Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners
Echo Sound, a 3-year-old filly trained by Rusty Arnold, earned a 142 Horse Racing Nation speed figure for her win Thursday in the Grade 3 Victory Ride at Saratoga, the highest HRN figure among last week's stakes winners.
Ridden by Luis Saez, the Echo Town filly won the 6 1/2-furlong dirt sprint by 4 1/4 lengths.
It was the second win in two starts this year for the Echo Sound, who also won the Miss Preakness (G3) in May. She also got a 105 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 101 Beyer Speed Figure. Overall, she has five wins and a second in six career starts.
The second-highest HRN speed figure, 137, went to Sweet Azteca, who led gate to wire to win the Great Lady M (G2) by by 1 1/2 lengths with Juan Hernandez riding. It was the first start of the year for the 5-year-old Sharp Azteca mare, who improved her record to 8: 6-0-1. She also earned a 103 Brisnet and a 102 Beyer.
The highest Beyer of the week, 105, went to Magnitude, winner of the Iowa Derby. The highest Brisnet rating went to Phileas Fogg, winner of the Suburban (G2).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Sound | Victory Ride | 6 1/2 f | 142 | 105 | 101 |
| Sweet Azteca | Great Lady M | 6 1/2 f | 137 | 103 | 102 |
| Won Happy Mama | Saylorville | 6 f | 129 | 95 | 87 |
| Magnitude | Iowa Derby | 1 1/16 mi | 129 | 104 | 105 |
| Creed's Gold | Hendrie | 6 1/2 f | 129 | 97 | 96 |
| Glengarry | Iowa Sprint | 6 f | 129 | 95 | 87 |
| Willy D's | Schaefer Mem. | 1 mi 70 yd | 127 | 99 | 98 |
| Phileas Fogg | Suburban | 1 1/4 mi | 126 | 107 | 104 |
| Horsepower | Karl Boyes | 6 f | 125 | 90 | 88 |
| Too Much Kiki | Valor Farm | 6 f | 119 | 90 | 86 |
| Avana | Monashee Hcp. | 1 1/16 mi | 119 | 76 | 83 |
| Classic Q | Wild Applause | 1 mi (turf) | 119 | 93 | 87 |
| Alpine Princess | George Mem. | 1 1/16 mi | 118 | 96 | 95 |
| Fionn | Belmont Oaks | 1 1/8 mi (turf) | 118 | 91 | 91 |
| Tip Top Thomas | Indiana Derby | 1 1/16 mi | 118 | 96 | 95 |
| Prevent | Soldier's Dancer | 1 mi 70 yd | 118 | 88 | 82 |
| Diocles | Lt. Governors' | 1 1/16 mi | 118 | 77 | 82 |
| Cornishman | Cornhusker Hcp. | 1 1/8 mi | 116 | 97 | 94 |
| Think Big | Kelso | 1 mi (turf) | 115 | 98 | 98 |
| Encino | Schuster Mem. | 1 1/16 mi (turf) | 115 | 84 | 90 |