Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races. TimeformUS Speed Figure Report Stakes Races for week ending 1-22-2017 Santa Anita Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes 1/4          128 1/2          124 Fin           113 Top 3: Finest City 118, Fantastic Style 114, Sheer Pleasure 109 Note: Winner named Eclipse Award winner later in the evening after this win; won last three dirt sprints with TimeformUS Speed Figures of 118, 118, 121; runner-up put in nice effort in second start after layoff - battled on hot pace while three wide in return :: Learn How to Use TimeformUS Speed Figures Fair Grounds Grade 3 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap 1/2          127 3/4          131 Fin           117 Top 3: Granny’s Kitten 119, Western Reserve 121, Chocolate Ride 117 Note:  Granny’s Kitten turned tables on Western Reserve; finished third to that one last out in race with much slower pace figs Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes 1/2          128 3/4          111 Fin           102 Top 3: Guest Suite 103, Untrapped 102, Takeoff 103 Note: Winner has won 3 of 5, including both starts around two turns, and has improved his TimeformUS Speed Figure every start; Takeoff tracked fast pace while wide around the first turn; ran very well to be beaten less than two lengths Silverbulletday Stakes 1/2          102 3/4          96 Fin           94 Top 3: Farrell 94, Wicked Lick 90, Gris Gris 92 Note: Not a strong edition of this race (2016 winner Stageplay ran 104 TimeformUS Speed Figure); Farrell finished 0.81 seconds slower than males ran in Lecomte two races later on card; race run over a muddy track :: Follow Craig Milkowski on Twitter Oaklawn Dixie Belle Stakes 1/4          113 1/2          109 Fin           89 Top 3: Chanel’s Legacy 97, My Sweet Stella 86, Five Star Factor 89 Note: All fractions red in TimeformUS PPs - hot pace; track was not kind to speed on the day, TimeformUS Race Rating coded in blue to note this; race favorite Vertical Oak had tough trip considering the pace and track, finished 4th but second-best speed fig Gulfstream Sunshine Millions Classic 1/2          121 3/4          126 Fin           114 Top 3: Hy Riverside 116, Nauset Beach 118, Awesome Slew 115 Note: $200,000 race restricted to Florida-bred horses; career best TimeformUS Speed Figure for winner; he is now 4 for 8 since being gelded, was only 1 for 8 before that