Amsterdam winner Smoken Wicked is fastest horse of the day
Smoken Wicked, a 5 3/4-length winner of the Grade 2 Amsterdam at Saratoga, delivered Friday's top performance with an impressive 139 Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Saratoga. The 3-year-old colt by Bobby's Wicked One, already a two-time stakes winner against Louisiana-breds, broke through at the graded level for the first time in the 6 1/2-furlong race. It was his fifth win in 13 career starts.
Smart Code earned a 121 HRN speed figure at Del Mar, securing victory in a one-mile claiming race on the grass. The 5-year-old gelding by Honor Code went off at 3-1 odds. This represented his second career win from his 10th lifetime start.
Who's the King and Weller Green tied for third with 120 HRN speed figures. Who's the King, a 4-year-old colt by Not This Time, won a 1 1/8-mile claiming race on the dirt at Saratoga as the 3-5 favorite, winning for the second time in 16 starts. Weller Green, a 4-year-old gelding by More Than Ready, captured a 1 1/8-mile turf maiden special weight at Woodbine at 4-1 odds in his ninth career start.
Friday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Smoken Wicked | Bobby's Wicked One | 3 c | SAR 9 | 6.5 f dirt |
| 121 | Smart Code | Honor Code | 5 g | DMR 2 | 1 mi turf |
| 120 | Who's the King | Not This Time | 4 c | SAR 4 | 1 1/8 dirt |
| 120 | Weller Green | More Than Ready | 4 g | WO 8 | 1 1/8 turf |
| 118 | Daufuskie Island | Goldencents | 6 g | CNL 3 | 6 f dirt |
| 118 | Clampett | Flatter | 6 g | DMR 1 | 6 f dirt |
| 115 | Om N Joy | Om | 3 f | DMR 7 | 7 f dirt |
| 115 | Catalytic | Catalina Cruiser | 4 c | GP 8 | 1 1/8 dirt |
| 111 | Hero Status | Flatter | 6 g | SAR 6 | 1 mi dirt |
| 110 | Isaac Leo | Outwork | 3 g | WO 3 | 7 f syn |
Weller Green leads fastest maiden winners
Weller Green posted Friday's highest figure among maiden winners with a 120 HRN speed figure at Woodbine. The 4-year-old gelding by More Than Ready, trained by Catherine Day Phillips and ridden by Fraser Aebly, won a maiden special weight going 1 1/8 miles on the turf in his ninth career start. He is out of the Dubawi mare Pavini, a half-sister to multiple graded-stakes placed Siege of Boston.
Accelerated News registered a 106 HRN speed figure at Saratoga in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt. The 4-year-old filly by Accelerate went off at 3-1 odds in her fifth career start. Her dam, the Distorted Humor mare Distorted News, also produced Richard Ave, a maiden winner who has earned $48,980.
Lavender Love earned a 101 HRN speed figure at Del Mar in a maiden special weight turf mile. The 3-year-old filly by Grazen finished at 3-1 odds in her second career start. She is out of Lavender Touch by Touch Gold, who also produced Vutzak, a three-time winner and earner of $57,050.
Top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Weller Green | More Than Ready | 4 g | WO 8 | 1 1/8 turf |
| 106 | Accelerated News | Accelerate | 4 f | SAR 1 | 6.5 f dirt |
| 101 | Lavender Love | Grazen | 3 f | DMR 6 | 1 mile turf |
| 99 | Casa Cielo | Caravaggio | 2 c | CNL 4 | 1 mile turf |
| 94 | Majustify | Justify | 3 f | GP 6 | 1 1/16 syn |
| 91 | So Sophia | Showcasing | 3 f | CNL 6 | 5.5 f turf |
| 89 | Sometime | Take Charge Indy | 2 c | CNL 1 | 5.5 f dirt |
| 89 | Magic Wallet | Divining Rod | 2 c | CNL 1 | 5.5 f dirt |
| 89 | Time to Dream | Not This Time | 2 f | SAR 7 | 1 mile turf |
| 83 | Wheneveruremember | Gun Runner | 3 c | CNL 5 | 5.5 f turf |
About HRN speed figures
HRN speed figures are AI-generated using HRN's proprietary machine-learning algorithms. Although they involve less human input than other speed figures, we see that as a plus as human adjustments often knock down surprisingly good performances to match expectations. HRN speed figures were launched in December 2024, and our expectation is also that the AI-generated speed figures will continously get better over time.
The HRN speed figure scale goes from 1 to 160. Part of the reason for this higher scale is this helps us avoid assigning a speed figure of zero. For some products, in weaker races, half the field or more may get a speed figure of zero, which leads to inaccuracy and defeats the purpose of speed figures.
Because the HRN speed figures are based on machine learning, as we improve our models we can compute the numbers historically.
Using the top last-race speed figure as a benchmark, here are stats from 2021 to 2024 for HRN and other speed-figure providers:
Top HRN figure 26.2% winners.
Top Beyer figure 28.1% winners.
Top TimeformUS figure 28.4% winners.
Although all HRN speed figures are published on individual horse profile pages on a weekly basis, the daily reports are focused on the top and medium-tier tracks, which represent the majority of top speed figures.