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Originally Posted by VigorsTheGrey
CJ,
"The ratings are designed so that any horse can be compared to any other horse. Horses that have been racing on different surfaces and at very different distances can and often do meet up in the same race."
Do the ratings travel to other tracks well...? Meaning, are they interchangeable between tracks....? I recently learned that DRF speed rating/ variant are track specific, that a 100-10 at one track is not equal to a 100-10 at another track...I sure this it what Beyer, in part, was addressing in creating the Beyer number...
It seems like each track should have a baseline surface coefficient established vis-a-vis other tracks...
So, for exampe, are the TimeformUS pace ratings of 75 early, 100 late at Del Mar equal to same figures at Belmont Park...?
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Yes, no different than the speed figures. They travel. That is the toughest part and I work to keep that up to date. It isn't always perfect.