Speed figures: These are last week’s fastest stakes winners
Highway Robber leads this week’s list of the highest speed figures after his record-setting win in the Grade 3 Sycamore at Keeneland on Friday.
Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, the 3-year-old gelded son of Hard Spun went 1 1/2 miles on turf in 2:26.08 to win by a nose. He broke the course record of 2:26.35 that had been set by Rebel’s Romance in winning the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Turf.
He earned a 108 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 98 Beyer Speed Figure.
The highest Beyer of the week, 100, went to Cherie DeVaux’s She Feels Pretty for her sixth-length win in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1). John Velazquez rode the 3-year-old Karakontie filly, who has finished in the money in each of her seven career starts.
For more on speed figures, see Horse Racing Nation’s database of the top speed figures of the year, where you can sort runners by age, sex, surface and distance.
Here are the figures for last week’s highest-rated stakes winners, ranked by Brisnet Speed Ratings, with Beyer Speed Figures from Daily Racing Form.
| Horse | Race | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Robber | Sycamore (G3), 1 1/2 miles (turf) | Tyler Gaffalione | 108 | 98 |
| She Feels Pretty | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | John Velazquez | 102 | 100 |
| Overnight Pow Wow | West Virginia Cavada Breeders’ Classic, 7 furlongs | Reshawn Latchman | 101 | 77 |
| Brilliant Ice | Maryland Million Classic, 1 1/8 miles | Jeiron Barbosa | 100 | 94 |
| Future Is Now | Franklin (G2), 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) | Paco Lopez | 98 | 99 |
| Andthewinneris | Knickerbocker (G3), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | Dylan Davis | 97 | 93 |
| Celtic Contender | Maryland Million Sprint, 6 furlongs | Victor Carrasco | 97 | 87 |
| It’s Hammertime | Rocky Run, 1 mile | Julio Hernandez | 97 | 85 |
| Varatti | Don Getty, 1 1/8 miles | N’Rico Prescod | 96 | 78 |
| Big Hug | Lynn Chouinard Founders Distaff, 1 1/8 miles | Rafael Zenteno Jr. | 95 | 79 |
| Lammas | Bull Dog, 1 1/8 miles | Assael Espinoza | 95 | 86 |
| Do It for Michael | Maryland Million Nursery, 6 furlongs | Xavier Perez | 94 | 77 |
| Candy Reward | H.B.P.A. Stakes, 1 mile, 70 yards (synthetic) | Pablo Morales | 93 | 87 |
| Grand Slam Smile | California Distaff, 6 1/2 furlongs (turf) | Frank Alvarado | 92 | 91 |
| Runaldo | Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders’ Classic, 1 1/8 miles | Arnaldo Bocachica | 92 | 90 |
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