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			| Keeneland |  | 
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					Originally Posted by Powderfinger  In answer to your last question, according to DRF ,Yes, that horse becomes a stronger play because of the higher beyer. The beyer takes into account all conditions, surfaces, distance, class, speed, etc. ( I don't think breeding or trainer) and  puts them into this magic formula and out pops a number that can be used to compare runners from different races no matter the surface, length, class,condition, competition. It's whole purpose in the first place was to serve as a measure to compare efforts from different environments.
 Now, does it actually work like that? Well, no. The beyer is just another piece of information handicappers use to analyze a race. It's  is essentially someone's opinion, like the ML odds. In reality it's impossible to compare a 5F dirt sprint to a 12F turf race using a single number.
 |  A lot of misinformation here. |