Speed figures: These are last week's fastest stakes winners

Photo: Tim Sudduth / Eclipse Sportswire

Federal Judge, a 4-year-old gelding by Army Mule, won his first graded stakes Saturday in the Grade 2 Phoenix at Keeneland and picked up the week's fastest speed figures in the process.

Trained by Brad Cox, Federal Judge now has four wins from six career starts. He won the first two starts of his career last year, then was fourth in the Woody Stephens (G1). After taking a break of more than a year, he returned in July and finished second in an optional-claiming allowance at Saratoga race then led at every call to win another optional claimer by five lengths.

Then came the Phoenix. With Flavien Prat in the irons, he again led at every call and won the six-furlong race by 5 1/2 lengths at odds of 1.74-1 over favored Nakatomi.

Federal Judge earned a 107 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 106 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort.

See the top speed figures of the year by age, sex and surface

Truly Quality tied with Federal Judge for the highest Brisnet of the week, also earning a 107 for his come-from-behind win in the Singspiel (G3).

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 JockeyBrisnetBeyer
Federal JudgePhoenix (G2), 6 furlongsFlaven Prat  107 106
Truly QualitySingspiel (G3), 1 3/8 miles (turf)Vincent Cheminaud  107   93
IdiomaticSpinster (G1), 1 1/8 milesFlorent Geroux  103 102
Gina RomanticaFirst Lady (G1), 1 mile (turf)Jose Ortiz  101 103
Carl SpacklerTurf Mile (G1), 1 mile (turf)Tyler Gaffalione  100 102
Citizen BullAmerican Pharoah (G1), 1 1/16 milesMartin Garcia  100   89
ZeitlosThoroughbred Club of America (G2), 6 furlongsJose Ortiz    99   95
One Magic PhillyChillingworth (G3), 6 1/2 furlongsAntonio Fresu    96   92
East AvenueBreeders' Futurity (G1), 1 1/16 milesTyler Gaffalione    95   95
Hang the MoonRodeo Drive (G2), 1 1/4 miles (turf)Kazushi Kimura    95   93
W W HotshotRiver Bear Handicap, 6 1/2 furlongsAlexander Bendezu    95   95
Ak Sar Ben DerbyHawthorne Derby, 1 1/8 miles (turf)Axel Concepcion    94   83
Chancer McPatrickChampagne (G1), 1 mileFlaven Prat    94   92
SenbeiBelmont Turf Sprint (G3), 6 furlongs (turf)Manuel Franco    94   98
Patches O'HoulihanNearctic (G2), 6 furlongs (turf)Sofia Vives    93 100

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