Speed figures: Classic Causeway fails to impress
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If you weren't very impressed by Classic Causeway's performance Saturday in the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby you weren't alone.
Brian Lynch's colt won the Kentucky Derby prep by 2 1/2 lengths over Grantham, covering the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.90. That earned him an 84 Beyer Speed Figure along with a 110 TimeformUS Speed Figure and a 90 Brisnet Speed Rating.
The Beyer wasn't enough for Classic Causeway to make his way onto the leaderboard compiled by Daily Racing Form. Only one weekend runner, Visitant, made the leaderboard after winning a black-type stakes on synthetic at Turfway.
The table below shows the top Beyer, Brisnet and TimeformUS figures for the weekend races.
| Horse | Race, distance | Date | Beyer | Brisnet | TimeformUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proven Strategies | GP allowance, 1 mile | March 13 | 95 | 121 | |
| Acclimate | San Luis Rey (G3), 1 1/2 miles (turf) | March 12 | 103 | 119 | |
| Scalding | Challenger (G3), 1 1/16 miles | March 12 | 98 | 119 | |
| Bleecker Street | Hillsborough (G2), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | March 12 | 100 | 118 | |
| Visitant | Big Daddy (black type), 6f (synthetic) | March 12 | 105 | 100 | 115 |
| Escape Route | SA allowance, 6f | March 12 | 96 | 115 | |
| Obligatory | Hurricane Bertie (G3), 6 1/2f | March 12 | 90 | 114 | |
| Headline Hunter | Captiva Island (black type), 5f (synthetic) | March 12 | 93 | 112 | |
| Edgeway | Las Flores (G3), 6f | March 13 | 96 | 112 | |
| Ce Ce | Azeri (G2), 1 1/16 miles | March 12 | 94 | 110 | |
| Classic Causeway | Tampa Bay Derby (G2), 1 1/16 miles | March 12 | 84 | 90 | 110 |
| Rotknee | Damon Runyon (black type), 7f | March 13 | 89 | 108 | |
| Dolce Zel | Florida Oaks (G3), 1 1/16 miles | March 12 | 83 | 104 | |
| Kneesnhips | Allan Lacombe Memorial (black type), 1 mile (turf) | March 12 | 83 | 101 | |
| Heaven Street | Columbia (listed), 1 mile (turf) | March 12 | 83 | 95 |
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