Speed figures: New millionaire Haulin Ice leads fastest horses
Haulin Ice posted Thursday's highest Horse Racing Nation speed figure, earning a 135 in the Downthedustyroad Breeders' Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 5-year-old daughter of Coal Front, sent off the 1-5 favorite in the six-furlong sprint, took the early lead and ran to her 1-5 odds, drawing off to win by 11 3/4 lengths. The Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee extended her record to 20: 11-5-0 and became the first Arkansas-bred millionaire.
Knock It Off earned a 131 HRN speed figure at Fair Grounds in an first-level allowance-optional claiming race at six furlongs on the dirt. The 3-year-old Vekoma colt, trained by Steve Asmussen, set a pressured pace before opening up to win by 2 3/4 as the 1-20 favorite in a field of six. The win kept him perfect in two lifetime starts, both at Fair Grounds the winter.
Coach Cronin completed the top three with a 129 HRN speed figure at Santa Anita in a first-level allowance-optional claimer for California-breds. Sent off the 4-5 favorite in the six-furlong dirt sprint, the Mark Glatt trainee contested the pace before drawing away to win by three lengths in the lane. The six-year-old gelding by Point Piper won for the third time in his last five starts and for the fourth time in his 13-start career.
Friday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Haulin Ice | Coal Front | 5M | OP 8 | 6f dirt |
| 131 | Knock It Off | Vekoma | 3C | FG 6 | 6f dirt |
| 129 | Coach Cronin | Point Piper | 6G | SA 9 | 6f dirt |
| 125 | Tickled Quist | Nyquist | 4C | TP 8 | 1 1/4 syn |
| 123 | Goodasiwonswas | Vancouver | 7G | OP 4 | 6f dirt |
| 122 | Crab Daddy | Uncle Lino | 4G | LRL 6 | 7f dirt |
| 120 | Dwelling Legacy | Blofeld | 5M | LRL 2 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 120 | Cocktail Humor | Practical Joke | 4F | LRL 7 | 6f dirt |
| 118 | Just a Philly | Girvin | 4F | GP 6 | 7f dirt |
| 118 | Bold Love | Bolt d'Oro | 3C | AQU 5 | 6f dirt |
Fastest maiden winners
Bold Love posted the day's highest figure by a maiden winner, earning a 118 HRN speed figure in a six-furlong maiden-optional claiming sprint at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old Bolt d'Oro colt, the 2-1 favorite for trainer Chad Summers, tracked the pace before drawing clear to win by 3 1/4 lengths. It was his first on-the-board finish in four starts. Bold Love is the fourth winner from as many starters out of the Any Given Saturday mare Sweet Love, an unraced full sister to Grade 3 winner Adventist. Her top-earning foal so far is B C Glory Days, a hard-knocking son of Brody's Cause who earned $166,347 on the track.
Sharons Beach earned a 117 HRN figure at Santa Anita in a six-furlong maiden-optional claiming sprint on the dirt. The 3-year-old Omaha Beach gelding, trained by Jonathan Thomas, was making his fourth career start. Sent off the 1-5 favorite, Sharons Beach battled on the lead and finished narrowly best, winning by half a length. Sharons Beach is out of the Into Mischief mare Cosmic Code, a winning half-sister to multiple graded-stakes winner Bonny South. Her only other foal to race is Mister Omaha, a 4-year-old Omaha Beach colt who is a multiple stakes winner and Grade 3-placed.
Inefficiency impressed with a 113 HRN figure at Aqueduct in her debut, which came in a maiden special weight dirt mile at Aqueduct. the 4-year-old daughter of Constitution, trained by Chad Brown, battled on the early pace before drawing off in the lane to win by six lengths. She is out of the winning and Grade 2-placed Uncle Mo daughter Moana. Inefficiency is the third winner from four starters out of her dam. The top earner to date is the Into Mischief gelding Span of Control, who has won five times and earned $97,509 so far.
Friday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Bold Love | Bolt d'Oro | 3C | AQU 5 | 6f dirt |
| 117 | Sharons Beach | Omaha Beach | 3G | SA 7 | 6f dirt |
| 113 | Inefficiency | Constitution | 4F | AQU 1 | 1 mile dirt |
| 110 | Blacksmith | Liam's Map | 3C | SA 3 | 1 mile dirt |
| 109 | Ryu Mo | Uncle Mo | 4G | TP 1 | 6f syn |
| 108 | Jeter | Nyquist | 3C | GP 1 | 1 mile dirt |
| 108 | Ahrens | Modernist | 3C | SA 5 | 6f dirt |
| 107 | Ice Shot | Keen Ice | 4G | AQU 2 | 1 mile dirt |
| 106 | Unfair | Rock Your World | 3C | GP 2 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 105 | Cara Felce | Caravaggio | 3F | FG 3 | 1 1/16 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.
Note: For the fastest maiden winners mentioned, all dam and sibling earnings are based on North American starts only.