Top 10 daily HRN speed figures and fastest maidens
Gewurztraminer led Wednesday's performers with a 118 Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Horseshoe Indiana in the third race. The 4-year-old gelding by Collected captured a one-mile starter optional claimer on turf at 6-1 odds in dominant fashion, winning by 7 1/4 lengths. This marked his ninth career victory in his 25th start.
Shape Note earned a 108 HRN speed figure at Churchill Downs in a six-furlong dirt starter allowance. The 4-year-old gelding by Mendelssohn won at 3-1 odds by a nose to record his ninth career win from 20 starts.
Fine Vino completed the top three with a 107 HRN speed figure at Churchill Downs in a one-mile maiden claimer on dirt. The 3-year-old colt by Vino Rosso dominated at 7-2 odds in a commanding win by 8 1/2 lengths, securing his first career victory in his second start.
Wednesday's top 10 speed figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Gewurztraminer | Collected | 4G | IND 3 | 1 mile turf |
| 108 | Shape Note | Mendelssohn | 4G | CD 2 | 6f dirt |
| 107 | Fine Vino | Vino Rosso | 3C | CD 9 | 1 mile dirt |
| 105 | Slip Mahoney | Arrogate | 5G | CD 4 | 1 mile dirt |
| 103 | Outrageously | Practical Joke | 4F | CD 8 | 6 1/2f dirt |
| 103 | Curlin's Gesture | Curlin | 5G | CD 6 | 7f dirt |
| 102 | Mom's Palace | Palace Malice | 3F | IND 7 | 5f turf |
| 101 | Company You Keep | Audible | 4G | IND 4 | 1 3/16 dirt |
| 100 | Zach | Pass Rush | 4G | IND 5 | 1 1/16 turf |
| 99 | Brooklynn Drew | Army Mule | 4F | CD 1 | 6f dirt |
Fastest maiden winners
Fine Vino posted the day's highest maiden winner figure with a 107 HRN speed figure in his second start at Churchill Downs. Trained by Brad Cox, he is out of Fairy Star, a More Than Ready mare who earned $6,000, and his top sibling Aboukir Bay has earned $199,000.
Jr Jimmy impressed with a 91 HRN speed figure in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden claimer on dirt at Horseshoe Indiana in dominant fashion, winning by 6 1/2 lengths. The 2-year-old gelding by Jimmy Creed won at 6-5 odds in his sixth career start. His dam A. P. Double Cat by A.P. Indy earned $1,000, and his top sibling Runningforhome has earned $202,000.
Scot's Law earned a 90 HRN speed figure at Churchill Downs in her debut. The 2-year-old filly by Tiz the Law won a six-furlong dirt maiden special weight at 15-1 odds, capturing her first career victory. She is out of Bodebabe by Bodemeister, who earned $32,000, and her top sibling is Grade 1 winner Scottish Lassie, who has earned $678,000.
Wednesday's top maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Fine Vino | Vino Rosso | 3C | CD 9 | 1 mile dirt |
| 91 | Jr Jimmy | Jimmy Creed | 2G | IND 2 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 90 | Scot's Law | Tiz the Law | 2F | CD 5 | 6f dirt |
| 89 | Eltinge | Unbridled Express | 2F | IND 6 | 5 1/2f dirt |
| 89 | Signatory Man | Ten Sovereigns | 2C | IND 8 | 1 mile turf |
| 83 | Grand Luxx | Instagrand | 2F | CD 7 | 6f dirt |
| 77 | Court of Appeal | Constitution | 2C | CD 3 | 1 1/16 dirt |
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 continuously 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.