TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for 2017 Breeders' Cup races
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.
Del Mar
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic
1/2 147
3/4 147
Fin 138
Top 3: Gun Runner 140, Collected 138, West Coast 135
Note: Fasted Breeders’ Cup race ever on TimeformUS Speed Figures, which date back to 2004; previously ran 142 winning Grade 1 Woodward in last start; last year’s Classic winner Arrogate finished in a dead heat for fifth
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf
1/2 158
1m 141
Fin 130
Top 3: Talismanic 130, Beach Patrol 130, Highland Reel 129
Note: Hot pace - all fractions red in TimeformUS PPs; perfect trip for winner, saving ground all the way before moving out late; previously campaigned exclusively in France
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Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff
1/2 144
3/4 134
Fin 125
Top 3: Forever Unbridled 126, Abel Tasman 124, Paradise Woods 124
Note: Winner undefeated in 2017 only ran three times; finished third in 2016 Distaff; 3-year-olds finished second through sixth
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile
1/2 160
3/4 140
Fin 126
Top 3: World Approval 128, Lancaster Bomber 127, Blackjackcat 125
Note: All fractions red in TimeformUS PPs - very fast pace; World Approval has won five of six in 2017, lone loss at 10 furlongs
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf
1/2 135
3/4 134
Fin 128
Top 3: Wuheida 129, Rhododendron 126, Cambodia 127
Note: First win of 2017 for 3-year-old Wuheida; top two had run exclusively in Europe; favored Lady Eli had traffic problems and had some ugly looking wounds on her leg post race
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
1/2 128
3/4 115
Fin 120
Top 3: Good Magic 118, Solomini 114, Bolt d’Oro 112
Note: First win for Good Magic - previously second in MSW and Grade 1 Champagne; odds-on favorite Bolt d’Oro had impossible trip - traveled 78 more feet (~ nine lengths) than the winner while wide on both turns
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
1/2 128
3/4 123
Fin 104
Top 3: Caledonia Road 105, Alluring Star 107, Blonde Bomber 99
Note: Fast pace - red fractions in TimeformUS PPs; winner (17-1) was top Late Pace Rating filly in the field
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint
1/4 125
1/2 124
Fin 130
Top 3: Roy H 126, Imperial Hint 126, Mind Your Biscuits 123
Note: Tepid pace – half-mile fraction in blue in TimeformUS PPs; Roy H has lost only one race on dirt since being gelded and that came when bothered by a loose horse
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
1/2 117
3/4 119
Fin 129
Top 3: Battle of Midway 126, Sharp Azteca 125, Awesome Slew 120
Note: Winner second in Oklahoma Derby last out after brutal trip; Bob Baffert pair of Mor Spirit and Cupid finish 8th and 10th of 10
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
1/4 143
1/2 132
Fin 114
Top 3: Bar of Gold 113, Ami’s Mesa 117, Carina Mia 115
Note: Fast pace as predicted by TimeformUS Pace Projector; 66-1 winner had second-best Late Pace rating in field
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
1/4 146
1/2 134
Fin 124
Top 3: Stormy Liberal 125, Richard’s Boy 125, Disco Partner 123
Note: Top two (30-1, 13-1) had same connections - trainer Peter Miller, owner Rockingham Ranch; third finisher Disco Partner was flying at the finish, needs a little more distance
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Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf
1/2 125
3/4 118
Fin 108
Top 3: Mendelssohn 110, Untamed Domain 106, Voting Control 107
Note: Winner’s first start in U.S., had improved greatly with blinkers last out and added Lasix for this win; Timeform rating was best in field
Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
1/2 116
3/4 108
Fin 106
Top 3: Rushing Fall 106, Best Performance 104, September 103
Note: Rushing Fall overcame bad post, wide trip, and early move to remain undefeated in three tries; lots of very tough trips in this field - worth watching the replay a few times