TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending March 4, 2018

Gulfstream

Grade 2 Fountain of Youth

1/2 114

3/4 120

Fin 121

Top 3: Promises Fulfilled 121, Strike Power 118, Good Magic 115

Note: Fastest TimeformUS Speed Figure in a Kentucky Derby points race in 2018; winner had not run since November, now has three wire-to-wire scores in four lifetime starts; useful start to campaign for 2-year-old champion Good Magic

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Grade 2 Davona Dale

1/2 89

3/4 104

Fin 108

Top 3: Fly So High 106, Take Charge Paula 102, Heavenhasmynikki 103

Note: Three consecutive wins for Fly So High by combined 16+ lengths; bizarre ride on the runner-up, worth watching the replay

Grade 2 Mac Diarmida

1/2 138

1m 136

Fin 126

Top 3: Sadler’s Joy 126, One Go All Go 126, Nessy 124

Note: First start for winner since good fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf; runner-up had been off the board in three previous tries beyond nine furlongs

Grade 3 Canadian Turf

1/2 183

3/4 152

Fin 120

Top 3: Hogy 122, Galleon Mast 116, March 118

Note: Timer malfunctioned, but video replay work indicated the pace was very fast - all fractions red in TimeformUS PPs; 9-year-old winner had won at a mile before (synthetic surfaces) but last time was 2013, and hadn’t even tried a route race in nearly three years

Grade 3 The Very One

1/2 108

3/4 104

Fin 116

Top 3: Holy Helena 125, Daring Duchess 117, Palinodie 116

Note: Impressive win for Holy Helena, overcoming slow pace; top two runners after three-quarters of a mile held on to run second and third

Grade 3 Herecomesthebride

1/2 107

3/4 106

Fin 103

Top 3: Thewayiam 102, Amertume 101, Brattata 100

Note: Winner has taken four of five starts since being imported from France, all at Grade 3 level or below

Grade 3 Palm Beach

1/2 99

3/4 99

Fin 108

Top 3: Maraud 114, Speed Franco 111, Therapist 107

Note: Merry-go-round race with only the top two early switching positions late; Maraud overcame slow pace in last start

Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint

1/4 142

1/2 131

Fin 117

Top 3: Classic Rock 120, Sweetontheladies 111, Eight Town 114

Note: Hot pace - fractions red in TimeformUS past performances; winner has topped career best speed figure in both starts since layoff

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Santa Anita

Grade 3 Santa Ysabel

1/2 119

3/4 114

Fin 118

Top 3: Midnight Bisou 117, Thirteen Squared 115, Spring Lily 107

Note: Winner earned best TimeformUS Speed Figure in a Kentucky Oaks points race to date; race was run over a very fast surface labeled wet-fast

Aqueduct

Busher

1/2 89

3/4 81

Fin 101

Top 3: Midnight Disguise 100, Sara Street 99, My Miss Lilly 97

Note: Dawdling pace, particularly between half-mile and three-quarter mile; impressive last to first move for winner given the race setup