Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners
Next, who loves winning going long, did it again Friday in the Grade 2 Brooklyn and earned last week's highest speed figures in the process.
With Luan Machado riding at Aqueduct, the 6-year-old gelding cut back to 1 3/8 miles and won by 9 1/4 lengths for trainer William Cowans. He got a 109 Brisnet Speed Rating and the same Beyer Speed Figure for his performance, which was his fifth win in a row.
Next's win streak dates back to last year's Brooklyn, with the others coming at 1 1/2 miles or more.
Sweet Azteca was next on the list with a 106 Brisnet and Beyer for her win in the Great Lady M (G2) at Los Alamitos for trainer Michael McCarthy. John Velazquez piloted the 4-year-old Sharp Azteca filly to a five-length win in a track-record time of 1:14.33 for the 6 1/2 furlongs.
Sweet Azteca also won the Beholder Mile (G1) in March and has won four of five career starts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next | Brooklyn (G2), 1 3/8 miles | Luan Machado | 109 | 109 |
| Sweet Azteca | Great Lady M (G2), 6 1/2 furlongs | Juan Hernandez | 106 | 106 |
| Comedy Town | Smile Sprint, 6 furlongs | Drayden Van Dyke | 103 | 100 |
| Night Cap | Dashing Beauty, 6 ufrlongs | Flavien Prat | 101 | 82 |
| Henro | Iowa Derby, 1 1/16 miles | Rafael Bejarano | 100 | 96 |
| Mullikin | John A. Nerud (G2), 7 furlongs | Flavien Prat | 100 | 102 |
| Domestic Product | Dwyer (G3), 1 mile | Flavien Prat | 97 | 101 |
| Red Route One | Prairie Meadows Cornhusker (G3), 1 1/8 miles | Cristian Torres | 97 | 94 |
| Spirit of St Louis | Hudson Valley, 1 mile (turf) | Manuel Franco | 97 | 97 |
| War Like Goddess | Robert G. Dick Memorial (G3), 1 3/8 miles (turf) | Junior Alvarado | 97 | 99 |
| Coppola | William Garrett, 5 furlongs | Emmanuel Esquivel | 96 | 96 |
| Emery | Victory Ride (G3), 6 12 furlongs | Tyler Gaffalione | 96 | 90 |
| Just Basking | Iowa Oaks, 1 1/16 miles | Chris Landeros | 96 | 90 |
| Silver Skillet | Port Washington, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Joel Rosario | 96 | 91 |
| Gal in a Rush | Hendrie (G3), 6 1/2 furlongs (synthetic) | Kazushi Kimura | 95 | 94 |
| Auto Glide | Battery Park, 1 1/16 miles | Julien Leparoux | 94 | 91 |
| Honor D Lady | Delaware (G2), 1 1/16 miles | Jose Ortiz | 94 | 92 |
| Lammas | Pleasanton Mile, 1 mile, 70 yards | Irving Orozco | 94 | 94 |
| Dragoon Guard | Indiana Derby (G3), 1 1/16 imle | Florent Geroux | 93 | 92 |
| Money Supply | Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Jaime Torres | 93 | 93 |