Top speed figures of 2023: Older males in dirt and turf routes

Top speed figures of 2023 from Horse Racing Nation

2YO colts (12/18)

2YO fillies (12/19)

Let's take a look at the top speed figures in routes for older males on dirt and turf. In each group we'll look at the top 100 Horse Racing Nation speed figures of the year and the trainers and sires represented the most on each list.

Looking at the top speed figures of the year, Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio is at the top as we might expect, but it is for his Whitney Stakes win in August where he received a 116 HRN speed figure. He earned only a 107 for his win in the Classic.

In terms of trainers who are most represented on this list, they are led by Brad Cox, Mike Maker, Todd Pletcher, Jamie Ness and Norman Cash, all with three individual horses.

As for sires, the stallions most represented on this list are Curlin with four horses and Munnings with three.

Top 100 speed figures of 2023, older dirt routes

HRN	Horse	Trk	Date	Sire	Trainer	Race
116	Nimitz Class	LRL	3/18	Munnings	Bruce Kravets	Harrison E. Johnson Memorial S.
116	White Abarrio	SAR	8/5	Race Day	Richard Dutrow, Jr.	Whitney S.
115	Malibu Star	PRX	2/1	Giant's Causeway	Ernesto Padilla-Preciado	STR
114	Majority Partner	AQU	4/14	Unified	Linda Rice	ALW
114	Seize the Night	ELP	6/11	Carpe Diem	D. Wayne Lukas	AOC
114	West Will Power	FG	3/25	Bernardini	Brad Cox	New Orleans Classic S.
113	Promise Keeper	ELP	6/11	Constitution	Dallas Stewart	AOC
113	Zabracadabra	LRL	1/15	Harbor the Gold	Gary Capuano	ALW
113	Nimitz Class	LRL	2/18	Munnings	Bruce Kravets	John B. Campbell S.
113	Cody's Wish	SA	11/4	Curlin	Bill Mott	Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
112	Repo Rocks	BEL	5/5	Tapiture	Jamie Ness	Westchester S.
112	Cody's Wish	BEL	6/10	Curlin	Bill Mott	Metropolitan H.
112	Touchuponastar	FG	3/26	Star Guitar	Jeff Delhomme	Star Guitar S.
112	Malibu Star	PRX	3/7	Giant's Causeway	Ernesto Padilla-Preciado	STR
111	Ouster	AQU	4/14	Outwork	Mark Hennig	ALW
111	Endorsed	GP	1/28	Medaglia d'Oro	Mike Maker	Fred W. Hooper S.
111	Art Collector	GP	1/28	Bernardini	Bill Mott	Pegasus World Cup
111	Octane	GP	10/21	Brethren	Juan Alvarado	Gil Campbell Memorial H.
111	Zabracadabra	LRL	6/9	Harbor the Gold	Gary Capuano	ALW
110	Good Skate	AQU	2/26	American Freedom	Mike Maker	ALW
110	Hoist the Gold	AQU	12/2	Mineshaft	Dallas Stewart	Cigar Mile H.
110	Zandon	BAQ	10/1	Upstart	Chad Brown	Woodward S.
