@barshoelife Do you think the people who make the figs WANT to make changes?
It reminds me of the old gag attributed to John Maynard Keynes: "When I am presented with new fact, I change my mind, sir. What do you do?"
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Chris Garrity
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Chris Garrity
@belmostickey
Unemployed Public Handicapper
Philadelphia, PA Katılım Şubat 2011
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drf's beyer speed figures...
it WAS a solid figure for many novice players. hell my dad loved charismatic and correct me if i'm wrong but charismatic had the highest beyer going into the derby that year.
you see the bold number in the drf and it pops.
unfortunately, the figures have been mass marketed and manipulated. now farms use beyers in stallion ads. bloodstock agents and buyers use beyers to value horses at sales. so when beyers are changed, weeks after races you have to raise questions. when numbers favor certain barns or outfits the validity of the number comes into question.
the industry needs to do better.
for the players.
for the small and midsize outfits.
for the turf horses.
and especially for the fillies.
it's time to walk away from beyers.
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Tell me you've never made speed figures without saying, "I've never made speed figures."
Shoe Eats Turf for Breakfast@barshoelife
drf's beyer speed figures... it WAS a solid figure for many novice players. hell my dad loved charismatic and correct me if i'm wrong but charismatic had the highest beyer going into the derby that year. you see the bold number in the drf and it pops. unfortunately, the figures have been mass marketed and manipulated. now farms use beyers in stallion ads. bloodstock agents and buyers use beyers to value horses at sales. so when beyers are changed, weeks after races you have to raise questions. when numbers favor certain barns or outfits the validity of the number comes into question. the industry needs to do better. for the players. for the small and midsize outfits. for the turf horses. and especially for the fillies. it's time to walk away from beyers.
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@davidclowery Is it because that stuff on the floor is stems and seeds?
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Final season. Priscilla Hojiwala should come back like Diane on Cheers.
FanDuel Racing@FanDuel_Racing
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@MikeSielski It reminds me of my dad, in the pre-remote era, making my brother sit near the TV so he could yell at him when he wanted to change the channel. 😁
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Nope. Not watching live sports on my phone. And it’s stupid that I have to buy another TV to get the same easy access to both games that I used to get five years ago.
Rich Weiss@rweiss1958
@MikeSielski Mike, I’m older than you. My suggestion would be to view on your mobile phone or iPad. C’mon, get into the 21st century.
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@WelbourneStud When I tell the youngies all the concerts I saw as a young feller, never paying more than $20, they don't believe me.
I feel bad that the kids, who we've screwed on so many other things, get screwed on live music too.
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its racism and classism. i have no clue how people can be shocked i am a flyer fan with how electric the city is for sports. i love the city generally speaking, too.
x - anna⁵²@barkeypilled
i know i say this like everytime theres a rivalry game but the way some penguin fans in particular talk about philly and philly fans makes me side eye you a bunch, especially if ur from canada…like check what ur saying.
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@atTheTrack7 @HR_Nation How did they get to $10 million?
PUNITIVE DAMAGES!
youtube.com/watch?v=OMN9xG…
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@HR_Nation Kind of curious how they came up with $10 Million for a race where had he won, they would have earned $600,000.
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Owners of White Abarrio file more than $10 million case over late scratch from Breeders’ Cup 2025.
horseracingnation.com/news/Owners_su…
📸: Gary Johnson / Eclipse Sportswire & Los Angeles County Superior Court - edited
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@EmilyOptixEQ I found (probably same as you) that final fraction times in dirt races are, by themselves, useless - ya gotta, as you said, compare them to the early fractions.
This is good stuff. I hope you get a zillion views.
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Time, does it only matter in claiming jail? Or does final time theory carry weight in the #KentuckyDerby let's discuss ##KyDerby debunked Part 2
youtu.be/LmNq6u_UrL4?si…
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California racing!
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Brad Free@BradFree1
Queen Maxima story clarification: Santa Anita stewards were not involved in the late directive from track officials/veterinary staff that contributed to Queen Maxima’s flat third as odds-on favorite G3 Monrovia Stakes. Details in DRF story link. drf.com/news/reason-qu…
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@CraigMilkowski @Hoopss Lord, Dick Motta is a name I've not thought of in decades.
He's still alive!
Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 English
@belmostickey @Hoopss Dick Motta was the coach in the Bullets Fever year.
"The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings."
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@CraigMilkowski @Hoopss Gene Shue! I remember the plaid polyester pants!
A guy my dad played with in high school, Ernie Beck, played with Shue on the old Phila Warriors. He liked to talk about the two years he played with Wilt Chamberlain a lot more than he talked about playing with Gene Shue. 😁
Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 English
@belmostickey @Hoopss I was a Bullets guy, but always Bird over the Lakers.
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@3coltshandicap @20LengthsClear One of the happiest memories of my life was sneaking out of a wedding, 20 years and 11 months ago, to go to a bar and watch Afleet Alex fall down, and then win the Preakness.
Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 English
Papa Dinerman has an event at a fraternity reunion on Saturday but “will step out to watch the Oaklawn Handicap on my phone.”
I’m proud of him. Not only is he a true racing fan, but he’s also learned how to play videos on his phone. That’s a huge step forward for him technologically.
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@polarcritter As an inveterate Mets hater, Big Al, this warms the cockles of my heart!
The very cockles!
Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 English
@CraigMilkowski @Hoopss I grew up hating Larry. HATING him. I was a '70s kid in Philly, when Dr. j was the man, and Larry was an utter villain.
As much as it pains me to admit it, Bird was better.
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@ohheyitsnance @ArmchairHndcp Congratulations!
Conshohocken, PA 🇺🇸 English
@alex_hoss @Lou2173 That doesn't sound like 99%> 🤣
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@Lou2173 @belmostickey Only 6 out of last 10 have run in the Preakness
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The Triple Crown is the one thing racing has that still attracts some casual sports fans.
This will be the end of that, and will be the final nail in the sport's coffin, as it were.
Sports Business Journal@SBJ
The Preakness Stakes is set to make a historic shift to one week later in May, sources said, and interest around media rights is picking up as the event's current deal with NBC Sports ends next month. via @AustinKarp .sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…
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@EJXD2 @thestaggieman Let's run the Belmont at Charles Town. 12 furlongs, dirt, around 8 turns.
That would be tremendous. 👍
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I think we should mix up the triple crown.
Kentucky Derby 1 mile 1/4
Preakness 7F
Belmont 1 1/2 on the Turf
Let’s see how good you really are!
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@Rennietime @RacingDFS Gimme ten dimes on "bad."
The people who run the sport have the Midas touch, but in reverse: everything they tough turns to shit.
Conshohocken, PA 🇺🇸 English
this could go really well or really bad … there’s no in between
Sports Business Journal@SBJ
The Preakness Stakes is set to make a historic shift to one week later in May, sources said, and interest around media rights is picking up as the event's current deal with NBC Sports ends next month. via @AustinKarp .sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…
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