Dear Martha,
I am very new to barrel racing so forgive my ignorance, please. I want
to understand how the payout structure works. I think it works this way– 1D sets the time and then 1/2 seconds are added to this time to get the 2D winning time, then 1/2 second added for the 3D and so on. Now if this is correct if I enter in the 4D and say I get a better time than someone in the 3D would I lose the payout since I would not be at the 2 full seconds off the 1D fastest time, but running a little faster than that? I’m sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really want to know.
Not a stupid question at all – the D format can be rather confusing to newcomers. Let me see if I can explain it well enough……… You enter the Open 4D race and pay your entry fee of let’s say $50. Everyone is entered in that race (you don’t enter just a particular division). The winning time is 15.01. The winning time for the 2D would be 15.51 or the next slower time (if there isn’t a 15.51 but the next time is a 15.58 then the 15.58 would win the 2D). The winning time for the 3D would be 16.01 and the winning time for the 4D would be 17.01 ( this is if the producer does a 1/2 second, 1/2 second, whole second split).
Some producers use a 5D format that adds 1/2 second for each D. IF that were the case, then the winning 4D time would be 16.51 and the winning 5D time would be 17.01. To better understand the payoff and placings, go the the results page of ebarrelracing.com and look over some of the results of different barrel races that use the D format.
Hope this helps.
Martha Wright
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