Stone Breaker's Beyer adjusted for maiden win

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stone Breaker, a 6 1/4-length winner for maiden $50,000 claiming on Jan. 1, is entered in a New York-bred first-level allowance race Thursday at Aqueduct.

Horseplayers will notice that his Beyer Speed Figure from his maiden win has been adjusted to an 82 from what was originally a 90.

Andy Beyer, the creator of the Beyer Speed Figures, said he was always skeptical of the 90 that was assigned by New York figure-maker Mark Hopkins.

Subsequent performances from horses in that race indicated that the figure was too high. Papa Jim, second to Stone Breaker, was beaten 17 lengths in his next start and got a figure of 44. Dr. Lloyd, third to Stone Breaker, came back to win a maiden special weight with a 69 Beyer. Simbasallstrouble, sixth to Stone Breaker, came back to finish fifth in a maiden $30,000 claimer.

“Dr. Lloyd’s win confirmed that a decent figure was legit, but not something in the 90s,” Beyer said.

In Thursday’s race, Stone Breaker will be attempting to stretch out from six furlongs to a mile against a slightly tougher field than he was scratched from last Friday.