Talk:2017 Kentucky Derby

ITN

Put this article up for ITN... weigh in if anyone wants: Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#May_6. Montanabw^(talk) 04:37, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

"Wet Fast"?

I know this is in the reliable source but I haven't heard this term used before. Usually fast refers to a "dry, even, resilient surface", could this be sugarcoating it by the official source? I want to add that a bunch of sources are using "sloppy" . - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 16:06, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

I agree that its new terminology - I can't even find it in the Equibase glossary - which is why in the chitcat I quoted the official source and then added the bit about standing water. I'm looking around for an official explanation to copy into the article on track conditions. Anyways, "sloppy" is being used by non technical sources to describe the look of the track but "wet fast" is considered a better description of how it was performing from a speed perspective. Jlvsclrk (talk) 16:40, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

I feel we should go by what the sources say though, "sloppy" is a term used for "a track saturated with water; with standing water visible." From a speed perspective it depends on factors like the sealing. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 16:46, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Found the definition of wet fast by Equibase, which is THE official source for North American racing. "Occurs immediately after a heavy rain; track has surface water on it, but the base is still solid, accounting for times similar to (or even faster than) a fast track." added this to Track conditions article. Jlvsclrk (talk) 16:57, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! =) - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:01, 8 May 2017 (UTC)