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Old 06-21-2020, 09:29 AM
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I’m assuming...didn’t No Parole and Happy Saver run the same time?
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Old 06-21-2020, 09:42 AM
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I’m assuming...didn’t No Parole and Happy Saver run the same time?
No Parole ran almost a full second faster to the 3/4’s.
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Old 06-21-2020, 02:25 PM
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I’m assuming...didn’t No Parole and Happy Saver run the same time?
One was 1:21.41, the other was 1:21.51. You’d think that the figure would be nearly identical.
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Old 06-21-2020, 02:38 PM
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One was 1:21.41, the other was 1:21.51. You’d think that the figure would be nearly identical.
Internal fractions don’t matter?
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Old 06-21-2020, 02:47 PM
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I’m constantly amused at people who talk about speed figures but know nothing about them, how they are made, etc.

Ignorance is bliss!
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Old 06-21-2020, 09:55 PM
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I’m constantly amused at people who talk about speed figures but know nothing about them, how they are made, etc.

Ignorance is bliss!
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Internal fractions don’t matter?
They don't.

For SPEED figures (not PERFORMANCE figures), the internal fractions are irrelevant. When you make a Beyer figure, the only thing that matters is the final time.

Some 'performance' figures may take pace into account when creating a final numerical figure. That's not the same thing as a Beyer or other speed figure.
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Old 06-21-2020, 10:15 PM
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They don't.

For SPEED figures (not PERFORMANCE figures), the internal fractions are irrelevant. When you make a Beyer figure, the only thing that matters is the final time.

Some 'performance' figures may take pace into account when creating a final numerical figure. That's not the same thing as a Beyer or other speed figure.
Yeah Phil I already admitted I made a mistake and I was thinking of something else.

Did you miss that post?
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Yeah Phil I already admitted I made a mistake and I was thinking of something else.

Did you miss that post?
I did, because it was on the second page.

You were quite salty on this topic though. Maybe just take the L and move on.
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Old 06-21-2020, 05:28 PM
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Internal fractions don’t matter?
Unless the process has changed, Beyer figures are based on final times only. They may use projections or past races to see if a figure makes sense. Internal fractions and ground loss and other factors are used in different figure systems. Two horses in the same race can finish a nose apart and they get an identical number. They don’t say “horse a was on the lead the entire time and ran these fractions and horse b was way off the pace and ran different fractions so they get a different figure.”
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Old 06-21-2020, 05:52 PM
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Unless the process has changed, Beyer figures are based on final times only. They may use projections or past races to see if a figure makes sense. Internal fractions and ground loss and other factors are used in different figure systems. Two horses in the same race can finish a nose apart and they get an identical number. They don’t say “horse a was on the lead the entire time and ran these fractions and horse b was way off the pace and ran different fractions so they get a different figure.”
Don’t you think they used past races here?

That reminds me of something I’ve been meaning to ask you. What is higher, Happy Saver’s debut Beyer or your annual horse racing handle?
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Old 06-21-2020, 08:37 PM
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Don’t you think they used past races here?

That reminds me of something I’ve been meaning to ask you. What is higher, Happy Saver’s debut Beyer or your annual horse racing handle?
Even if they took past races into account, that still wouldn’t change the fact that they ran the same time in the same track at the same distance yesterday. With that being the case you cannot say based on times that one was faster than the other. The only logical assumption to make is that they are saying the track changed.

Think of it another way. If one horse consistently runs 100 and another consistently runs 80 then they both run on the same day and get the same time, you are left with a couple of different choices:

A) the horse that always runs an 80 ran much faster today
B) the horse that always runs 100 ran much slower today
C) both horses ran close to their norm but the track was changed

This is pretty basic stuff that I’m hoping someone else will have the courage to tell you.
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Old 06-21-2020, 08:40 PM
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Also, if you chose to believe that I don’t wager because I don’t share it on here, that’s your right. I hope you realize though that what you believe or not doesn’t change what I actually do or don’t do and that your belief or lack thereof really ranks low on the scale of things I care about.
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Even if they took past races into account, that still wouldn’t change the fact that they ran the same time in the same track at the same distance yesterday. With that being the case you cannot say based on times that one was faster than the other. The only logical assumption to make is that they are saying the track changed.

Think of it another way. If one horse consistently runs 100 and another consistently runs 80 then they both run on the same day and get the same time, you are left with a couple of different choices:

A) the horse that always runs an 80 ran much faster today
B) the horse that always runs 100 ran much slower today
C) both horses ran close to their norm but the track was changed

This is pretty basic stuff that I’m hoping someone else will have the courage to tell you.
Obviously I made a mistake. See, I can admit it. I was thinking of something else.

Doesn’t really change the fact that Happy Saver getting a 100 would mean the others also ran way faster than they had previously. I’m sure you didn’t even look at the race beforehand, but does that seem logical?
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Internal fractions don’t matter?
For BSF? No, unless I missed the memo.
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Old 06-21-2020, 05:51 PM
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For BSF? No, unless I missed the memo.
You might have missed a memo or two while you’ve been incorrectly talking about Kent Desormeaux rides.

If Happy Saver got a 100, that would’ve put the runner up in the lower 90’s? Does that seem right?
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I’m asking you my man?
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Old 06-21-2020, 06:00 PM
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I’m asking you my man?
What did the runner up get last time?
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