Top 10 daily HRN speed figures and fastest maidens
R Disaster led Wednesday's performers with a 132 Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Saratoga in the second race. The 4-year-old filly by Awesome Slew captured a six-furlong, optional-claiming allowance race on a sloppy track at 2-5 odds. This marked her sixth career victory in her 11th career start.
Barksdale earned a 128 HRN speed figure at Saratoga in a six-furlong, optional-claiming starter race. The 4-year-old gelding by Street Sense dominated by 3 3/4 lengths at 6-5 odds for his fourth career win from 14 starts.
Bouncer completed the top three with a 126 HRN speed figure at Delaware Park in a six-furlong, optional-claiming allowance race. The 5-year-old gelding by Adios Charlie won at 3-5 odds, recording his eighth career victory from 24 starts.
Tuesday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | R Disaster | Awesome Slew | 4F | SAR 2 | 6f dirt |
| 128 | Barksdale | Street Sense | 4G | SAR 4 | 6f dirt |
| 126 | Bouncer | Adios Charlie | 5G | DEL 6 | 6f dirt |
| 124 | Eastbostonbenny | Bucchero | 4G | CNL 2 | 6f dirt |
| 119 | Passing Game | Medaglia d'Oro | 4G | SAR 7 | 1 mile dirt |
| 118 | Devil Pays in Gold | Uncle Lino | 5M | DEL 8 | 6f dirt |
| 117 | Dripping Gold | Lemon Drop Kid | 6G | CNL 7 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 117 | Run Away Rojo | Run Away and Hide | 5G | IND 8 | 1 1/16 dirt |
| 116 | Scottish Storm | Mitole | 4G | DEL 4 | 1 mile dirt |
| 113 | Loco Abarrio | Valiant Minister | 5G | SAR 8 | 1 mile dirt |
Fastest maiden winners
Scottish Storm posted the day's highest maiden winner figure with a 116 HRN speed figure at Delaware Park. The 4-year-old gelding by Mitole won a one-mile maiden special weight at 2-1 odds in his eighth career start. He is out of Warm Breeze, a Grade 3-placed Street Sense mare who earned $125,000.
Gratefully impressed with a 108 HRN speed figure at Saratoga in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden claimer. The 3-year-old filly by Laoban dominated by six lengths at 6-1 odds in her debut. She is out of Selflessly, a Grade 2 winner by More Than Ready who earned $227,000.
Spirit of the Law earned a 103 HRN speed figure at Saratoga in his ninth career start. The 3-year-old gelding by Tiz the Law won a one-mile maiden special weight at 4-5 odds. His dam Bourbon Endowment by Sky Mesa earned $29,000, and top sibling Dusk by Bolt d'Oro has earned $72,000.
Tuesday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Scottish Storm | Mitole | 4G | DEL 4 | 1 mile dirt |
| 108 | Gratefully | Laoban | 3F | SAR 9 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 103 | Spirit of the Law | Tiz the Law | 3G | SAR 5 | 1 mile dirt |
| 101 | Stylish Lady | Violence | 3F | IND 3 | 1 1/16 dirt |
| 99 | Chalky White | Practical Joke | 2C | SAR 3 | 7f dirt |
| 98 | Terrie T | Tapiture | 4F | CNL 8 | 1 mile turf |
| 98 | Celtic Dawn | Honest Mischief | 2F | SAR 6 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 97 | Arise My Love | Bourbon Courage | 3F | CNL 3 | 1 mile turf |
| 95 | Cow Creek Kid | Bucchero | 3G | IND 5 | 1 3/16 dirt |
| 82 | Proton | Astern | 2G | CNL 1 | 5 1/2f turf |
About HRN speed figures
HRN speed figures are AI-generated using HRN's proprietary machine-learning algorithms. Although they involve less human input than other speed figures, we see that as a plus as human adjustments often knock down surprisingly good performances to match expectations. HRN speed figures were launched in December 2024, and our expectation is also that the AI-generated speed figures will continously get better over time.
The HRN speed figure scale goes from 1 to 160. Part of the reason for this higher scale is this helps us avoid assigning a speed figure of zero. For some products, in weaker races, half the field or more may get a speed figure of zero, which leads to inaccuracy and defeats the purpose of speed figures.
Because the HRN speed figures are based on machine learning, as we improve our models we can compute the numbers historically.
Using the top last-race speed figure as a benchmark, here are stats from 2021 to 2024 for HRN and other speed-figure providers:
Top HRN figure 26.2% winners
Top Beyer figure 28.1% winners
Top TimeformUS figure 28.4% winners
Although all HRN speed figures are published on individual horse profile pages on a weekly basis, the daily reports are focused on the top and medium-tier tracks, which represent the majority of top speed figures.