Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners
On paper Nysos loomed as the class of the Grade 2 Triple Bend on Saturday at Santa Anita. He ran to those expectations, crossing the wire 5 1/2 lengths in front of runner-up Dr. Venkman and earning a 145 Horse Racing Nation speed figure, the fastest of the week. The Bob Baffert trainee also earned a 108 Beyer, the fastest stakes-winning figure of the week on that scale, as well as a 106 Brisnet Speed Rating.
The fastest Brisnet figure of the week, a 108, went to handicap-division mainstay Skippylongstocking for his victory in Monday's Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) at Santa Anita. He won at 1 1/4 miles for the first time in his career, reeling in Midnight Mammoth to win by three quarters of a length. The performance also earned the Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee a 132 HRN speed figure and a 98 Beyer.
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 | Jockey | HRN | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nysos | Triple Bend (G2) | Juan Hernandez | 145 | 106 | 108 |
| Mystic Lake | Memorial Day Sprint | Luis Saez | 136 | 98 | 92 |
| Old Chestnut | Jacques Cartier (G3) | Eswan Flores | 134 | 98 | 101 |
| Blue Light | Speightstown Sprint | Rene Diaz | 134 | 96 | 89 |
| Skippylongstocking | Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 132 | 108 | 98 |
| Sayucan | Bob Bryant | Elvn Gonzalez | 129 | 95 | 87 |
| Luvumorgan | Game Face | Edgard Zayas | 127 | 102 | 87 |
| Buccherino | Mr. Prospector | Paco Lopez | 127 | 90 | 90 |
| R Disaster | Rehoboth | Jorge Ruiz | 127 | 93 | 89 |
| Burrow Down | RedTail Landing Handicap | Jose Asencio | 126 | 89 | 68 |
| Mystik Dan | Blame (G3) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 126 | 103 | 99 |
| Pin Up Betty | Mint Julep (G3) | Luis Saez | 125 | 95 | 93 |
| Be Your Best | Gamely (G1) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 124 | 96 | 95 |
| Komorebino Omoide | Steve Sexton Mile (G3) | Ramon Vazquez | 124 | 97 | 95 |
| Usually Wrong | Chamberlain Bridge | Ramon Vazquez | 123 | 101 | 92 |
| Can Do Andrew | Gray's Lake | Tyler Bacon | 123 | 93 | 85 |
| Royal Spa | Shawnee (G3) | Flavien Prat | 122 | 101 | 96 |
| Caitlinhergrtness | Belle Mahone (G3) | Rafael Hernandez | 121 | 96 | 95 |
| Instant Replay | Texas Derby | Luis Saez | 121 | 99 | 92 |
| Two Sharp | Winning Colors (G3) | Junior Alvarado | 120 | 97 | 95 |