Speed figures: Sovereignty tops last week's stakes winners
Sovereignty tops the list of last week's fastest stakes winners, scoring a 136 Horse Racing Nation speed figure for his win in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga on Saturday.
He also earned a 105 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 104 Beyer Speed Figure. Ridden by Junior Alvarado, who also was aboard for his wins in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, Sovereignty won by a length over Baeza as the odds-on favorite.
Smoken Wicked got a 135 HRN figure for his win in the Amsterdam (G2), along with a 99 Brisnet and 101 Beyer. And Lovesick Blues got a 131 HRN figure for his win in the Bing Crosby to go with a 104 Brisnet and 105 Beyer.
For more on speed figures, see Horse Racing Nation’s database of the top speed figures of the year, where you can sort runners by age, sex, surface and distance.
Here are the figures for last week's highest-rated stakes winners, ranked by HRN figures, with Brisnet Speed Ratings and Beyer Speed Figures from Daily Racing Form.
| Horse | Race | Distance | HRN | Brisnet | Beyer |
| Sovereignty | Jim Dandy (G2) | 1 1/8 miles | 136 | 105 | 104 |
| Smoken Wicked | Amsterdam (G2) | 6 1/2 furlongs | 135 | 99 | 101 |
| Lovesick Blues | Bing Crosby (G1) | 6 furlongs | 131 | 104 | 105 |
| Patriot Spirit | Reigh Count | 7 furlongs | 129 | 97 | 90 |
| Formidable Man | Eddie Read (G2) | 1 1/8 miles (turf) | 126 | 97 | 99 |
| Candy Quest | Ontario Colleen (G3) | 1 mile (turf) | 123 | 91 | 88 |
| Nysos | San Diego Handicap (G2) | 1 1/16 miles | 123 | 104 | 102 |
| Mondogetsbuckets | Robert Molaro Memorial | 5 1/2 furlongs | 122 | 92 | 89 |
| La Mehana | Glens Falls (G2) | 1 1/2 miles (turf) | 122 | 103 | 104 |
| Chancer McPatrick | Curlin | 1 1/8 miles | 120 | 97 | 94 |