Re: Matron & Atto Mile (484 Views)
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Date: September 21, 2005 06:44PM
P. Eckhart,
"Not necessarily. Leroi was Intl. rated 117, post Atto he'll be moved up to around 127, which is huge. However, he *may* simply have finally found his ground at Woodbine, and could revert to 117 on firm ground. Euros could cover a 117 horse on fast ground, no tiger required."
I haven't see the Timeform ratings for the top European milers yet, but according the Timeform/Beyer conversation chart I use (supplied by someone else that has researched it), a Beyer figure of 112 converts to about a 125 Timeform rating. Beyer gave Leroi a 114 for that last performance. I can't recall too many US turf milers that were winning consistently while putting up consistent 112s and 114s against the highest quality turf fields available like Leroi has Given that I think European turf racing is generally superior to US racing, I agree it's doable, but it's going to take a darn good one.