TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Jan. 22, 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.
TimeformUS Speed Figure Report
Stakes Races for week ending 1-22-2017
Santa Anita
Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes
1/4 128
1/2 124
Fin 113
Top 3: Finest City 118, Fantastic Style 114, Sheer Pleasure 109
Note: Winner named Eclipse Award winner later in the evening after this win; won last three dirt sprints with TimeformUS Speed Figures of 118, 118, 121; runner-up put in nice effort in second start after layoff - battled on hot pace while three wide in return
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Fair Grounds
Grade 3 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap
1/2 127
3/4 131
Fin 117
Top 3: Granny’s Kitten 119, Western Reserve 121, Chocolate Ride 117
Note: Granny’s Kitten turned tables on Western Reserve; finished third to that one last out in race with much slower pace figs
Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes
1/2 128
3/4 111
Fin 102
Top 3: Guest Suite 103, Untrapped 102, Takeoff 103
Note: Winner has won 3 of 5, including both starts around two turns, and has improved his TimeformUS Speed Figure every start; Takeoff tracked fast pace while wide around the first turn; ran very well to be beaten less than two lengths
Silverbulletday Stakes
1/2 102
3/4 96
Fin 94
Top 3: Farrell 94, Wicked Lick 90, Gris Gris 92
Note: Not a strong edition of this race (2016 winner Stageplay ran 104 TimeformUS Speed Figure); Farrell finished 0.81 seconds slower than males ran in Lecomte two races later on card; race run over a muddy track
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Oaklawn
Dixie Belle Stakes
1/4 113
1/2 109
Fin 89
Top 3: Chanel’s Legacy 97, My Sweet Stella 86, Five Star Factor 89
Note: All fractions red in TimeformUS PPs - hot pace; track was not kind to speed on the day, TimeformUS Race Rating coded in blue to note this; race favorite Vertical Oak had tough trip considering the pace and track, finished 4th but second-best speed fig
Gulfstream
Sunshine Millions Classic
1/2 121
3/4 126
Fin 114
Top 3: Hy Riverside 116, Nauset Beach 118, Awesome Slew 115
Note: $200,000 race restricted to Florida-bred horses; career best TimeformUS Speed Figure for winner; he is now 4 for 8 since being gelded, was only 1 for 8 before that