TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Feb. 19, 2018

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.

Fair Grounds

G2 Risen Star Stakes

1/2 109

3/4 106

Fin 118

Top 3: Bravazo 114, Snapper Sinclair 114, Noble Indy 111

Note: Moderate pace helped top two finishers run that way around the track - every horse lost ground to those two in final furlong; first 50-point race on the Kentucky Derby trail.

G2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes

1/2 132

3/4 120

Fin 115
Top 3: Monomoy Girl 115, Class Act 114, Wonder Gadot 110

Note: First 50-point race for the Kentucky Oaks produced two fastest TimeformUS Speed Figures among this filly crop so far; first race for Monomoy Girl since November when second in the G2 Golden Rod at Churchill.

G3 Mineshaft H

1/2 108

3/4 116

Fin 124

Top 3: The Player 121, Thirstforlife 115, Scuba 117

Note: Slow pace - all fractions blue in TimeformUS products; Scuba had a tough trip, both pacewise and trafficwise.

G3 Fair Grounds H

1/2 167

3/4 141

Fin 128

Top 3: Synchrony 128, Mr. Misunderstood 126, Tiz a Slam 119

Note: Very fast pace - top five finishers were seventh through 11th after opening half-mile (12-horse field); first race for winner off a nine-month layoff.

Laurel
G2 Barbara Fritchie Stakes

1/4 128

1/2 115

Fin 111

Top 3: Ms Locust Point 113, Moiety 104, Berned 101

Note: Field was decimated by scratches due to an equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) case at Belmont Park; first graded stakes win for Ms Locust Point - she has won six of eight lifetime.

G3 General George Stakes

1/4 155

1/2 133

Fin 121

Top 3: Something Awesome 120, Fellowship 120, It’s the Journey 123

Note: Very fast pace set up nicely for top 2 - were running seventh and eight (of eight) after opening quarter-mile.

Oaklawn
G3 Southwest S

1/2 134

3/4 115

Fin 118

Top 3: My Boy Jack 117, Combatant 112, Sporting Chance 106

Note: Winner had clear sailing on the rail while runner-up lost ground outside; first race for Sporting Chance since winning G1 Hopeful back in September.

G3 Razorback H

1/2 117

3/4 122

Fin 126

Top 3: Hawaakom 125, Leofric 121, Rocking the Boat 120
Note: Winner rallied through a tight spot on what appeared to be a very good rail; third career speed figure of 125 or better.

G3 Bayakoa S

1/2 147

3/4 127

Fin 110

Top 3: Streamline 110, Terra Promessa 114, Torrent 110

Note: Terra Promessa chased fast pace (coded red by TimeformUS) while wide, good effort but races better on the lead. Streamline’s last three wins have all come at Oaklawn, a track where she’s never missed the board in 10 tries.

Santa Anita
G2 Buena Vista S

1/2 137

3/4 125

Fin 121

Top 3: Fault 120, Thundering Sky 119, Juno 121

Note: Newly acquired Fault won G3 Pucker Up at Arlington over the summer but was off the board in last three starts; handled G2 stakes foes in first Southern Californian race.

G3 Las Flores Stakes

1/4 125

1/2 120

Fin 122

Top 3: Selcourt 121, Coniah 120, Skye Diamonds 118

Note: Third win in five tries and 2 for 2 since eight-month layoff, both stakes races.

Maiden Special Weight

1/4 145

1/2 133

Fin 130

Top 3: Justify 131, Camby 115, Paddock Pick 115

Note: Largest winning TimeformUS Speed Figure for a maiden since Maclean’s Music in 2011; track coded pink by TimeformUS indicating speed did better than expected.

Gulfstream
G3 Royal Delta S

1/2 112

3/4 115

Fin 117

Top 3: Martini Glass 116, Lewis Bay 115, Verve’s Tale 110

Note: Winner was top TimeformUS Power Pick (8-1); first graded stakes win and ninth in 22 starts for mare that began career running for a 16k claiming tag.

Golden Gate
El Camino Real Derby

1/2 158

3/4 136

Fin 108

Top 3: Paved 112, City Plan 107, Blended Citizen 108

Note: Hot pace - all fractions red in TimeformUS PPs. Winner, a filly, earned 10 points in the Kentucky Derby points system.