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. Belmont Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational 1/2    113 1m    111 Fin    116 Top 3: Oscar Performance 117, Called To The Bar 116, Homesman 116 Note: Second straight win for BC Juvenile Turf winner after two disappointing losses to start 2017; fourth-place finisher Good Samaritan was finishing fastest after moderate pace, one to watch in the future Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational 1/2    155 1m    127 Fin    119 Top 3: New Money Honey 120, Sistercharlie 119, Uni 117 Note: Strong pace - two early leaders faded to last and next to last; race run 0.36 seconds faster than males in Belmont Derby :: Learn How to Use TimeformUS Speed Figures Grade 2 Suburban 1/2    113 1m    123 Fin    129 Top 3: Keen Ice 128, Shaman Ghost 125, Follow Me Crev 121 Note: All fractions blue in TimeformUS PPs (slow pace) but that didn’t stop Keen Ice from blowing by early pacesetters; both of his stakes wins have come at 1 ¼ miles, including win over American Pharoah in 2015 Travers Grade 3 Belmont Sprint Championship 1/4    139 1/2    128 Fin    127 Top 3: Mind Your Biscuits 124, Awesome Slew 119, Tommy Macho 118 Note: First race for Mind Your Biscuits since taking $2 million Golden Shaheen in Dubai in March Grade 3 Dwyer 1/2    111 3/4    114 Fin    126 Top 3: Practical Joke 123, Tale of Silence 122, Battalion Runner 119 Note: Slow pace - blue fractions in TimeformUS PPs; Practical Joke, perfect in four tries around one turn, pointed to Haskell next Grade 3 Victory Ride 1/4    124 1/2    115 Fin    113 Top 3: American Gal 114, Vertical Oak 108, Noble Freud 109 Note: First start since December for winner; she is now 3 for 3 sprinting; Noble Freud had a wide trip Arlington Grade 3 Stars and Stripes 1/2    153 1m    136 Fin    124 Top 3: Keystoneforvictory 124, The Pizza Man 122, Applicator 121 Note: All red fractions - hot pace; winner has four-race winning streak in the U.S.; The Pizza Man improved second off layoff Grad 3 American Derby 1/2    139 3/4    123 Fin    112 Top 3: Sonic Boom 114, Gorgeous 110, My Bariley 106 Note: All fractions in red (fast pace) for wire-to-wire winner; will need to ration speed better to be a contender in Secretariat Grade 3 Arlington Handicap 1/2    140 3/4    118 Fin    120 Top 3: Ghost Hunter 121, Oak Brook 120, Kasaqui 120 Note: Winner had beaten Grade 1 winner Ring Weekend in Delaware allowance race last out; this was his 18th win Grade 3 Modesty 1/2    103 3/4    123 Fin    121 Top 3: Donna Bruja 120, Prado’s Sweet Ride 120, Time and Motion 118 Note: Winner 2 for 2 since shipping to the United States; very impressive visually, ran only fast enough to win Los Alamitos Grade 2 Great Lady M. 1/4    112 1/2    120 Fin    125 Top 3: Skye Diamonds 122, Constellation 120, Finest City 116 Note: Winner is red hot and improving; BC Filly-Mare Sprint winner Finest City against the pace, but also has lost some early speed this year Parx Grade 3 Parx Dash 1/4    119 1/2    123 Fin    126 Top 3: Pure Sensation 127, Mongolian Saturday 112, Bold Thunder 113 Note: Best TimeformUS Speed Figure of any turf sprint in 2017; monster effort at same distance as BC Turf Sprint this year Prairie Meadows Grade 3 Cornhusker 1/2    120 3/4    125 Fin    127 Top 3: Iron Fist 126, Texas Chrome 124, American Dubai 122 Note: Win capped huge weekend for trainer Steve Asmussen - won all four stakes races on Friday and Saturday at Prairie Meadows Grade 3 Iowa Derby 1/2    104 3/4    111 Fin    116 Top 3: Hence 116, McCormick 113, Impressive Edge 112 Note: Impressive rebound for Hence; rallied from last to win easily while two pacesetters held on to finish second and third :: Follow Craig Milkowski on Twitter Grade 3 Iowa Oaks 1/2    101 3/4    109 Fin    112 Top 3: Shane’s Girlfriend 110, Babybluesbdancing 107, Jordan’s Henny 106 Note: Winner tracked moderate pace after a little early traffic trouble, and won easily; first race since February Delaware Park Grade 3 Delaware Oaks 1/2    113 3/4    112 Fin    116 Top 3: It Tiz Well 115, Proud and Fearless 114, Actress 115 Note: Strong group for a Grade 3, with an above-par TimeformUS Speed Figure; Actress impressive closing from well back into moderate pace Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial 1/2    132 1m    133 Fin    114 Top 3: Guilty Twelve 115, Zipessa 117, Gone Away 114 Note: Winner had best last-race TimeformUS Speed Figure, and was 10-1; Zipessa pressed fast pace, won battle but lost war