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. Saratoga Grade 1 Travers 1/2    134 1m    129 Fin    133 Top 3: West Coast 132, Gunnevera 129, Irap 127 Note: Top TimeformUS Speed Figure for a 3-year-old far in 2017; Irap was probably second best, wide trip on both turns while pressing solid pace; none of the three winners of a Triple Crown race were much of a factor and finished 4th, 8th, and 9th :: Learn How to Use TimeformUS Speed Figures Grade 1 Sword Dancer 1/2    135 1m    133 Fin    127 Top 3: Sadler’s Joy 127, Money Multiplier 126, Bigger Picture 126 Note: Fast pace - pace figures in red in TimeformUS PPs; European shipper and 7-5 favorite Idaho pressed pace before fading to sixth Grade 1 Personal Ensign 1/2    128 3/4    123 Fin    122 Top 3: Forever Unbridled 121, Songbird 122, Eskenformoney 116 Note: Third Grade 1 win of career for Forever Unbridled; Songbird only second loss in 15 races, both seconds, but hasn’t improved speed figures as a 4-year-old Grade 1 Forego 1/4    142 1/2    130 Fin    130 Top 3: Drefong 130, Awesome Slew 121, Tom’s Ready 118 Note: Huge wire-to-wire effort by reigning BC Sprint champion – two-three finishers were 9th and 10th early Grade 2 Ballerina 1/4    92 1/2    87 Fin    108 Top 3: By the Moon 99, Highway Star 99, Carina Mia 98 Note: Ridiculously slow pace for a Grade 1 sprint renders the speed figures meaningless; last three furlongs were run in 136 on TimeformUS Scale :: Daily unlimited TimeformUS: Get a full day of action for only $5.99 Grade 2 H. Allen Jerkens 1/4    165 1/2    141 Fin    120 Top 3: Practical Joke 121, Takaful 128, American Anthem 117 Note: Very fast pace set by Takaful - all fractions coded red in TimeformUS PPs; winner 5 for 5 around one turn, 0 for 5 around two Grade 2 Ballston Spa 1/2    119 3/4    130 Fin    127 Top 3: Lady Eli 127, Dickinson 126, Roca Rojo 124 Note: Nice win by incredible Lady Eli, but was assisted by uncoupled stablemate Antonoe surprisingly pressing the pace; three of five starters trained by Chad Brown Del Mar Grade 2 Pat O’Brien 1/4    119 1/2    119 Fin    128 Top 3: Giant Expectations 124, Calculator 123, Silent Bird 118 Note: Race took major hit when heavy ML favorite Danzing Candy suffered career-ending injury day before; winner’s first try in a stakes race in 10th career start, didn’t break maiden until seventh start :: Follow Craig Milkowski on Twitter Grade 3 Torrey Pines 1/2    102 3/4    102 Fin    101 Top 3: Munny Spunt 100, Zapperkat 101, Bernina Star 96 Note: Zapperkat finished first but was DQ’d to second; TimeformUS Speed Figure well below par for Grade 3 older females Woodbine Grade 3 Ontario Colleen 1/2    123 3/4    112 Fin    111 Top 3: Enstone 110, Grizzel 109, Reverse 107 Note: Winner rated somewhat for the first time - previously off the board in all three starts when third or worse at first call Grade 3 Seaway 1/4    117 1/2    116 Fin    120 Top 3: Ami’s Mesa 116, Sky My Sky 110, Tulsa Queen 103 Note: Perfect 3 for 3 as a 4-year-old; nearly perfect on Woodbine synthetic surfaces - 5 out of 6 with lone loss a narrow second Monmouth Grade 3 Iselin 1/2    118 3/4    118 Fin    124 Top 3: Just Call Kenny 122, Eagle 118, Mr. Jordan 118 Note:  Fifth win for Just Call Kenny, previous four around one turn; last two races have been in four-horse fields