Table 3.

Descriptive data of BE and AE samples.

	Total number of samples	Finisher horses	Non-finisher horses
BE	107	59	48
Average speed (km.h−1)	16.4 (1.2) n = 87	16.4 (1.6) n = 59	16.3 (1.3) n = 28
Heart rate (bpm)	51 (4) n = 84	51 (4) n = 59	55 (6) n = 25
Distance (km)	77 (22)	90	58 (23)
AE	89	74	15
Average speed (km.h−1)	16.4 (1.0) n = 84	16.7 (0.8) n = 74	16.4 (1.0) n = 10
Heart rate (bpm)	52 (4) n = 84	52 (4) n = 74	52 (6) n = 10
Distance (km)	89 (7)	90	74 (22)

Average speed, heart rate, and distance are given as mean values (standard deviations) calculated for the designated group of horses.