W/E Beyers via Ilman's FormBlog

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by otisotisotis

Steve or anyone,
do you think beyers for the artificial stuff are coming up square?
they still seem to be a little wacky sometimes.

I think, because horses aren't really asked to run all out like they are on dirt for the entire race, figures tend to be a little low on the high end of the scale and a little high on the lower end of the scale. It is VERY similar to turf racing.

You could use the formula if you wanted to compare the figures to dirt:

(Beyer - 80) X 1.3 + 80

So, for example, a horse with a 100 Beyer would be:

(100 - 80) X 1.3 + 80 = 20 X 1.3 + 80 = 26 + 80 = 106

A horse with a 60 Beyer would be:

(60 - 80) X 1.3 + 80 = -20 X 1.3 + 80 = -26 + 80 = 54

This works for turf as well, if you want to compare figures on different surfaces. I don't think it is worth the effort, as figures earned on different surfaces mean little.