kentuckyrosesinmay |
03-17-2008 08:35 PM |
Does anyone think that Pyro wouldn't have gotten an 100 or 100+ Beyer had he been in the Gotham with the better set up (faster early pace) being that Visionaire received a 98?
I certainly think that Pyro would have broken that barrier.
Ok...just looked the Beyers up...
At this point last year...Curlin's highest BSF was a 101. Hard Spun's highest BSF was a 95 and Street Sense's highest BSF was a 108 (Juvy), and he had two triple-digit BSFs (including the Juvy). His other figure was a 102.
There were 6 horses that ran triple digit BSFs that started in the derby at this time last year. 2 of these 6 horses got there triple digit figures in a mile or less. The rest of last year's derby starters either didn't break the triple digit barrier, or didn't get the triple digit figure until their last start before the derby.
2006 was a year where a lot of horses ran triple digit beyers.
2005....5 derby starters had earned triple digit beyers at this time. 3 of those five horses had earned the triple digit beyers in races of a mile or less.
Gayego, War Pass, Big Brown, Georgie Boy, Bob Black Jack, and Pyro have triple digit BSFs, and there might be a few that I am leaving out from last year besides Pyro and War Pass on the TC trail. I would have to look it up. However, based on these numbers, I don't really understand why the number people are calling this group slow in relation to last year's crop and the 2005 crop at this time. I guess last year's crop was slow too based on the data.
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