Fastest horses: See who earned Friday's top speed figures
Coalminer's Kitten dominated Thursday's racing with a 138 Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Tampa Bay Downs, earning by far the best figure of the day. The 6-year-old gelding by Kitten's Joy, sent off the 2-1 favorite of 12 in a seven-furlong claiming race, tracked the pace and blew clear in the length to win by 11 1/2 lengths. He was trained by Renaldo Richards going into the race but was claimed to the Michael Simone barn out of it. The win was his second in his last three starts and the eighth of his 26-race career.
Queen Jubilee earned a 124 HRN speed figure at Fair Grounds in a six-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt. The 4-year-old filly by Authentic, trained by Whit Beckman, stalked the pace and battled to win by half a length at 9-1 odds, capturing her first career victory in her seventh start.
Weekend Wife completed the top three with a 119 HRN speed figure at Laurel Park in a claiming race at a mile on the dirt. The 5-year-old son of Blofeld, sent off the 7-2 third choice of seven, settled toward the rear but rallied inside and drew off to win by 3 3/4 lengths for trainer Timothy Keefe. She was not claimed out of the race. This was Weekend Wife's second win in seven lifetime starts, which have all come at Laurel.
Friday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | Coalminer's Kitten | Kitten's Joy | 6G | TAM 6 | 7f dirt |
| 124 | Queen Jubilee | Authentic | 4F | FG 4 | 6f dirt |
| 119 | Weekend Wife | Blofeld | 5M | LRL 1 | 1 mile dirt |
| 117 | Blast Radius | Awesome Slew | 5G | GP 8 | 7f dirt |
| 117 | Top Pocket Pick | Bucchero | 4F | TAM 2 | 6f dirt |
| 115 | Jokes Up | Practical Joke | 6M | TAM 1 | 6f dirt |
| 115 | Three Percent | Audible | 4G | TAM 9 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 113 | Spinning Glory | Spun to Run | 4F | FG 1 | 5 1/2f turf |
| 112 | Classico | Classic Empire | 3C | SA 4 | 1 mile turf |
| 111 | Please Focus | Mrazek | 6G | SA 8 | 1 mile turf |
Fastest maiden winners
Queen Jubilee posted the day's highest maiden winner figure – and the day's second-highest figure overall – with a 124 HRN speed figure in a six-furlong maiden special weight sprint at Fair Grounds. The 4-year-old daughter of Authentic got off the mark in her seventh career start. She is the third winner and now the top earner out of her dam, the Medaglia d'Oro mare Party Starter, who earned $123,785 in a career that featured four wins and a stakes placing. Party Starter is out of Speeding Star, a Group 1 winner in Argentina.
Three Percent impressed with a 115 HRN speed figure at Tampa Bay Downs in a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden special weight. The 4-year-old gelding by Audible, bet down to 3-1 in a field of nine, chased the pace, rallied into the lane, and opened up to win by 2 1/4 lengths. The Kathleen Demasi trainee is the first starter out of the Tiznow mare Rising Light, who placed once in eight starts. Rising Light is out of the stakes winner Dancing General, who also produced Grade 3 winner Blingismything.
Classico earned a 112 HRN speed figure at Santa Anita, graduating in a maiden claiming turf mile in his fifth career start. Trained by Doug O'Neill, he led at every call and won by two lengths at 4-1 odds. Classico is a 3-year-old son of Classic Empire out of Our Republic, a Tapit mare who won once in eight starts. Our Republic has produced three winners so far, including 12-time winner Run Factor.
Friday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Queen Jubilee | Authentic | 4F | FG 4 | 6f dirt |
| 115 | Three Percent | Audible | 4G | TAM 9 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 112 | Classico | Classic Empire | 3C | SA 4 | 1 mile turf |
| 107 | Goodgollytizmolly | Clubhouse Ride | 3F | SA 7 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 105 | Restore | Uncle Mo | 4G | FG 7 | 5 1/2f turf |
| 104 | Cant Stop Munnings | Munnings | 4G | GP 3 | 7f dirt |
| 101 | Bint Mischief | Into Mischief | 3F | GP 1 | 1 mile turf |
| 101 | Custom Ride | Custom for Carlos | 4G | FG 8 | 6f dirt |
| 101 | Midnight Martini | Yaupon | 3F | GP 10 | 5f turf |
| 99 | Can'tdealwithit | Violence | 4F | SA 3 | 5 1/2f dirt |
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 continuously 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.
Note: For the fastest maiden winners mentioned, all dam and sibling earnings are based on North American starts only.