Speed figures: These are last week's fastest stakes winners
Rocket Can, winless in his last five starts, broke the string Saturday with a victory in the Grade 3 Harlan's Holiday at Gulfstream and earned the highest Brisnet Speed Rating among last week's stakes winners.
Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, the 4-year-old Into Mischief colt covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.01 to win by 1 1/4 lengths at odds of 10-1.
He earned a 101 Brisnet rating and a 99 Beyer Speed Figure.
Saudi Crown got a 103 Beyer for his win in the Tenacious at Fair Grounds on Saturday, the highest Beyer of the week among stakes winners. He also earned a 100 Brisnet rating.
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 | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Can | Harlan's Holiday (G3), 1 1/16 miles | 101 | 99 |
| Saudi Crown | Tenacious, 1 1/16 miles | 100 | 103 |
| Film Star | Robert T. Manfuso, 1 1/16 miles | 98 | 96 |
| Bear River | Richard R. Scherer Memorial, 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) | 96 | 94 |
| Coppola | Janus, 5 furlongs (turf) | 96 | 96 |
| Celtic Contender | Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial, 7 furlongs | 95 | 88 |
| Mystic Lake | Sugar Swirl, 6 furlongs | 95 | 96 |
| Sea Dancer | Carousel, 1 1/8 miles | 95 | 85 |
| Built | Gun Runner, 1 1/16 miles | 94 | 92 |
| Major Dude | Ft. Lauderdale (G2), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | 94 | 97 |
| Be Your Best | Suwannee River (G3), 1 mile (turf) | 91 | 92 |
| Simply Joking | Letellier Memorial, 6 furlongs | 91 | 79 |
| Stir Crazy | Blushing K. D., 1 1/16 miles (turf) | 90 | 84 |
| Tough Catch | Sugar Bowl, 6 furlongs | 90 | 82 |
| Gigante | Buddy Diliberto Memorial, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | 89 | 95 |