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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
I don't know why this horse hasn't generated any buzz. I was wondering why no one was commenting on him back in September:
http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16820
His 114 Beyer is higher than Street Sense, Hard Spun, or Any Given Saturday ever got. The only 3yo with a better Beyer is Curlin. Will be very interested to see how he does in the Donn which will likely determine whether he goes to the Dubai World Cup or the Godolphin Mile. |
I really get annoyed when somebody comes on and says 'he got a big Beyer number so he must be a great horse'. First of all, I don't put much credence in speed numbers as a measure of quality, especially at the NY tracks (and a couple of others) where the numbers seem to be somewhat inflated. Quality is measured in head-to-head competition. In this case, this is a one-turn mile performance - how can that be compared to two-turn distances of 1 or 2 furlongs longer? The races are two different animals.