TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Aug. 27, 2017
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
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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
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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
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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