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05-24-2014, 10:39 PM
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Are These Beyer Figures Correct?
https://s3.amazonaws.com/drf-live-pr...1ppBEL2599.pdf
If you look at the 4th race, examine the 1 horse, Elroi, and the 8 horse, Trainingforsucess. Not their last races that they ran, but check out theie next to last race; both of them ran within an hour apart at Aqueduct on April 19th.
Both horses won, Traininforsucess's final time was 11 ticks faster than Elroi's (that's 2 seconds and 1/5) yet his Beyer is ONLY 4 points higher? (80 vs. 76)
What kind of spread is this?
And keep in mind, on the Beyer scale, at that distance 1 length is approximately 1.7 points.
Doesn't take a math wizard to conclude something is amiss here.
And I looked at the replays of both races and the weather conditions were identical.
I even checked other sources (i.e. brisnet, predicteform) and they have a much larger spread for their final time figures, as expected.
This is not the first time I have seen this type of disparity among Beyer Figures.
I am not commenting on their accuracy, I'm making a statement on their reliability.
And before some of you intend on coming back with negative comments, saying "so-what", please do keep in mind that real money is wagered on thoroughbred races by a vast majority of handicappers that rely on these figures for the backbone of handicapping.
Would love to have CJ comment on this one.
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05-24-2014, 10:49 PM
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Check to see if the slower race was at a higher class. I have seen this scenario myself more than a few times, and have said on this board that the Beyer Associates appear to be making some sort of class adjustment to their figures...but I doubt that anyone believes me.
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05-24-2014, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Check to see if the slower race was at a higher class. I have seen this scenario myself more than a few times, and have said on this board that the Beyer Associates appear to be making some sort of class adjustment to their figures...but I doubt that anyone believes me.
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There's nothing to believe or not believe....your statement is factually incorrect.
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05-24-2014, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by infrontby1
https://s3.amazonaws.com/drf-live-pr...1ppBEL2599.pdf
If you look at the 4th race, examine the 1 horse, Elroi, and the 8 horse, Trainingforsucess. Not their last races that they ran, but check out theie next to last race; both of them ran within an hour apart at Aqueduct on April 19th.
Both horses won, Traininforsucess's final time was 11 ticks faster than Elroi's (that's 2 seconds and 1/5) yet his Beyer is ONLY 4 points higher? (80 vs. 76)
What kind of spread is this?
And keep in mind, on the Beyer scale, at that distance 1 length is approximately 1.7 points.
Doesn't take a math wizard to conclude something is amiss here.
And I looked at the replays of both races and the weather conditions were identical.
I even checked other sources (i.e. brisnet, predicteform) and they have a much larger spread for their final time figures, as expected.
This is not the first time I have seen this type of disparity among Beyer Figures.
I am not commenting on their accuracy, I'm making a statement on their reliability.
And before some of you intend on coming back with negative comments, saying "so-what", please do keep in mind that real money is wagered on thoroughbred races by a vast majority of handicappers that rely on these figures for the backbone of handicapping.
Would love to have CJ comment on this one.
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Like me, CJ wouldn't have to even check to know that obviously there was a huge disparity between the paces of the two races you are discussing.
Given that you don't even realize that Beyer Associates take pace into account in turf races ( certainly when one race goes three full seconds slower to the half ), I find it unbelievable that you would consider yourself even remotely qualified to comment on how they make their figures....even in internet fantasyland.
The silliness never ends.
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05-24-2014, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
Like me, CJ wouldn't have to even check to know that obviously there was a huge disparity between the paces of the two races you are discussing.
Given that you don't even realize that Beyer Associates take pace into account in turf races ( certainly when one race goes three full seconds slower to the half ), I find it unbelievable that you would consider yourself even remotely qualified to comment on how they make their figures....even in internet fantasyland.
The silliness never ends.
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And since when does Beyer incorporate pace into their figures?
I know that CJ and others do, but not even Ragozin or Thorograph dare to adjust their final figures due to a very rapid or very slow pace. They just indicate it with a special notation next to the final figure
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05-24-2014, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
There's nothing to believe or not believe....your statement is factually incorrect.
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I have seen sprint races where the winners were given identical Beyer figures even though their clockings were a second apart...and this on a dry track...and with the races separated by about an hour. And in every single case...the "classier" race is the one that has gotten the benefit of the doubt, Beyer-wise. Any idea why that is?
Or do you suppose I am making this whole thing up?
I've stated this here repeatedly in the past.
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05-24-2014, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I have seen sprint races where the winners were given identical Beyer figures even though their clockings were a second apart...and this on a dry track...and with the races separated by about an hour. And in every single case...the "classier" race is the one that has gotten the benefit of the doubt, Beyer-wise. Any idea why that is?
