Speed figures: These are last week's fastest stakes winners
Closethegame Sugar earned the highest Brisnet Speed Rating among last weekend's stakes winners for his upset victory in the Aristides at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
The 4-year-old Girvin colt, who is trained and co-owned by Adam Rice, went off at 18-1 and caught odds-on favorite Skelly late to win by a length. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., he covered the six furlongs in 1:08.39. He also got a 99 Beyer Speed Figure.
It was only the second dirt start for Closethegame Sugar, who was second on the Churchill dirt in a May 2 optional-claiming allowance after a 7 1/2-month layoff.
The highest Beyer of the weekend went to Happy Jack, who earned a 105 for his win in the Triple Bend (G2) at Santa Anita. The 5-year-old son of Oxbow trained by Doug O'Neill led the four-horse field gate to wire and won by 4 1/2 lengths under jockey Edwin Maldonado.
It was the first stakes win for Happy Jack, who returned from a 10-month layoff to finish second in the Kona Gold on April 27.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closethegame Sugar | Aristides, 6 furlongs | Irad Ortiz | 104 | 99 |
| Happy Jack | Triple Bend (G2), 7 furlongs | Edwin Maldonado | 102 | 105 |
| Ottoman Fleet | Arlington (G3), 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Flavien Prat | 102 | 99 |
| Dust Em | Wayne Hanks Memorial, 6 1/2 furlongs | David Cabrera | 101 | 88 |
| Highland Falls | Blame (G3), 1 1/8 miles | Florent Geroux | 101 | 98 |
| Mr Fisk | Hollywood Gold Cup (G2), 1 1/8 miles | Kazushi Kimura | 100 | 101 |
| Dean Delivers | Mr. Prospector, 6 furlongs | Miguel Vasquez | 99 | 97 |
| Minnesota Ready | Speightstown Sprint, 6 furlongs | Cristian Torres | 99 | 100 |
| Scylla | Shawnee (G3), 1 1/16 miles | Javier Castellano | 99 | 93 |
| Spirit Wind | Memorial Day Sprint, 6 furlongs | Mike Smith | 99 | 99 |
| Johannes | Shoemaker Mile (G1), 1 mile (turf) | Umberto Rispoli | 97 | 101 |
| Miuccia | Game Face, 6 furlongs | Miguel Vasquez | 96 | 90 |
| Anisette | Gamely (G1), 1 1/8 miles (turf) | Umberto Rispoli | 95 | 91 |
| E J Won the Cup | Texas Derby, 1 1/16 miles | Mike Smith | 95 | 93 |
| Chismosa | Desert Stormer, 6 furlongs | Tiago Pereira | 94 | 92 |
| Delahaye | Mint Julep (G3), 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Tyler Gaffalione | 94 | 92 |
| Fashionably Fab | Belle Mahone (G3), 1 1/16 (synthetic) | Pietro Moran | 94 | 92 |
| Get Set | Fabulous Strike, 6 furlongs | Jaime Rodriguez | 94 | 88 |
| Heroic Move | Steve Sexton Mile (G3), 1 mile | Harry Hernandez | 94 | 93 |
| Jak N Burny | George W. Barker, 6 furlongs | Joel Cruz | 94 | 87 |