Affirmed and Alydar had the greatest two year old rivalry ever. Who can forget that Belmont Stakes with Affirmed on the inside Alydar on the outside racing stride for stride for the lead for the entire mile and a half!! That was a horse race! Many believe this the finest race ever run in America.
Beyer figures have been made for every class, age, gender and distance run by horses.
The study has been done by Dr. Quinrin, Andy Beyer, Steven Davidowitz and a few others. More than 100,000 races have been analyzed to determine the Beyer figures involved.
Best Beyer ever in a Weight for Ages race at 1 ½ miles: Affirmed 128 when he beat Spectacular Bid in JCGC in 1979. I enjoyed seeing and betting that race as I thought Affirmed would beat The “Bid”
Best Beyer ever in a Handicap race for 3 year olds and up at 1 ¼ miles: Damascus 138 when he beat Dr. Fager July 20, 1968. I loved this race as it unfolded you could see the power of Damascus that day as he was 20 lengths off Dr Fager after 6 furlongs and as Dr Fager pulled away from Hedevar Damascus unleashed a furious run passing Dr. Fager as if he were standing still. This is the fastest one two finish in racing history when considering the Beyers of the first two finishers in a race: Damascus 138 and Dr Fager 133. Both horses carried 130 lbs plus that day and it is the highest weight carried by a horse running 130+ Beyer.
