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Originally Posted by Cardus
The worthwhile BRISNET figures are the pace ratings, not the final speed rating. Those numbers give an indication of a horse's speed throughout the race. It's conceivable that a horse with a past higher speed rating than another might be distributing his energy in such a way that he is not superior to the so-called slower horse, given a race's pace scenario.
And the Beyer numbers have become ridiculous. I love them, for people cling to them.
The Sheets trump Beyer's numbers every day of the week.
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First off, the sheets SHOULD trump Beyer's figs, considering the cost. And I would agree their grass numbers do. But the Sheets and T-Graph have their own issues; taking into account weight and wind but leaving out far more important variables such as pace and bias. A horse running in the 4 path on a dead rail/good outside track gets extra credit due to ground loss, when in fact they are getting an ideal trip.
As for Bris, I've heard a very neutral observer, Jerry Brown, state that those were the most worthless figs of all.