Speed figures: These are last week's 18 fastest stakes winners
Lennilu, a juvenile who broke her maiden on debut in April on dirt at Keeneland, switched surfaces for Saturday's Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies at Gulfstream. She earned the highest stakes-winning Brisnet Speed Rating of the week, a 106, for the effort.
Lennilu was sent off the odds-on favorite in the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies, a qualifier for Royal Ascot. She dueled with second betting choice Satisfied Mind, opened up in the lane and galloped clear to win the five-furlong turf dash by 3 3/4 lengths over Bibi Dahl. According to a news release from Gulfstream Park, trainer Patrick Biancone plans to send the first-crop daughter of Leinster to Royal Ascot next as long as she is healthy and her training goes well.
As of Tuesday, the Daily Racing Form had not yet published Beyer Speed Figures for the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies or the Royal Palm Juvenile.
The fastest posted Beyer Speed Figure of the week, a 99, went to Far Bridge for his victory in the Man o' War (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The 5-year-old son of English Channel, trained by Christophe Clement, stalked the pace and held sway by a length over Anglophile under a hand ride. He also earned a 92 Brisnet speed rating for the performance.
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 Brisnet Speed Ratings, with Beyer Speed Figures from Daily Racing Form.
| Horse | Race | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennilu | Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies | Luis Saez | 106 | NA |
| Whatchatalkinabout | John A. Nerud (G3) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 100 | 94 |
| Shisospicy | Mamzelle (G3) | Jose Ortiz | 97 | 90 |
| Hill Road | Peter Pan (G3) | Flavien Prat | 94 | 94 |
| Jody's Pride | Ruffian (G2) | Joel Rosario | 93 | 96 |
| Rich City Girl | Goldfinch | Jareth Loveberry | 93 | 87 |
| Far Bridge | Man o' War (G2) | Joel Rosario | 92 | 99 |
| Kentucky Outlaw | Long Branch | Paco Lopez | 91 | 80 |
| Lovesick Blues | Siren Lure | Geovanni Franco | 91 | 91 |
| Sandal's Song | Royal Palm Juvenile | Luca Panici | 89 | NA |
| Takethemoneyhoney | Serena's Song | Eliseo Ruiz | 88 | 88 |
| Silent Rule | J. William Petro Memorial | Brandon Tapara | 87 | 80 |
| Freedom's Not Free | Cinema | Antonio Fresu | 86 | 85 |
| Love Cervere | Take The A Train | Joel Rosario | 86 | 83 |
| Boots Malone | Daryl E. Parker Memorial Tall Stack | Fernando Becerra | 84 | 72 |
| Moonlit Notion | Coin Collector | Larry Reynolds | 80 | 71 |
| El Are Em | Amadevil | Blake Nunnally | 69 | NA |
| They Call Me Moose | Reach One More | Blake Nunnally | 64 | NA |