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. Stakes races for week ending July 30, 2017 Monmouth G1 Haskell Invitational 1/2 – 139 3/4 – 126 Fin – 120 Top 3: Girvin 120, McCraken 120, Practical Joke 120 Note: Girvin has run first or second in every career start but troubled trip Kentucky Derby; race favorite Timeline (fifth) was the only horse in the field that didn’t start in the Derby :: Learn How to Use TimeformUS Speed Figures G2 Monmouth S 1/2 – 90 3/4 – 105 Fin – 120 Top 3: Money Multiplier 131, Irish Strait 127, Kharafa 123 Note: Very slow pace – all fractions blue in TimeformUS PPs; big effort for Money Multiplier in first start since Breeders’ Cup Turf G3 Monmouth Cup S 1/2 – 120 3/4 – 117 Fin – 127 Top 3: Sharp Azteca 124, Donegal Moon 116, Just Call Kenny 112 Note: Only second try around two turns for winner – lost first try as 3-year-old at 2-5 odds; just a four-horse field, Sharp Azteca only horse that had won at G2 level G3 Molly Pitcher S 1/2 – 113 3/4 – 111 Fin – 109 Top 3: Money’soncharlotte 110, Eskenformoney 107, Carrumba 105 Note: Third straight for winner – career-best TimeformUS Speed Figure in 20th start; Eskenformoney closed from last for second G3 Matchmaker S 1/2 – 111 3/4 – 117 Fin – 119 Top 3: Wekeela 121, War Flag 119, Miss Temple City 117 Note: Dream trip up the rail for winner; War Flag has improved TimeformUS Speed Figure in all seven career starts Del Mar G1 Clement L. Hirsch S 1/2 – 113 3/4  – 110 Fin – 123 Top 3: Stellar Wind 119, Vale Dori 118, Faithfully 118 Note: Below par TimeformUS figures for G1 older females, but tepid pace had a lot to do with that; Stellar Wind has won of five of last six, lone loss in Breeders’ Cup Distaff G1 Bing Crosby S 1/4 – 119 1/2 – 114 Fin  – 121 Top 3: Ransom the Moon 117, Roy H 116, Moe Candy 114 Note: Favored Drefong veered in and dumped the rider, caused traffic issues for others and had effect on results and figures G3 Cougar II H 1/2 – 140 1m – 122 Fin – 115 Top 3: Curlin Road 115, Hard Aces 115, Noble Nick 109 Note: Winner overcame slow pace (blue fractions) to win last race – dug in gamely late to get the nod by scant nose Saratoga G1 Vanderbilt H 1/4 – 137 1/2 – 139 Fin – 131 Top 3: El Deal 135, Awesome Banner 118, Limousine Liberal 119 Note: Winner perfect in three tries since barn change with 130-132-135 TimeformUS Speed Figures; began career in MCL 30,000 G2 Jim Dandy S 1/2 – 132 3/4 – 122 Fin – 121 Top 3: Good Samaritan 120, Giuseppe the Great 115, Always Dreaming 117 Note: First start on dirt for winner – also top-rated TimeformUS Late Pace rating; Derby and Preakness winners ran third and fifth G2 Amsterdam S 1/4 – 135 1/2 – 120 Fin – 123 Top 3: Coal Front 122, Excitations 118, Singing Bullet 109 Note: Winner undefeated in three starts while improving TimeformUS Speed Figure each time; much improved effort for runner-up when returned to a sprint G2 Bowling Green S 1/2 – 115 1m – 134 Fin – 123 Top 3: Hunter O’Riley 123, Bigger Picture 124, Sadler’s Joy 123 Note: Pace really picked up in second half mile, 153 on TimeformUS scale; winner top rated on TimeformUS Late Pace ratings G2 Honorable Miss H 1/4 – 116 1/2 – 119 Fin – 117 Top 3: Paulassilverlining 118, Finley’sluckycharm 118, By the Moon 114 Note: Winner three for three since moving to the barn of Chad Brown; runner up eight for 10 sprinting with two seconds G3 Shuvee H 1/2 – 149 3/4 – 137 Fin – 116 Top 3: Paid Up Subscriber 120, Terra Promessa 94, Apologynotaccepted 86 Note: Paid Up Subscriber won by “reported” 32.5 lengths, but came out of the race injured and is done racing for at least 2017 Woodbine G2 NijinskyS 1/2 – 99 1m – 114 Fin – 117 Top 3: Dragon Bay 118, Can’thelpbelieving 117, Pumpkin Rumble 114 Note: Well below average TimeformUS Speed Figures for G2 older males; runner-up went off at miserly 2-5 odds G3 Royal North S 1/4 – 146 1/2 – 126 Fin – 119 Top 3: Jennifer Lynette 118, Kasuga 122, Nobodys Fault 109 Note: Winner is 4 for 5 up to 6f with lone loss by a nose, but 0 for 6 beyond 6f; career best TimeformUS Speed Figure :: Follow Craig Milkowski on Twitter