Speed figures: Find out the fastest horses of the day
Top Gun Girl posted the day's highest Horse Racing Nation speed figure with a 132 at Laurel Park in the eighth race, an allowance-optional claiming event at six furlongs on dirt. The 6-year-old daughter of Air Force Blue led at every call, turned back a bid, and won by 3 1/4 lengths at 5-2 odds. The Jamie Ness trainee won for the first time this year and the fourth time in 19 career starts.
Lovely Charm earned a 124 HRN speed figure at Laurel Park for her victory in a 1 1/16-mile dirt allowance optional claiming race. The 4-year-old filly by Irish War Cry prompted the pace, made an early bid, opened up on the far turn, and ran on to prevail by 2 1/4 lengths as the 6-5 second choice. Trained by Claudio Gonzalez, she won for the second time in her last three starts and the sixth in 25 career outings.
Freaky Neeks completed the top three with a 123 HRN speed figure at Gulfstream Park in a seven-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt. The Frank Regalbuto trainee, a 2-year-old gelding by Modernist, led at every call to win by 1 1/2 lengths at 9-2 odds. It was his second career start, following a fourth-place debut Aug. 23.
Friday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Top Gun Girl | Air Force Blue | 6M | LRL 8 | 6f dirt |
| 124 | Lovely Charm | Irish War Cry | 4F | LRL 4 | 1 1/16 dirt |
| 123 | Freaky Neeks | Modernist | 2G | GP 4 | 7f dirt |
| 123 | Gun Song | Gun Runner | 4F | BAQ 7 | 1 1/8 dirt |
| 118 | Seager Man | Dads Caps | 4G | SA 4 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 118 | Lucky Romance | Lookin At Lucky | 4G | WO 6 | 6 1/2f syn |
| 117 | Escalation Clause | Awesome Slew | 5G | CD 8 | 1 mile dirt |
| 116 | Chambers | Constitution | 3G | WO 1 | 7f syn |
| 115 | Caught Speeding | Souper Speedy | 4G | WO 5 | 6f syn |
| 115 | Bostontonian | Bernardini | 3G | BAQ 5 | 6f dirt |
Fastest maiden winners
Freaky Neeks led all maiden winners with a 123 HRN speed figure at Gulfstream Park, the third fastest figure of any horse Friday. The 2-year-old gelding by Modernist wired a seven-furlong maiden special weight in his second career start as the 9-2 third betting choice in the field of six. His dam, the Henny Hughes mare Mini Ashley, was winless in nine starts but is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Math Wizard. Freaky Neeks's top sibling to date is Ruffy, an Outwork gelding who won twice and earned $139,710.
Gaming Wizard earned a 110 HRN speed figure at Belmont at Aqueduct in a one-mile maiden special weight for New York-breds, a race originally carded for 1 1/16 miles on grass but moved to the dirt. The Kenny McPeek trainee, sent off at 4-1 odds in a field of eight, disputed the early pace before opening up to win by 13 1/2 lengths. The 2-year-old colt by Game Winner improved upon a fourth-place debut on Aug. 30. Gaming Wizard is out of the winning Tale of the Cat mare Lone Tigress, a daughter of Grade 1 winner Duda. Gaming Wizard is a half-brother to Tigers Rule, a Grade 3-placed earner of $203,548, as well as Tybalt, a multiple stakes-placed earner of $248,830.
Valued Cajun impressed with a 109 HRN speed figure at Gulfstream Park in a 5 1/2-furlong sprint on the dirt. The Michael Yates trainee, graduated in his 12th career start as the 1-5 favorite, dropping to the $12,500 maiden claiming level for the first time. The 4-year-old Cajun Breeze gelding tracked the early leader, opened up in the lane, and held by a half length. He is the first winner from four starters out of his dam, the stakes-winning Indian Express mare Becausei'mworthit.
Friday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Freaky Neeks | Modernist | 2G | GP 4 | 7f dirt |
| 110 | Gaming Wizard | Game Winner | 2C | BAQ 9 | 1 mile dirt |
| 109 | Valued Cajun | Cajun Breeze | 4G | GP 3 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 108 | Maki Monarchy | Caravaggio | 3G | CD 4 | 1 mile turf |
| 108 | Hell Ofa Hillbilly | Irish War Cry | 2C | LRL 6 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 107 | Infinity Dream | Global Campaign | 3F | SA 9 | 1 mile turf |
| 106 | Son of Honor | More Than Ready | 3C | GP 1 | 5f syn |
| 106 | Crimsonite | Tapit | 3F | CD 6 | 1 1/16 dirt |
| 103 | Zealot | Protonico | 2F | GP 6 | 5f syn |
| 103 | Church Lady | Churchill | 3F | SA 5 | 1 mile 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 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.