Then Beyer established a table of pars which was the expected speed figure for a winner at each level in the condition book. Beyer Speed Figures are designed to be interchangeable and transferable between tracks and distances which makes for quick and easy comparisons. Initially the Beyer Speed Figure came back a 113 which wouldve made the winners time the fastest for a 2-year-old in a quarter century.
These Figures represent a relative measure of how fast a horse finished in a prior race.
Whether its the Beyer Ratings so easy to obtain in the PPs numbers from Bris or any other professional service including the either of the sheets or whether you make them yourself you need to be aware of their limitations in order to use them properly. The calculation of these figures is based on a formula created by Andrew Beyer and incorporated into the DRF starting in 1992. Subtract 12 from the winning time Speed Rating number of 100 and you have 88 this is the number that your horse earned in that race. Ill Have Anothers figures for the Kentucky Derby and Prerakness provide a.