These were the fastest winners in the Breeders' Cup

You probably watched the race and heard the accolades and know that Flightline earned remarkable speed figures in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland.

But here are some facts from Equibase that you might not have known. Life Is Good, setting the pace until Flightline put him in his place, ran the fastest quarter mile (22.55 seconds) and the fastest half-mile (45.47) in a 10-furlong dirt race at Keeneland since 1991. He also had the fastest three-quarters mile, at 1:09.27.

Then along came Flightline, who ran the fastest mile (1:34.58) in a 10-furlong dirt race at Keeneland since 1991.

There have been 51 dirt races at 10 furlongs run at Keeneland since 1991, according to Equibase, but only three of them were stakes – the three Breeders' Cup Classics.

Another fact: Flightline’s win was Tapit’s first Breeders’ Cup Classic victory. But the win put Tapit in a tie at the top of the the list of sires in all Breeders’ Cup races, with seven since 1991.

Here are the top 15 Brisnet ratings for last week's graded-stakes winners, along with Beyer figures from Daily Racing Form and TimeformUS figures, where available. Also listed are figures for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner, Wonder Wheel, who did not make the top 15.