110	Thealligatorhunter	CBY	8/12	Overanalyze	Tim P. Padilla	Wally's Choice S.
110	Doppelganger	LRL	1/27	Into Mischief	Brittany Russell	ALW
110	Nimitz Class	PRX	5/22	Munnings	Bruce Kravets	ALW
109	Bourbon Calling	AQU	3/19	Dialed In	Antonio Arriaga	AOC
109	Xavey Dave	CBY	8/12	Temple City	Mac Robertson	Wally's Choice S.
109	Skippylongstocking	CT	8/25	Exaggerator	Saffie Joseph, Jr.	Charles Town Classic S.
109	Touchuponastar	EVD	5/6	Star Guitar	Jeff Delhomme	EVD Classic S.
109	Touchuponastar	FG	12/9	Star Guitar	Jeff Delhomme	LA Champions Day Classic S.
109	Bright Future	SAR	7/21	Curlin	Todd Pletcher	AOC
108	Law Professor	AQU	1/7	Constitution	Rob Atras	Queens County S.
108	Unbridled Bomber	AQU	4/16	Upstart	James Ryerson	AOC
108	Smile Happy	CD	5/5	Runhappy	Kenny McPeek	Alysheba S.
108	Strong Quality	CD	11/18	Quality Road	Mark Casse	AOC
108	Five Star General	EMD	8/13	Distorted Humor	Grant T. Forster	Longacres Mile S.
108	Zozos	FG	3/2	Munnings	Brad Cox	AOC
108	Endorsed	GP	3/4	Medaglia d'Oro	Mike Maker	Gulfstream Park Mile S.
108	Big and Classy	GP	10/21	The Big Beast	Bobby S. Dibona	Gil Campbell Memorial H.
108	Bob Marco	LRL	12/16	Arrogate	Kieron Magee	SOC
108	War Campaign	OP	12/16	Declaration of War	Philip A. Sims	Tinsel S.
108	Zandon	SAR	8/5	Upstart	Chad Brown	Whitney S.
108	Film Star	SAR	9/3	Flatter	Linda Rice	ALW
107	Ouster	AQU	3/18	Outwork	Mark Hennig	AOC
107	Charge It	BEL	7/8	Tapit	Todd Pletcher	Suburban S.
107	Art Collector	CD	5/5	Bernardini	Bill Mott	Alysheba S.
107	Clapton	CD	9/30	Brethren	Chad Summers	Lukas Classic S.
107	Touchuponastar	DED	2/4	Star Guitar	Jeff Delhomme	LA Premier Championship S.
107	Touchuponastar	DED	11/3	Star Guitar	Jeff Delhomme	Delta Mile S.
107	Mailman Money	FG	3/24	Goldencents	Bret Calhoun	AOC
107	Art Collector	FG	3/25	Bernardini	Bill Mott	New Orleans Classic S.
107	Octane	GP	1/28	Brethren	Carlos David	Fred W. Hooper S.
107	Octane	GP	4/30	Brethren	Carlos David	AOC
107	Black Belt	GP	9/24	Not This Time	Peter R. Walder	AOC
107	Plot the Dots	LRL	1/21	Uncle Mo	Norman L. Cash	Jennings S.
107	Ournationonparade	LRL	2/18	Cal Nation	Jamie Ness	John B. Campbell S.
107	Ournationonparade	LRL	3/18	Cal Nation	Jamie Ness	Johnson Memorial S.
107	Last Samurai	OP	2/18	Malibu Moon	D. Wayne Lukas	Razorback H.
107	Next	PRX	9/23	Not This Time	William Cowans	Greenwood Cup S.
107	Skippylongstocking	SA	11/4	Exaggerator	Saffie Joseph, Jr.	Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
