TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Dec. 10, 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.

Los Alamitos

Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity

1/2 136

3/4 127

Fin 120

Top 3: McKinzie 121, Instilled Regard 120, Solomini 121

Note: Solomini finished first but was disqualified to third in a puzzling decision by the stewards; well above par TimeformUS Speed Figures for two-year-olds; top three finished 30 lengths clear of the other two runners

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Grade 1 Starlet

1/2 83

3/4 92

Fin 107

Top 3: Dream Tree 103, Yesterday’s News 99, Piedi Bianchi 94

Note: Slow pace - all fractions blue in TimeformUS past performances; Dream Tree has won all three career starts, but this one was lowest speed figure yet in first try around two turns; race was 1.30 seconds slower than the Futurity one race earlier on card

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Grade 3 Valedictory

1/2 NA

3/4 NA

Fin 119

Top 3: Leavem in Malibu 119, Melmich 116, Ethical Funds 115

Note: Pace figures aren’t calculated for races over 12 furlongs; winner had run career best 121 TimeformUS Speed Figure in last start; Melmich began year with five straight wins in stakes races but was runner-up in last two tries