro, and the 13th-place finisher, Flameaway, has been changed from a head to 6 ¼ lengths, while the margin between Flameaway and Enticed has been changed from a head to 4 ¼ lengths."

If 3 mistakes that large can be made in a race as scrutinized as the Kentucky Derby, it makes me wonder how accurate the chart info is in a typical race.