Or do you suppose I am making this whole thing up?
I've stated this here repeatedly in the past.
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I think you make up most of what you post here.
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05-24-2014, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by infrontby1
And since when does Beyer incorporate pace into their figures?
I know that CJ and others do, but not even Ragozin or Thorograph dare to adjust their final figures due to a very rapid or very slow pace. They just indicate it with a special notation next to the final figure
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For years.
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05-24-2014, 11:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the little guy
Like me, CJ wouldn't have to even check to know that obviously there was a huge disparity between the paces of the two races you are discussing.
Given that you don't even realize that Beyer Associates take pace into account in turf races ( certainly when one race goes three full seconds slower to the half ), I find it unbelievable that you would consider yourself even remotely qualified to comment on how they make their figures....even in internet fantasyland.
The silliness never ends.
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And another thing, this race is actually one of the free races on the Timeformus site for tomorrow, and those two figures on a raw basis before any adjustments for pace, are identical.
So maybe a comment on this is warranted by CJ as well
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05-24-2014, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
For years.
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Well this is the first time I have heard of this.
I wonder why this was never mentioned before by drf and/or Beyer himself
Is this so-called pace adjustment for just turf races or for all surfaces?
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05-24-2014, 11:27 PM
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The funniest thing about the races/horses you are questioning is that they actually met the next time each raced...with Elroi ( the slower horse..with the higher Beyer ) finishing ahead of Trainingforsuccess ( the faster horse with the lower Beyer ).
Also, the 3rd finisher to El Roi, by the way, came back with a blowout, and very fast, win earlier this week.
Ah the webs some people weave.
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05-24-2014, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
I think you make up most of what you post here.
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You are absolutely right.
You are the only handicapper who seriously studies this game. How I wish I could be as good as you are, TLG. If only you could enlighen us by offering this board a little more than your usual sniper attacks.
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05-24-2014, 11:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by infrontby1
https://s3.amazonaws.com/drf-live-pr...1ppBEL2599.pdf
If you look at the 4th race, examine the 1 horse, Elroi, and the 8 horse, Trainingforsucess. Not their last races that they ran, but check out theie next to last race; both of them ran within an hour apart at Aqueduct on April 19th.
Both horses won, Traininforsucess's final time was 11 ticks faster than Elroi's (that's 2 seconds and 1/5) yet his Beyer is ONLY 4 points higher? (80 vs. 76)
What kind of spread is this?
And keep in mind, on the Beyer scale, at that distance 1 length is approximately 1.7 points.
Doesn't take a math wizard to conclude something is amiss here.
And I looked at the replays of both races and the weather conditions were identical.
I even checked other sources (i.e. brisnet, predicteform) and they have a much larger spread for their final time figures, as expected.
This is not the first time I have seen this type of disparity among Beyer Figures.
I am not commenting on their accuracy, I'm making a statement on their reliability.
And before some of you intend on coming back with negative comments, saying "so-what", please do keep in mind that real money is wagered on thoroughbred races by a vast majority of handicappers that rely on these figures for the backbone of handicapping.
Would love to have CJ comment on this one.
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Not all figures are truespeed figures, if the pace is slow enough, the final time is discarded and the figure you'll see is more of a 'class' figure something more akin to a RP or TimeformUK figure.
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05-25-2014, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
You are absolutely right.
You are the only handicapper who seriously studies this game. How I wish I could be as good as you are, TLG. If only you could enlighen us by offering this board a little more than your usual sniper attacks.
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The sniper attacks on this board are by people who make things up to attack people like Beyer.
You seem like a really nice guy....who happens to also say some nutty things on this board. But, hey, there is a fine line between nutty and smart at the racetrack.
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05-25-2014, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
The sniper attacks on this board are by people who make things up to attack people like Beyer.
You seem like a really nice guy....who happens to also say some nutty things on this board. But, hey, there is a fine line between nutty and smart at the racetrack.
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I like to think that I am a nice guy. It's a lot easier for me to be nice than to be perpetually argumentative. But I am also a serious student of this game...who doesn't mind voicing an opinion...no matter how unpopular it may be. My intention is to just share my gambling experiences...hoping that my advice might -- in some small way -- help other players have a less painful journey through this game than I've had.
I might also be the biggest fan of Andy Beyer that you are likely to find. And, in case you haven't noticed...I happen to be a big fan of yours as well. You are the only person for whom I'll raise the volume of my computer monitor...and I sincerely hope that you attain the level of success and fame that your knowledge and talent deserve.
But, hey...you might be right. Maybe I do say some nutty things on this board...
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