TimeformUS speed figure report for week ending April 15, 2018

Oaklawn

G1 Arkansas Derby

1/2 111

3/4 110

Fin 119

Top 3: Magnum Moon 116, Quip 113, Solomini 112

Note: Six-furlong fraction coded blue by TimeformUS---slow pace; lowest winning figure of all the 100 point Kentucky Derby points races

G1 Apple Blossom S

1/2 131

3/4 130

Fin 116

Top 3: Unbridled Mo 117, Unique Bella 119, Fuhriously Kissed 110

Note: Favored Unique Bella (1-5) blew the break---was the only G1 winner in the field; winner matched career best TimeformUS Speed Figure

G2 Oaklawn H

1/2 152

3/4 136

Fin 133

Top 3: City of Light 133, Accelerate 133, Untrapped 125

Note: Winner’s first start at longer than seven furlongs; third-fastest winning TimeformUS Speed Figure of 2018 (Gun Runner 141, Army Mule 137)

G3 Count Fleet Sprint H

1/4 141

1/2 120

Fin 123

Top 3: Whitmore 121, Wilbo 121, Wynn Time 119

Note: Whitmore perfect six for six sprinting at Oaklawn Park; top two were running last and next to last after opening quarter-mile

G3 Fantasy S

1/2 145

3/4 135

Fin 106

Top 3: Sassy Sienna 112, Wonder Gadot 108, Amy’s Challenge 111

Note: Fast fractions (all red in TimeformUS) set by Amy’s Challenge while well clear---will be tough to beat in sprints; Wonder Gadot has finished in top three in her last four starts without winning, losing by less than one length in three of them

Keeneland

G1 Maker’s 46 Mile S

1/2 121

3/4 129

Fin 129

Top 3: Heart to Heart 129, Ballagh Rocks 126, Forge 126

Note: Second straight G1 for Heart to Heart---has run TimeformUS Speed Figures between 127 and 129 in five of his last six races

G1 Jenny Wiley S

1/2 134

3/4 133

Fin 126

Top 3: Sistercharlie 126, Fourstar Crook 123, Off Limits 123

Note: Top three all trained by Chad Brown; first start for winner since running second in G1 Belmont Oaks back in July

G3 Lexington S

1/2 142

3/4 129

Fin 117

Top 3: My Boy Jack 117, Telekinesis 119, Pony Up 113

Note: Quick pace, half-mile coded red by TimeformUS; winner was 10 lengths back after the opening quarter mile

G3 Ben Ali S

1/2 116

3/4 113

Fin 119

Top 3: Rated R Superstar 119, Chip Leader 115, Guest Suite 109

Note: Worth noting though track listed fast, it was rainy and plenty of moisture in track---winner appears to perform best over wet surfaces