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Old 10-09-2008, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
Just a guess but I'd actually think the Beyers will be much higher for the BC. The synthetics equalize all horses. So when you have low level horses only running a second slower than stakes horses it is tough to give the stakes horses a big figure and then have to give the low level horses a 90+ figure. When you have a card predominantly made up of stakes horses though then it is easier to give bigger figures since the horses on the card are all capable of running 90+ speed figures.
that makes sense. Its funny we are having our championship race run on a surface that makes slow horses look faster and fast horses look slower.

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