TonyTonto:
7:55 pm Why do beyer figures not take into account ground lost during the race?


Andy Beyer:
7:56 pm Our figures have always attempted one thing that is measurable: how fast horses run.


Andy Beyer:
7:57 pm When you start throwing in half a dozen other factors and trying to quantify them I think the net result is something much less accurate and meaningful than a pure speed figure.


Andy Beyer:
7:57 pm I am sure I will be having this debate with the Sheets buys until my dying day.


jd:
7:58 pm Do you think War Emblems drop in figs from 114 to 109 might indicate that the KY Derby was his peak?


Andy Beyer:
7:58 pm No.


Andy Beyer:
7:59 pm It indicates that he had an easy trip in the Derby and a very difficult trip in the Preakness.


Andy Beyer:
7:59 pm As far as I am concerned his effort in the Preakness was a much, much stronger race.