These are the weekend's 20 fastest stakes winners
Law Professor’s win in the Queen’s County, a listed stakes at Aqueduct, earned him the highest Brisnet and Beyer speed figures among weekend stakes winners.
The 5-year-old gelding by Constitution, trained by Rob Atras, covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.00 to win by 7 1/2 lengths with Manuel Franco riding. He received a 102 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 98 Beyer Speed Figure, according to Daily Racing Form.
Among Kentucky Derby 2023 hopefuls, Lugan Knight received a 94 Brisnet and 85 Beyer for his win in the Jerome. Reincarnate, the upset winner of the Sham (G3), got a 98 Brisnet and a 95 Beyer. And Cyclone Mischief, winner of an optional-claiming allowance that was a prep for the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull, earned a 99 Brisnet and a 90 Beyer.
The top Beyers of the weekend went to Keystone Field and Edge to Edge, winners of weekend optional-claiming allowance races at Oaklawn. Both earned 102 Beyers.
Here are the figures for last week’s stakes winners, ranked by Brisnet Speed Ratings, with Beyer Speed Figures where available.
| Horse | Race, distance | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Professor | Queens County, 1 1/8 miles | Manuel Franco | 102 | 98 |
| The Chosen Vron | Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint, 6f | Hector Berrios | 99 | 95 |
| Recruiter | Parx Juvenile, 7f | Mychel Sanchez | 98 | 86 |
| Repo Rocks | Blitzen, 6f | Andrew Wolfsont | 98 | 97 |
| Wudda U Think Now | Say Florida Sandy, 7f | Dylan Davis | 98 | 87 |
| Empire of Gold | Sam's Town, 5f | Lane Luzzi | 95 | 95 |
| Lovely Ride | Pippin, 1 1/16 miles | Cristian Torres | 95 | 91 |
| Coalinga Road | Unusual Heat Turf Classic, 1 1/8 miles (turf) | John Velazquez | 94 | 86 |
| Lugan Knight | Jerome, 1 mile | Dylan Davis | 94 | 85 |
| Empire House | Mrs. Claus, 7f | Ruben Silvera | 93 | 82 |
| Bron and Brow | Gary P. Palmisano Memorial, 6f | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 92 | 91 |
| Who Took the Money | Louisiana Champions Day Turf, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Deshawn Parker | 92 | 90 |
| Candidate | Dania Beach, 1 mile (turf) | Tyler Gaffalione | 91 | 86 |
| Ice Dancing | Santa Ynez (G3), 7f | Flavien Prat | 91 | 74 |
| Amy C | Las Cienegas (G3), 6 1/2f (turf) | Umberto Rispoli | 90 | 88 |
| Girl Trouble | Parx Futurity, 7f | Paco Lopez | 90 | 75 |
| Ari Oakley | Bold Ego Handicap, 5 1/2f | Alfredo Juarez Jr. | 89 | |
| Big Summer | Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint, 6 1/2f (turf) | Joe Bravo | 89 | 87 |
| My Destiny | Orleans, 5f | Edwin Gonzalez | 89 | 90 |
| Ridin With Biden | Kris Kringle, 1 mile, 70 yards | Paco Lopez | 88 | 95 |