TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Feb. 4, 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.

Santa Anita

G2 Las Virgenes S

1/2 121

3/4 116

Fin 103

Top 3: Dream Tree 105, Exuberance 98, Steph Being Steph 99

Note: Winner remained undefeated, now 4 for 4, in what was essentially a paid workout; very weak group for an Oaks points race.

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G2 Palos Verdes S

1/4 121

1/2 119

Fin 125

Top 3: Roy H 123, Americanize 118, Red Lightning 117

Note: Breeders’ Cup Sprint champ took this field of four with disdaining ease, reportedly headed to Dubai for next start.

G2 San Pasqual S

1/2 107

3/4 120

Fin 125

Top 3: Accelerate 123, Prime Attraction 121, Mubtaahij 120

Note: Pace slow, quarter- and half-mile calls blue via TimeformUS; race favorite and fourth-place finisher Pavel had an adventurous trip.

G2 San Marcos S

1/2 158

1m 133

Fin 125

Top 3: Itsinthepost 126, Hayabusa One 125, Editore 122

Note: Exciting, head-bobbing finish that was won a hair; game effort from winner after making early move into hot pace while wide.

G3 Robert B. Lewis S

1/2 133

3/4 122

Fin 109

Top 3: Lombo 113, Ayacara 107, Dark Vader 108

Note: First two-turn start for winner resulted in easy win; race was noticeably slowing late but no horse was gaining much – weak group.

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Gulfstream

G2 Holy Bull S

1/2 120

3/4 115

Fin 120

Top 3: Audible 119, Free Drop Billy 113, Tiz Mischief 103

Note: Winner matched fastest TimeformUS Speed Figure for a 3-year-old in 2018 (McKinzie); good return effort for Free Drop Billy in first race since Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

G3 Swale S

1/4 120

1/2 120

Fin 117

Top 3: Strike Power 118, Gotta Go 112, Diamond King 111

Note: Winner perfect in two tries, ran 119 TimeformUS Speed Figure when breaking maiden previously.

G3 Forward Gal S

1/4 103

1/2 98

Fin 107

Top 3: Take Charge Paula 103, Sultry 99, My Miss Lilly 97

Note: Third straight win for Take Charge Paula, and is now 5 for 6 with a second around one turn.

G3 Dania Beach S

1/2 132

3/4 122

Fin 113

Top 3: Speed Franco 115, Gidu 116, Untamed Domain 109

Note: Official race time was incorrectly adjusted to 1:36.28 – video timing confirms race was more than a second faster in reality.

G3 Sweetest Chant S

1/2 84

3/4 89

Fin 92

Top 3: Thewayiam 94, Salsa Bella 93, Andina Del Sur 89

Note: Third win in four starts since arriving from France for Thewayiam; opening quarter- and half-mile coded blue by TimeformUS – slow pace.

Aqueduct

G3 Withers S

1/2 141

3/4 131

Fin 109

Top 3: Avery Island 114, Firenze Fire 111, Marconi 107

Note: Hot pace in TimeformUS products, all fractions in red; Firenze Fire had great set up but couldn’t get the job done, probably needs a cut back in distance.