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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Consider that of the 30 horses in a position to win the Triple Crown in the last 130 years, only 11 have succeeded. Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. The inside view sees mostly upside. That's about a 40% rate. But it gets worse.

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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Consider that of the 30 horses in a position to win the Triple Crown in the last 130 years, only 11 have succeeded. Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. The inside view sees mostly upside. That's about a 40% rate. But it gets worse.

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