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Originally Posted by OTM Al
This was basically the rationale Beyer used when using the 6f dirt beaten length scale for turf races. Since turf sprints were (evidently by comments I've read) much rarer and probably not well considered, this lines up well with the turf route observation you make.
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Agreed, but I'm also saying his adjustment was based on observation and not actual numbers. Had he been using numbers it would have been much bigger. That is what surprised me so much.