The convertion is better when it's just a matter of one shipper , or two , that are in and the the question is gauging how the horses off TimeForm "might" fit into the race . I talked to Jerry at the Thoro-Graph office about this a couple years ago after TimeForm kindly returned an email which I had sent them inquiring about some of these same issues . TimeForm sent me a rough conversion chart's ( TimeForm from Beyer and Beyer from TimeForm and they also told me that a sliding scale must be used when the beyer is under 100 ) for 2 yo colts / 2 yo fillies , 3 yo colts ( early season ) / 3 yo fillies ( early season ) , older horses ( dirt ) , older horses and fillies ( turf ) , older horses ( dirt ) . TimeForm did caution me similarly to what Jerry is saying in his postings and TF & TG both advised me to be very carefull when handicapping or betting due to the inexactnness of the convertions . Last spring I attempted to make a couple ratings w / numerical designations ( I won't call them numbers ) that weren't even close - It would have been best had I just tracked money in the exacta pools ... All Jerry's euro numbers are super tight and for figure handicappers are the only way to go . I'll definately wish you the best with this however and be watching for any developments along these lines .



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2006 10:15PM by marcus.