Speed figures: See Wednesday's fastest from coast to coast
Dr. Saikali led all performers with a 129 Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Turfway Park in the eighth race. The 4-year-old gelding by Bolt d'Oro captured a 6 1/2-furlong synthetic allowance optional claimer at 3-1 odds. This marked his third career victory in his eighth start.
Protomagic earned a 123 HRN speed figure at Turfway Park in a six-furlong synthetic starter optional claimer. The 7-year-old horse by Protonico won at 9-2 odds in his 54th career start. This marked his 10th career victory.
Kicking Clear completed the top three with a 123 HRN speed figure at Turfway Park in a 1 1/4-mile synthetic maiden special weight. The 4-year-old gelding by Keen Ice scored at 9-2 odds, recording his first career win from 10 starts.
Wednesday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | Dr. Saikali | Bolt d'Oro | 4G | TP 8 | 6 1/2f syn |
| 123 | Protomagic | Protonico | 7M | TP 4 | 6f syn |
| 123 | Kicking Clear | Keen Ice | 4G | TP 7 | 1 1/4 syn |
| 118 | McRavin | Uncle Mo | 4C | TAM 7 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 114 | Saybrook | Jess's Dream | 5G | TAM 3 | 7f dirt |
| 114 | Thundering | Mosler | 4G | TAM 9 | 1 1/8 turf |
| 111 | Santos to Wilson | Gemologist | 8G | TAM 8 | 7f dirt |
| 111 | King Gerald | Instagrand | 4C | TAM 1 | 6f dirt |
| 110 | Sol d'Oro | Bolt d'Oro | 4F | TP 6 | 1 mile syn |
| 103 | El Orejon | Adios Charlie | 3G | TAM 2 | 7f dirt |
Fastest maiden winners
Kicking Clear posted the day's highest maiden winner figure with a 123 HRN speed figure at Turfway Park. The 4-year-old gelding by Keen Ice captured a 1 1/4-mile synthetic maiden special weight at 9-2 odds in his 10th career start. He is out of Cheeky Charm, an A.P. Indy mare, and his top sibling Brigante was Grade 3 placed and earned $88,000.
American Tact impressed with an 83 HRN speed figure in a 5 1/2-furlong dirt maiden claimer at Tampa Bay Downs. The 3-year-old gelding by Tacitus won at 15-1 odds in his second career start in a dominant win by three lengths. His dam Imposition by American Pharoah has no recorded earnings.
Wednesday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Kicking Clear | Keen Ice | 4G | TP 7 | 1 1/4 syn |
| 83 | American Tact | Tacitus | 3G | TAM 6 | 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.