Speed figures: These are last week's fastest stakes winners
Touchuponastar earned the week's highest Brisnet Speed Rating, 107, and Beyer Speed Figure, 109, for his upset win Saturday in the Grade 2 New Orleans Classic at Fair Grounds.
With Timothy Thornton riding for trainer Jeff Delhomme, the 6-year-old gelding by Star Guitar led at every call to win by 2 1/2 lengths over Hall of Fame, with odds-on favorite Sierra Leone in third.
Touchuponastar has finished in the money in all of his 21 career graded stakes, mostly against Louisiana-bred company. This was his first graded-stakes wins.
Mercante also got a 107 Brisnet for his win in the Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) at Turfway Park. It was the first stakes start for the 5-year-old Gun Runner gelding trained by Brian Knippenberg, and he prevailed after a stretch duel to win by a length. He also received a 101 Beyer.
In the Kentucky Derby 2025 points preps, Final Gambit got a 101 Brisnet and 90 Beyer for his win in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway, and Tiztastic got a 100 Brisnet and 95 Beyer for his Louisiana Derby (G2) victory.
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 | Distance | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchuponastar | New Orleans Classic (G2) | 1 1/8 miles | 107 | 109 |
| Mercante | Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) | 1 1/8 miles (synthetic) | 107 | 101 |
| Atitlan | San Luis Rey (G3) | 1 1/2 miles (turf) | 105 | 97 |
| Final Gambit | Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) | 1 1/8 miles (synthetic) | 101 | 90 |
| Tiztastic | Louisiana Derby (G2) | 1 3/16 iles | 100 | 95 |
| Pay Billy | Private Terms | 1 1/16 miles | 97 | 83 |
| Kennebec | Cotton Fitzsimmons Handicap | 1 mile (turf) | 95 | |
| Red Route One | Essex Handicap (G3) | 1 1/8 miles | 95 | 98 |
| Way to Be Marie | Tom Benson Memorial | 1 1/16 miles (turf) | 94 | 86 |
| Benoit | Star Guitar | 1 1/16 miles | 93 | 90 |
| Redline | Phoenix Gold Cup | 6 furlongs | 93 | |
| Too Much Action | Spirit of Texas | 6 furlongs | 93 | 84 |
| Idratherbeblessed | Muniz Memorial Classic (G2) | 1 1/8 miles (turf) | 92 | 97 |
| Too Much Kiki | Yellow Rose | 6 furlongs | 92 | 80 |
| Geaux Sugar | Costa Rising | 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) | 91 | 90 |
| Victory for Vets | Star of Texas | 1 mile | 91 | 88 |
| Liberal Lady | Shantel Lanerie Memorial | 1 mile, 70 yards | 91 | 87 |
| Good Cheer | Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) | 1 1/16 miles | 90 | 91 |
| Jolly Samurai | Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby | 1 mile, 70 yards | 90 | 78 |