Arabian Knight, Bright Future lead fastest stakes winners
The top two stakes for 3-year-olds and older generated some of the highest speed figures of the weekend.
Arabian Knight got the highest Brisnet Speed Rating, 107, among last week's stakes winners for his victory in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic.
With Flavien Prat riding for trainer Bob Baffert, the Uncle Mo colt covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.19. He also received a 101 Beyer Speed Figure for his effort, along with a 126 TimeformUS Speed Figure.
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The highest Beyer of the weekend, 103, went to Bright Future, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). Javier Castellano held on to win by a nose over Proxy for trainer Todd Pletcher. He got a 105 Brisnet rating and a 118 from TimeformUS.
Motorious also received a 103 Beyer for his win in the Green Flash (G3) at Del Mar.
Here are the figures for last week's highest-rated stakes winners, ranked by Brisnet Speed Ratings, with Beyer Speed Figures from Daily Racing Form and TimeformUS Speed Figures where available.
| Horse | Race, distance | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer | TimeformUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Knight | Pacific Classic (G1), 1 1/4 miles | Flavien Prat | 107 | 101 | 126 |
| Bright Future | Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 1 1/4 miles | Javier Castellano | 105 | 103 | 118 |
| Great Navigator | Charles Hesse III, 1 1/16 miles | Jairo Rendon | 103 | 90 | |
| Freydis the Red | Dueling Grounds Oaks, 1 5/16 miles (turf) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 102 | 92 | |
| Alva Starr | Prioress (G2), 6 furlongs | Jose Lezcano | 101 | 98 | 121 |
| Ceiling Crusher | Torrey Pines (G3), 1 mile | Edwin Maldonado | 98 | 92 | 112 |
| Mr Fisk | Shared Belief, 1 mile | Victor Espinoza | 98 | ||
| Tahoe Sunrise | Shared Belief, 1 mile | Juan Hernandez | 98 | ||
| Harlan Estate | Tapit, 1 mile 70 yards (turf) | Declan Cannon | 97 | 97 | |
| Du Jour | Del Mar Mile (G2), 1 mile (turf) | Flavien Prat | 96 | 102 | 123 |
| Gold Phoenix | Del Mar Handicap (G2), 1 3/8 miles (turf) | Juan Hernandez | 96 | 97 | 119 |
| Motorious | Green Flash (G3), 5 furlongs (turf) | Giovanni Franco | 96 | 103 | 122 |
| Conclude | Del Mar Derby (G2), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | Hector Berrios | 95 | 88 | |
| Secret Money | Music City (G3), 6 1/2 furlongs (turf) | Tyler Gaffalione | 95 | 90 | |
| St Anthony | Red Bank, 1 mile (turf) | Paco Lopez | 95 | 93 | |
| Thin White Duke | Harvey Pack, 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) | Jose Lezcano | 95 | 96 | 118 |
| Brightwork | Spinaway (G1), 7 furlongs | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 94 | 84 | |
| Micro Share | Tranquility Lake, 1 mile | Mike Smith | 94 | 80 | |
| Pioneering Spirit | Bernard Baruch, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Jose Lezcano | 94 | 100 | |
| Talk of the Nation | Gun Runner, 1 mile (turf) | Jose Ortiz | 94 | 97 |