These are the weekend's fastest graded-stakes winners
Life Is Good's win in the Whitney (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday earned him the top Brisnet Speed Rating of the week's graded stakes runners.
Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., he covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.97, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his fourth Whitney win and clinching a berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland in November.
Life is Good's performance brought a 113 Brisnet rating, along with a 107 Beyer Speed Figure, as provided by Daily Racing Form, and a 136 TimeformUS Speed Figure.
Blue Stripe's win in the Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar brought the second-highest Brisnet rating, 102. With Hector Berrios aboard, she went the 1 1/16-mile distance in 1:42.97.
Stepping back from the classics, Skippylongstocking got a 101 Brisnet rating and a 102 Beyer in winning the West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer. We the People earned a 100 Brisnet and a 102 Beyer in his second-place effort.
Art Collector also got a 101 Brisnet rating for his win in the listed Alydar Stakes at Saratoga.
Here are the 10 top Brisnet Speed Ratings for last weekend's graded-stakes winners, with Beyer and TimeformUS figures where available.
| Horse | Race, distance | Jockey | Brisnet | Beyer | TimeformUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Is Good | Whitney, 1 1/8 miles | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 113 | 107 | 136 |
| Blue Stripe | Clement L. Hirsch, 1 1/16 miles | Hector Berrios | 102 | ||
| Skippylongstocking | West Virginia Derby, 1 1/8 miles | Edwin Gonzalez | 101 | 102 | |
| Golden Pal | Troy, 5 1/2f (turf) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 99 | ||
| Nations Pride (IRE) | Saratoga Derby Invitational, 1 3/16 miles (turf) | William Buick | 98 | 120 | |
| Chi Town Lady | Test, 7f | Joel Rosario | 96 | 90 | 106 |
| Fulsome | West Virginia Governor's, 1 1/16 miles | Paco Lopez | 95 | ||
| War Like Goddess | Glens Falls, 1 1/2 miles (turf) | Joel Rosario | 94 | 95 | 121 |
| Ready to Purrform | National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, 1 mile (turf) | Joel Rosario | 93 | ||
| Cabo Spirit | La Jolla, 1 1/16 miles (turf) | Joe Bravo | 92 |