Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners
Big City Lights earned a 100 Brisnet Speed Rating, the fastest of the week, in his 8 1/2-length victory in the Cary Grant Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar.
Winner of the Palos Verdes (G3) in February at Santa Anita, he was third in both the Triple Bend (G2) and Pat O'Brien (G2) in his first two starts since that graded win. The drop to California-bred company brought the Richard Mandella trainee back to top form. In addition to the fastest Brisnet rating of the week, he also earned a 95 Beyer for the effort.
The fastest Beyer of the week, a 100, went to Integration for his victory in the Red Smith (G2) at Aqueduct. Trained by Shug McGaughey, he rallied from midfield and kicked home to win by two lengths. The victory, which also earned a 96 Brisnet rating, was his first graded-stakes win since the Hill Prince (G2) over the same course in November 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big City Lights | Cary Grant | Kazushi Kimura | 100 | 95 |
| Elysian Field | Maple Leaf (G3) | Sahin Civaci | 99 | 92 |
| Be Your Best | Long Island (G3) | Frankie Dettori | 98 | 91 |
| Komorebino Omoide | Delta Mile | Jansen Melancon | 98 | 98 |
| Integration | Red Smith (G2) | Flavien Prat | 96 | 100 |
| Love Appeals | Autumn Days | Dylan Davis | 96 | 93 |
| Foxy Junior | Thirty Eight Go Go | Jomar Torres | 95 | 90 |
| Chismosa | Betty Grable | Tiago Pereira | 94 | 88 |
| Deterministic | Hill Prince (G3) | Joel Rosario | 93 | 92 |
| No Mo Candy | Pebbles (G3) | John Velazquez | 93 | 91 |
| Sacred Thunder | James F. Lewis III | Jevian Toledo | 93 | 81 |
| Venencia | Forever Together | Manuel Franco | 93 | 89 |
| Clovisconnection | Oakland | William Antongeorgi III | 92 | 95 |
| Stormcast | Bessarabian (G3) | Rafael Hernandez | 92 | 89 |
| Battle of Normandy | River City (G3) | Luan Machado | 91 | 97 |
| Alogon | Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 90 | 92 |
| Upper Case | Dream Supreme | Evin Roman | 90 | 90 |
| Works for Me | Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship | Dylan Davis | 90 | 92 |
| Breakable Code | Silver Goblin | Harry Hernandez | 89 | 86 |
| Free Like a Girl | Treasure Chest | Elio Barrera | 87 | 75 |