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The Beyer Speed Figure is calculated by looking at the final time and distance of the race, adjusted by the track variant, which is a measure of the inherent speed of the racetrack in question. The track variant considers both the historical average time at the racetrack for the distance in question, called the "par time", and the average speed ...
Despite stumbling at the start, he won by 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths and earned an Equibase Speed Figure of 100. [3] Baffert originally planned to enter the colt in the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita but decided to scratch from that race and enter him in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 19 instead. Baffert had won five of the last six ...
However, clocking experts hand-timed the race faster, at around 1:46.9. The timing controversy caused the Beyer Speed Figure for Arrogate to be increased from 116 to 119. [26] Gulfstream did a frame-by-frame video analysis and determined that the correct time was 1:46.83, a track record. [27]
He earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 117 for the race, the highest number earned by a sprinter in 2004. [22] On October 2, Speightstown returned to Belmont Park as the favorite for the Vosburgh Stakes. He stumbled at the start, then went to the lead but could not sustain his normal pace and faded to third behind Pico Central. [23] "The track was ...
Andrew Beyer (born November 17, 1943) is an American expert on horse race betting who designed the Beyer Speed Figure. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he attended Harvard and wrote for the school paper, the Crimson, before committing to full time betting.
Researcher earned a record 133 Equibase Speed Figure in 2009's Inaugural Charles Town Classic. His 133 Speed Figure was higher than any other horse competing in any other 2009 race in North America. (2009 Breeders' Cup Classic champion Zenyatta only scored a 127, and Rachael Alexandra only scored a 121 in both the 2009 Kentucky Oaks and Haskell ...
Speed record: 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles: 2:42.96 – Bienamado (2001) 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles Downhill turf: 2:48.08 – Planetario (2023) Note: The 2023 San Juan Capistrano won by Planetario in 2:48.08 is also recognized as a speed record. According to Equibase, two course records are listed at Santa Anita for the about 1 3/4 mile distance: a Turf course ...
The top two finishers both earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 103, which was a career high for Unrivaled Belle. On June 12, 2010, as the 1–10 favorite in a five-horse field, Rachel Alexandra won the 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 mile $214,000 Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Handicap in its 36th running at Churchill Downs.