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Old 02-26-2008, 11:23 PM
blackthroatedwind blackthroatedwind is offline
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Originally Posted by easy goer
So it's all based on Beyer numbers? I knew I was missing something.

Don't sell yourself short....you're missing more than that.

Being that most top horses retire early, and never get to meet horses of other generations, there really is no unbiased way to compare them without using speed figures. Since Beyers are the most widespread it is hardly surprising that people use them as the example.
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