Andrew Beyer is a member of the National Racing Hall of Fame’s Media Roll of Honor
Horseplayer and turfwriter Andrew Beyer, creator of the revolutionary “Beyer” speed figures and 40-year industry veteran, spoke to the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary this week to share his views on the biggest challenge facing horse racing today.
“The biggest challenge facing the sport today is the same one that I wrote about for much of my newspaper career: the widespread use of illegal drugs,” Beyer said. “Almost any serious horseplayer can look at the form of certain trainers’ horses and recognize that their performances defy handicapping logic. The cheating trainers and vets have made cynics out of the horseplayers, who should love this game without reservation.”
For more about Beyer, check out John Scheinman’s Eclipse Award-winning feature from 2016: Andrew Beyer: Rebel With A Cause.
Beyer himself won an Eclipse Award of Merit in 2017.
Read more at the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary.
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