Speed figures: These are last week’s 20 fastest stakes winners
Full Count Felicia earned the fastest Brisnet Speed Rating last week, a 110, for her powerful front-end victory in the Grade 1 E. P. Taylor at Woodbine on Saturday.
The Kevin Attard trainee, coming off a win in the Canadian (G2) last month, sent to the lead under jockey Kazushi Kimura. As many as 19 lengths ahead of the rest of the field, Full Count Felicia kept on to the wire and held on by 3 1/2 lengths over odds-on favorite Moira. The performance also earned her a 101 Beyer Speed Figure, according to Daily Racing Form.
Happy Is a Choice earned a 103 Beyer, the highest of the week, for his gutsy neck victory over Skelly on Saturday in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society at Churchill Downs. He also earned a 102 Brisnet rating for that effort, their second-highest figure of the week. It was the fourth victory in seven starts this year for Happy Is a Choice, and his first lifetime win in stakes company.
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 ratings with Beyers also shown.
| Horse | Race | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Count Felicia | E. P. Taylor (G1), 1 1/4 mi (turf) | K. Kimura | 110 | 101 |
| Happy Is a Choice | Louisville T’bred Society, 6 f | R. Vazquez | 102 | 103 |
| Musical Mischief | Locust Grove (G2), 1 1/16 mi | E. Morales | 100 | 88 |
| Loon Cry | Sensible Lady Turf Dash, 6 f (turf) | M. Sánchez | 98 | 85 |
| Patches O’Houlihan | Vigil (G3), 6 f (syn) | S. Vives | 98 | 97 |
| Post Time | Polynesian, 1 mi | S. Russell | 98 | 93 |
| Limited Liability | Nash. Gold Cup, 2 1/16 mi (turf) | F. Dettori | 97 | 102 |
| Man O Rose | E.B. Johnston, 1 mi | E. Maldonado | 97 | 95 |
| Win for the Money | Woodbine Mile (G1), 1 mi (turf) | P. Husbands | 97 | 102 |
| It’s Hammertime | First State Dash, 6 f | J. Hernández | 95 | 84 |
| Fashionably Fab | Ont. Matron (G3), 1 1/16 mi (syn) | D. Moran | 94 | 87 |
| Kathynmarissa | Dueling Gds. Oaks, 1 5/16 mi (turf) | F. Dettori | 94 | 93 |
| New Century | Summer (G1), 1 mi (turf) | O. Murphy | 94 | 93 |
| Big Hug | Alberta Fall Cl. Distaff, 1 1/16 mi | R. Zenteno | 93 | 82 |
| Jonathan’s Way | Iroquois (G3), 1 mi | J. Rosario | 93 | 89 |
| Les Reys | Winter Memories, 1 mi (turf) | J. Rosario | 91 | 90 |
| Victory March | Essai Cup, 6 1/2 f | E. Zenteno | 91 | 88 |
| Beautiful Love | Jockey Club Oaks (G3), 1 3/8 mi (turf) | D. Davis | 90 | 84 |
| Brittanysgldnfaith | Hoosier Heartland, 1 1/16 mi | O. Mojica | 90 | 83 |
| Caprice | Small Wonder, 6 f | J. Batista | 90 | 74 |
| Vitality | Prince of Wales, 1 3/16 mi | J. Campos | 90 | 84 |