Speed figures: See who was the fastest Breeders' Cup winner
Fierceness made up for his seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Champagne by winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Friday, and he scored the week's best Brisnet Speed Rating in the process.
With John Velazquez riding for trainer Todd Pletcher, the City of Light colt took the lead at the top of the stretch and widened it to win by 6 1/4 lengths over Muth. Covering the 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.90 on a fast track, Fierceness earned a 112 Brisnet Speed Rating, a 105 Beyer Speed Figure and a 122 TimeformUS Speed Figure.
The highest Beyer of the weekend, 111, went to Elite Power, the favorite and winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint. It was the son of Curlin's fourth win in five starts this year.
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.
| Horse | Race, distance | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer | TimeformUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fierceness | Breeders' Cup Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles | John Velazquez | 112 | 105 | 122 |
| Elite Power | Breeders' Cup Sprint, 6 furlongs | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 110 | 111 | 122 |
| Cody's Wish | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, 1 mile | Junior Alvarado | 109 | 107 | 127 |
| White Abarrio | Breeders' Cup Classic, 1 1/4 miles | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 108 | 106 | 129 |
| Big Evs | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, 5 furlongs (turf) | Tom Marquand | 102 | 85 | 109 |
| Green Up | Pumpkin Pie, 7 furlongs | John Velazquez | 101 | 89 | 115 |
| Goodnight Olive | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, 7 furlongs | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 100 | 98 | 123 |
| Just F Y I | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, 1 1/16 miles | Junior Alvarado | 100 | 79 | 104 |
| Salesman | Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G2), 1 5/8 miles | Flavien Prat | 100 | 92 | 116 |
| Idiomatic | Breeders' Cup Distaff, 1 1/8 miles | Florent Geroux | 99 | 96 | 123 |
| Nobals | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, 5 furlongs (turf) | Gerardo Corrales | 99 | 102 | 125 |
| Tejano Twist | Bet on Sunshine, 6 furlongs | Chris Landeros | 99 | 99 | 117 |
| Inspiral | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, 1 1/4 miles (turf) | Frankie Dettori | 98 | 105 | 130 |
| Master of The Seas | Breeders' Cup Mile, 1 mile (turf) | William Buick | 98 | 105 | 127 |
| Interstatedaydream | Turnback the Alarm, 1 1/8 miles | Trevor McCarthy | 97 | 92 | 116 |
| Wolfie's Dynaghost | Autumn (G2), 1 1/16 miles (synthetic) | Kazushi Kimura | 97 | 99 | 127 |
| Auguste Rodin | Breeders' Cup Turf, 1 1/2 miles (turf) | Ryan Moore | 96 | 106 | 127 |
| Ruby Nell | Autumn Miss (G3), 1 mile (turf) | Edwin Maldonado | 96 | 95 | 115 |
| Touchuponastar | Delta Mile, 1 mile | Timothy Thornton | 96 | 95 | 119 |
| Closing Remarks | Goldikova (G2), 1 mile (turf) | Juan Hernandez | 95 | 95 | 118 |