These runners had the highest weekend speed figures
The stakes on Friday's Black-Eyed Susan day at Pimlico got off to a fast start when Super Quick lived up to her name in winning the Grade 3 Allaire Dupont Distaff.
The Super Saver filly trained by Norm Casse led at every call to win the 1 1/8-mile race by 14 1/4 lengths in 1:47.78 with Florent Geroux aboard.
The stakes record for 1 1/8 miles is 1:47.64, set by Mylady Curlin in 2019. (The Dupont was contest at 1 1/16 miles between 2002 and 2013.) The track record of 1:47.20 was established by Private Terms in 1989.
Four-year-old Super Quick earned a 107 Beyer Speed Figure for her effort, the highest of the weekend, according to the Daily Racing Form leaderboard. She also earned a 106 Brisnet Speed Rating and a 123 TimeformUS Speed Figure.
Early Voting's Preakness win the next day earned a 105 Beyer and a 104 Brisnet, with his TimeformUS figure coming in at 128.
Interstatedaydream earned impressive Brisnet (102) and TimeformUS (115) figures for her Black-Eyed Susan (G2) win, but only a 91 Beyer.
Here are the horses with the weekend's top Beyer Speed Figures, with Brisnet and TimeformUS figures where available.
| Horse | Race, distance | Date | Jockey | Beyer | Brisnet | TimeformUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Quick | Allaire DuPont Distaff, 1 1/8 miles | May 20 | Florent Geroux | 107 | 106 | 123 |
| Early Voting | Preakness, 1 3/16 miles | May 21 | Jose Ortiz | 105 | 104 | 128 |
| Epicenter | Preakness (second) | May 21 | Joel Rosario | 102 | ||
| Mr Phil | Belmont allowance, 7f | May 22 | Kendrick Carmouche | 101 | 102 | |
| Set Piece | Dinner Party, 1 1/16 miles | May 21 | Florent Geroux | 101 | 96 | 126 |
| The Critical Way | Get Serious, 5f | May 22 | Angel Rodriguez | 101 | 96 | 123 |
| Three Two Zone | Belmont allowance, 6 1/2f | May 21 | Dylan Davis | 101 | ||
| Creative Minister | Preakness (third) | May 21 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 100 |