107	White Abarrio	SA	11/4	Race Day	Richard Dutrow, Jr.	Breeders' Cup Classic
107	Next	SAR	7/27	Not This Time	William Cowans	Birdstone S.
106	Treasure Trove	AQU	2/2	Tapizar	Norman L. Cash	AOC
106	Repo Rocks	AQU	2/25	Tapiture	Jamie Ness	Stymie S.
106	Straight Arrow	BAQ	10/15	Arrogate	Mike Dini	AOC
106	Mistical Curlin	BEL	5/20	Curlin	Gustavo Rodriguez	MSW
106	Zandon	BEL	6/10	Upstart	Chad Brown	Metropolitan H.
106	Dash Attack	CD	9/28	Munnings	Kenny McPeek	AOC
106	Gasoline	CD	11/4	Curlin	Todd Pletcher	AOC
106	Coastal Mission	CT	10/14	Great Notion	Jeff C. Runco	WV Breeders' Classic S.
106	Eleven Central	ELP	6/11	Into Mischief	Paulo Lobo	AOC
106	Minnesota Ready	ELP	6/22	More Than Ready	Neil Pessin	AOC
106	Bartulia	FG	1/29	Creative Cause	Brad Cox	ALW
106	Behemah Star	FG	3/26	Star Guitar	Jose Camejo	Star Guitar S.
106	Buck Moon	FON	4/29	Malibu Moon	Larry Rivelli	Gus Fonner S.
106	Picking Up Pennies	GP	1/7	First Dude	Saffie Joseph, Jr.	AOC
106	Dean Delivers	GP	1/28	Cajun Breeze	Michael Yates	Fred W. Hooper S.
106	American Prince	GP	2/25	Liam's Map	Mike Maker	AOC
106	Bright Future	GP	4/1	Curlin	Todd Pletcher	AOC
106	Double Crown	LRL	3/18	Bourbon Courage	Norman L. Cash	Johnson Memorial S.
106	Magic Michael	LRL	11/12	Dramedy	Jamie Ness	AOC
106	West Will Power	OP	2/18	Bernardini	Brad Cox	Razorback H.
106	Don't Forget	OP	3/3	Alternation	Aaron Shorter	ALW
106	Last Samurai	OP	4/22	Malibu Moon	D. Wayne Lukas	Oaklawn H.
106	Proxy	OP	4/22	Tapit	Michael Stidham	Oaklawn H.
106	Stilleto Boy	OP	4/22	Shackleford	Ed Moger, Jr.	Oaklawn H.
106	Speed Bias	OP	12/16	Uncle Mo	Ron Moquett	Tinsel S.
106	Dr. Steve	PEN	6/1	Jump Start	Todd Beattie	AOC
106	Moon Dog	PRX	1/9	California Chrome	Ernesto Padilla-Preciado	SOC
106	Market Maven	PRX	1/17	Super Ninety Nine	Jacinto Solis	AOC
106	Forewarned	PRX	3/7	Flat Out	Uriah St. Lewis	Washington Crossing S.
106	Malibu Star	PRX	5/24	Giant's Causeway	Ernesto Padilla-Preciado	STR
106	Nimitz Class	PRX	9/23	Munnings	Bruce Kravets	Parx Dirt Mile S.
106	Slow Down Andy	SA	9/30	Nyquist	Doug O'Neill	Awesome Again S.
106	Salesman (IRE)	SA	11/4	Dubawi (IRE)	Richard Mandella	Thor. Aftercare Alliance S.
106	Ouster	SAR	7/16	Outwork	Mark Hennig	ALW
106	Wicked Warrior	TDN	8/30	Wicked Strong	Benny R. Feliciano	ALW
106	Mine That Star	ZIA	11/28	Pioneerof the Nile	Nancy Summers	Zia Park Champ S.
105	No Burn	AQU	1/20	Declaration of War	Oscar S. Barrera, III	AOC
105	Curbstone	AQU	2/26	Street Sense	Thomas Morley	ALW

