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The first published work on creating speed-figures was E.W. Donaldson's Consistent Handicapping Profits (1936), which was cited by Jerry Brown as the method on which the Ragozin and Brown "sheet" figures are based. The Beyer numbers trace their roots back to the work of Ray Taulbot's parallel-time chart (1959), with Beyer pointing out the flaw ...
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]
Belmont Stakes 2024: Post positions, analysis as Kentucky Derby, Preakness winners clash. Gannett. ... winning the Run for the Roses with a perfect ground-saving trip and a 100 Beyer Speed Figure ...
California Chrome's time of 1:47.52 [23] earned him a Beyer Speed Figure of 107, the fastest for any horse in the Road to the Kentucky Derby's final prep races of 2014. [103] It was also the second fastest time in the history of the Santa Anita Derby; the only horses to run faster were Lucky Debonair , Sham , and Indian Charlie , who hold a ...
Funny Cide next started in the Massachusetts Handicap on July 3, 2004, earning a 110 Beyer Speed Figure. The finish was a three-way photo at the wire between runner-up Funny Cide, the winner Offlee Wild, and The Lady's Groom. He next ran in the Suburban Handicap, finishing third in another close finish behind old foe Peace Rules.
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.
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 ...
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.