TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending June 17, 2018
Churchill
G1 Stephen Foster H
1/2 152
3/4 136
Fin 127
Top 3: Pavel 128, Honorable Duty 123, Matrooh 122
Note: First win for Pavel in over nine months, including being off the board in his last five starts; wide trip pressing fast pace for odds-on favorite Backyard Heaven
G2 Fleur de Lis H
1/2 125
3/4 129
Fin 120
Top 3: Blue Prize 120, Farrell 121, Mopotism 115
Note: Second graded stakes win since shipping to U.S. for Blue Prize, both coming at Churchill and at the 9f distance
G2 Wise Dan S
1/2 112
3/4 115
Fin 123
Top 3: Mr. Misunderstood 129, Inspector Lynley 128, Mr Cub 125
Note: Slow pace---all fractions coded blue in TimeformUS products; lifetime best speed figure for winner, now 9 for 12 on turf
G3 Matt Winn S
1/2 125
3/4 126
Fin 124
Top 3: King Zachary 124, Tiz Mischief 120, Ax Man 113
Note: Lifetime best TimeformUS Speed Figure for rapidly improving King Zachary; odds on favorite Ax Man was a very lackluster third---never a threat
G3 Regret S
1/2 141
3/4 127
Fin 104
Top 3: Beyond Blame 107, Go Noni Go 108, Heavenly Love 102
Note: Fast pace---all fractions coded red by TimeformUS; versatile Beyond Blame has won on the lead, pressing the pace, and from the middle of the pace in this one
Santa Anita
G2 Summertime Oaks
1/2 115
3/4 117
Fin 113
Top 3: Ollie’s Candy 113, Thirteen Squared 114, Chocolate Martini 107
Note: Winner undefeated in three starts---first try on dirt and around two turns; favored Thirteen Squared has still won just a maiden race
Belmont
G3 Poker S
1/2 148
3/4 131
Fin 125
Top 3: Oscar Performance 126, Made You Look 123, Voodoo Song 124
Note: First race as a 4-year-old and first win against open company for Oscar Performance; set a track record over a very fast surface
Woodbine
G3 Trillium S
1/2 115
3/4 111
Fin 111
Top 3: Gamble’s Ghost 111, Ickymasho 110, My Arch Enemy 109
Note: Winner is 8 for 12 over the Woodbine main track, 0 for 6 on anything else; favored Miss Mo Mentum never ran a step after trouble at the start