Let's take a look at the top speed figures for older males in turf routes. The trainers with the most individual horses on the list are Graham Motion and Mark Casse each with five, followed by Mike Maker with four and Todd Pletcher and Phil D'Amato with three.

Surprisingly, only one sire has more than two individual runners on the list. That is Summer Front, who sired seven runners in the top 100.

Top 100 speed figures of 2023, older turf routes

HRN	Horse	Trk	Date	Sire	Trainer	Race
119	Set Piece (GB)	CNL	8/12	Dansili (GB)	Brad Cox	Arlington Million S.
118	Dominican Pioneer	KD	9/13	Pioneerof the Nile	Wesley Ward	AOC
117	Master of The Seas (IRE)	SA	11/4	Dubawi (IRE)	Charles Appleby	Breeders' Cup Mile
116	Up to the Mark	BEL	6/10	Not This Time	Todd Pletcher	Manhattan S.
116	Santin	CNL	8/12	Distorted Humor	Brendan Walsh	Arlington Million S.
116	Big Blue Line	KD	9/13	Atreides	Paul McGee	AOC
116	He'spuregold	MTH	7/9	Vancouver (AUS)	Kelly Breen	Irish War Cry H.
116	Casa Creed	SA	11/4	Jimmy Creed	Bill Mott	Breeders' Cup Mile
115	Never Explain	CNL	8/12	Street Sense	Shug McGaughey	Arlington Million S.
115	Adhamo (IRE)	CNL	8/12	Intello (GER)	Chad Brown	Arlington Million S.
115	Hong Kong Harry (IRE)	DMR	11/25	Es Que Love (IRE)	Philip D'Amato	Seabiscuit H.
115	Buy Land and See	PEN	6/2	Cairo Prince	Guadalupe Preciado	With Anticipation S.
114	Ocean Atlantique	CD	11/5	American Pharoah	Mike Maker	AOC
114	Balnikhov (IRE)	DMR	11/25	Adaay (IRE)	Philip D'Amato	Seabiscuit H.
114	Easter (FR)	DMR	11/25	Exosphere (AUS)	Philip D'Amato	Seabiscuit H.
114	Saratoga Flash	KD	9/3	Laoban	Saffie Joseph, Jr.	HCP
114	Hurricane Dream (FR)	KEE	4/7	Hurricane Cat	Graham Motion	ALW
114	There Are No Words	MTH	7/9	California Chrome	Chuck Spina	Irish War Cry H.
114	Lucky Score	SA	11/4	Lookin At Lucky	Mark Casse	Breeders' Cup Mile
114	Casa Creed	SAR	8/12	Jimmy Creed	Bill Mott	Fourstardave H.
113	Ottoman Fleet (GB)	BEL	6/10	Sea The Stars (IRE)	Charles Appleby	Manhattan S.
113	Churchtown	CD	11/5	Air Force Blue	Roger Attfield	AOC
113	King Vega (GB)	CNL	8/3	Lope de Vega (IRE)	Graham Motion	AOC
113	Commandeer	CNL	8/3	Street Boss	James Toner	AOC
113	Wolfie's Dynaghost	KD	8/31	Ghostzapper	Jonathan Thomas	ALW
113	Ocean Atlantique	KD	8/31	American Pharoah	Mike Maker	ALW
113	Commandeer	KEE	4/20	Street Boss	James Toner	ALW
113	Royal Patronage (FR)	KEE	4/20	Wootton Bassett (GB)	Graham Motion	ALW
113	Master of The Seas (IRE)	KEE	10/7	Dubawi (IRE)	Charles Appleby	Turf Mile S.
113	Up to the Mark	KEE	10/7	Not This Time	Todd Pletcher	Turf Mile S.
113	Highestdistinction	PIM	9/16	Point of Entry	Lindsay Schultz	International Turf Cup S.
113	Shirl's Speight	SA	11/4	Speightstown	Roger Attfield	Breeders' Cup Mile
113	Annapolis	SAR	8/12	War Front	Todd Pletcher	Fourstardave H.
112	Soldier Rising (GB)	BEL	6/10	Frankel (GB)	Christophe Clement	Manhattan S.
112	Red Knight	BEL	6/10	Pure Prize	Mike Maker	Manhattan S.
112	Dakota Gold	BEL	7/3	Freud	Danny Gargan	Hudson Valley S.
112	Smokin' T	CD	11/11	War Front	Shug McGaughey	River City S.
112	Win for the Money	CNL	8/12	Mohaymen	Mark Casse	Arlington Million S.
112	Strong Quality	CNL	8/12	Quality Road	Mark Casse	Arlington Million S.
112	Rockemperor (IRE)	CNL	8/12	Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	Chad Brown	Arlington Million S.
112	Du Jour	DMR	9/2	Temple City	Bob Baffert	Del Mar Mile S.
