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Originally Posted by f2tornado
Or the figure for the Santa Anita is garbage.
Published Beyer figures are the result of routine adjustment based on subjective interpretation of the raw figure. Beyer himself said this about Bolt's performance in the FrontRunner...
“But if Bolt d’Oro ran a 113, the colts finishing 2-3-4 would have earned figures of 100, 96 and 91. Each of the top four finishers would have improved between 16 and 28 points over his previous career best. My experience in making figures tells me that such a scenario is almost unbelievable.”
Maybe he's right but unbelievable does not mean it's a fact. Maybe Beyer needs an open mind.
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Every reputable figure maker I've seen has that as the fastest prep race.
