TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017
Del Mar
Grade 1 Hollywood Derby
1/2 128
3/4 126
Fin 122
Top 3: Mo Town 122, Channel Maker 120, Big Score 121
Note: Winner perfect 2 for 2 since switching to turf; top three finishers were running 8-7-6 after opening half-mile
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Grade 1 Matriarch
1/2 133
3/4 126
Fin 123
Top 3: Off Limits 123, Hawksmoor 123, Instant Erma 120
Note: Fourth win in a row for Off Limits, this one coming in first Grade 1 try; top two were ship-ins, a recurring theme on the Del Mar turf this weekend
Grade 2 Hollywood Turf Cup
1/2 125
1m 118
Fin 120
Top 3: Manitoulin 121, Chicago Style 123, Flamboyant 118
Note: Winner failed to hit the board in three prior stakes races but was only 4-1 when shipping west; below par race for Grade 2 older males
Grade 2 Seabiscuit
1/2 133
3/4 136
Fin 124
Top 3: Hunt 125, He Will 124, Pee Wee Reese 126
Note: Hunt has now won stakes races at distances of 6 1/2 furlongs, one mile, one mile and an eighth, and one mile and three-eighths; was first start for Pee Wee Reese since July 4th win in Grade 3 American
Grade 3 Red Carpet H
1/2 144
1m 138
Fin 120
Top 3: How Unusual 120, Responsibleforlove 120, Laseen 119
Note: First stakes win in 11 tries for How Unusual - previously only hit the board twice, both in Cal-bred races; second consecutive lifetime best TimeformUS Speed Figure
Grade 3 Native Diver
1/2 145
3/4 135
Fin 128
Top 3: Prime Attraction 130, Irish Freedom 126, Mubtaahij 125
Note: Winner beaten combined 37 lengths in prior two starts on dirt but did break maiden in lone try over Del Mar surface; strong Grade 3 for older males
Grade 3 Jimmy Durante
1/2 112
3/4 110
Fin 102
Top 3: Daddy Is a Legend 101, Data Dependent 100, Raucous 101
Note: East coast shippers swept the top 3 spots; race had late flow, top 4 were 9-10-4-12 after a half-mile of racing
Grade 3 Cecil B DeMille
1/2 124
3/4 114
Fin 115
Top 3: Analyze It 115, Pubilius Syrus 108, East Rand 106
Note: Winner has run only twice, but has the look of potential superstar - two career wins by 10 1/2 lengths; surprisingly was 13-1 in debut
Churchill Downs
Grade 1 Clark
1/2 141
3/4 136
Fin 126
Top 3: Winner ran huge 127 TimeformUS Speed Figure last out in allowance win; top two carried only 116 pounds, 3-4 finishers 123
Note: Seeking the Soul 126, Good Samaritan 125, Hoppertunity 124
Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club
1/2 119
3/4 110
Fin 106
Top 3: Enticed 106, Tiz Mischief 106, Promises Fulfilled 105
Note: Winner was third last out in Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont; top two TimeformUS Late Pace Ratings made up exacta in a race Pace Projector anticipated closers should have an advantage
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Grade 2 Golden Rod
1/2 128
3/4 122
Fin 108
Top 3: Road to Victory 112, Monomoy Girl 112, Cash Out 103
Note: Fillies ran 1.06 seconds faster than males did two races later in the Kentucky Jockey Club; winner undefeated in two tries - broke maiden in grass sprint at Woodbine
Grade 2 Fall City
1/2 125
3/4 121
Fin 120
Top 3: Blue Prize 120, Tiger Moth 109, Faithfully 110
Note: First win in sixth start for Blue Prize since importing to the United States; career best TimeformUS Speed Figure
Grade 2 Mrs. Revere
1/2 115
3/4 110
Fin 115
Top 3: Lovely Bernadette 118, Journey Home 117, Daddys Lil Darling 117
Note: Third consecutive stakes win for Lovely Berandette; career best 124 TimeformUS Speed Figure last out in Grade 3 Valley View
Grade 3 River City
1/2 135
3/4 131
Fin 120
Top 3: Shining Copper 122, Kasaqui 118, Revved Up 117
Note: First stakes win for gelding originally claimed to be a rabbit for Big Blue Kitten; third win in six tries since shedding pacesetter duties
Aqueduct
Grade 3 Fall Highweight
1/4 148
1/2 122
Fin 121
Top 3: Stallwalkin’ Dude 121, Threefiveindia 117, Life in Shambles 117
Note: Claimed for $16,000 in 2014, has now won nearly $1.7 million,, the vast majority post claim; carried race-high 134 pounds
Grade 3 Discovery
1/2 142
3/4 136
Fin 119
Top 3: Control Group 123, Senior Investment 116, Bonus Points 105
Note: Winner raced for $35,000 claiming tag in August at Saratoga; has won four of last five, runner-up in Empire Classic last out
Grade 3 Comely
1/2 124
3/4 129
Fin 120
Top 3: Actress 122, Parade 111, Miss Sky Warrior 115
Note: Second win for Actress - broke maiden in Grade 2 Black Eyed Susan; has improved TimeformUS Speed Figure in every start but Alabama at Saratoga; one to watch in 2018
Woodbine
Grade 2 Kennedy Road
1/4 122
1/2 117
Fin 118
Top 3: Pink Lloyd 117, Ikerrin Road 112, Majestic Slew 110
Note: Great run of eight straight wins for Pink Lloyd in 2017, all sprinting in stakes races over Woodbine’s Tapeta surface
Grade 2 Bessarabian
1/4 113
1/2 115
Fin 109
Top 3: Moonlit Promise 111, Scotty’s Model 108, Sister Nation 106
Note: Favored winner is 6 for 9 and never worse than second sprinting; has won all three starts in 2017 after a lengthy layoff
Hawthorne
Grade 3 Hawthorne Gold Cup
1/2 103
1m 111
Fin 116
Top 3: Scuba 115, Futile 114, Side Pocket 112
Note: Slow pace - all fractions blue in TimeformUS PPs; well below par for Grade 3 older males; Futile was claimed last out for $32,000
Golden Gate
Grade 3 Berkeley
1/2 129
3/4 126
Fin 118
Top 3: Editore 118, Force 115, Camino Del Paraiso 115
Note: Full field of 14 horse; career best TimeformUS Speed Figure for winner in first race over synthetic track - prior 14 starts all on turf