Beyer Questions???????

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by CSC

I don't have stacks of stats at my disposal as some here, but I always take Saratoga dirt beyers with abit of salt, it seems to me there have been some abnormally high beyers earned here that cause me to atleast be abit skeptical, I will cite one, sprinter Left Bank and his 121 in the Whitney, I know Commentator has earned close to 120, I'm sure I will be reminded of many more, coincidence or not it seems like some of the higher profile performances are given big numbers.

Left Bank's 121 Beyer was fairly cut and dry.

He ran a 121 in his prior start.

2nd place Street Cry ran a 119 in his prior start.

3rd place Lido Palace ran a 113 last time out


He ran 9 furlongs in a track record equaling 1:47 flat.

The only other 9 furlong dirt race of the day was won by Connie's Magic in 1:51.59

Connie's Magic, in victory, ran a mere 44 points less than the time for Left Bank's win.

Connie's Magic returned the following Wednesday to win by 5 lengths and pay $6.70 going nine furlongs. He did so despite breaking from the 11 hole and going 5 wide on both turns. His Beyer was a few points higher than what he got when he won the day he went 4.59 seconds slower than Left Bank for the distance.