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Originally Posted by robfla
according to drf:
On the Beyer scale of numbers, the very best stakes horses in the country earn figures in the 120's. Good allowance horses or low-grade stakes horses run around 100. A typical $25,000 claiming race would be run in the low 90s, a $10,000 claiming race in the low to mid 80s. The average winning figure for bottom-level $2,500 claimers at smaller tracks is 57.
A horse who earns a 90 has run faster than one who runs an 80. In this system of numbers, 2 1/2 points are roughly equal to one length in sprints, and 2 points to one length in routes.
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These pars are no longer correct. 10K claimers run a lot slower than mid-80's; it's more like 69-72 in NY, and 20K claimers 73-76.
A 100 is good enough to win the majority of G3's these days.