112	Don'task Don'ttell	RP	8/31	To Honor and Serve	Steve Asmussen	CLM
112	Casa Creed	SAR	7/15	Jimmy Creed	Bill Mott	Kelso S.
112	Treason	WO	8/19	Constitution	Josie Carroll	King Edward S.
112	War Bomber (IRE)	WO	8/19	War Front	Norman McKnight	King Edward S.
111	Ottoman Fleet (GB)	BEL	5/6	Sea The Stars (IRE)	Charles Appleby	Fort Marcy S.
111	Seize the Night	CD	11/5	Carpe Diem	S. Jade Cunningham	AOC
111	Winfromwithin	CD	11/5	Into Mischief	Jorge Delgado	AOC
111	Sy Dog	CNL	8/3	Slumber (GB)	Graham Motion	AOC
111	Du Jour	DMR	7/23	Temple City	Bob Baffert	Wickerr S.
111	Spooky Channel	FG	3/25	English Channel	Jason Barkley	Muniz Memorial Classic S.
111	Sunlit Song	HOU	1/22	My Golden Song	Mindy J. Willis	AOC
111	Smokin' T	KD	9/2	War Front	Shug McGaughey	Mint Millions S.
111	Ancient Rome	KD	9/2	War Front	Charlie Hills	Mint Millions S.
111	Stitched	KD	9/2	Mizzen Mast	Gregory Foley	Mint Millions S.
111	Kentucky Ghost	KD	9/13	Ghostzapper	Brad Cox	AOC
111	Chez Pierre (FR)	KEE	4/14	Mehmas (IRE)	Arnaud Delacour	Maker's Mark Mile S.
111	Highestdistinction	KEE	10/13	Point of Entry	Lindsay Schultz	ALW
111	Emmanuel	PIM	5/20	More Than Ready	Todd Pletcher	Dinner Party S.
111	Never Explain	PIM	5/20	Street Sense	Shug McGaughey	Dinner Party S.
111	Atone	PIM	5/20	Into Mischief	Mike Maker	Dinner Party S.
111	Exaulted	SA	2/5	Twirling Candy	Peter Eurton	AOC
111	Time to Party	SA	4/8	Kantharos	George Papaprodromou	AOC
111	Irideo (ARG)	SA	5/29	Easing Along	Marcelo Polanco	Shoemaker Mile S.
111	Exaulted	SA	5/29	Twirling Candy	Peter Eurton	Shoemaker Mile S.
111	Hong Kong Harry (IRE)	SA	9/30	Es Que Love (IRE)	Philip D'Amato	City of Hope Mile S.
111	Du Jour	SA	11/4	Temple City	Bob Baffert	Breeders' Cup Mile
111	Ice Chocolat (BRZ)	SAR	8/12	Goldikovic (IRE)	Mark Casse	Fourstardave H.
111	Emmanuel	TAM	2/4	More Than Ready	Todd Pletcher	Tampa Bay S.
111	Tapsasional	WO	9/10	Tapiture	Kevin Attard	AOC
111	Master of The Seas (IRE)	WO	9/16	Dubawi (IRE)	Charles Appleby	Woodbine Mile S.
110	Emmanuel	BEL	6/10	More Than Ready	Todd Pletcher	Poker S.
110	Accredit	CD	9/23	Flatter	Pavel Matejka	AOC
110	Whisper Not (GB)	CD	11/2	Poet's Voice (GB)	Mike Maker	AOC
110	Siege of Boston	CD	11/11	War Front	James Toner	River City S.
110	Harlan Estate	CD	11/11	Kantharos	D. Beckman	River City S.
110	Henley's Joy	CNL	8/3	Kitten's Joy	Mark Casse	AOC
110	Twist (FR)	DMR	7/21	Pivotal (GB)	John Sadler	AOC
110	Flavius	DMR	7/23	War Front	George Papaprodromou	Wickerr S.
110	Sumter	DMR	11/25	War Front	Richard Mandella	Seabiscuit H.
110	Astronomer	DMR	11/25	Air Force Blue	Simon Callaghan	Seabiscuit H.
110	Rising Empire	FG	3/25	Empire Maker	Brendan Walsh	Muniz Memorial Classic S.
110	Injunction	KD	8/31	Skipshot	Carlo Vaccarezza	ALW
110	Big Dreaming	KD	8/31	Declaration of War	Wayne Catalano	ALW
110	Altazor (ARG)	KD	8/31	Mastercraftsman (IRE)	Ignacio Correas, IV	ALW
110	Atone	KD	9/2	Into Mischief	Mike Maker	Mint Millions S.
110	Siege of Boston	KD	9/3	War Front	James Toner	HCP
110	Strong Quality	KEE	4/13	Quality Road	Mark Casse	ALW
110	Injunction	KEE	10/13	Skipshot	Carlo Vaccarezza	ALW
110	Accredit	KEE	10/13	Flatter	Pavel Matejka	ALW
110	Sky's Not Falling	LRL	5/6	Seville (GER)	Michael Trombetta	AOC
110	Highestdistinction	MTH	8/13	Point of Entry	Lindsay Schultz	Oceanport S.
110	Hurricane Dream (FR)	PIM	5/20	Hurricane Cat	Graham Motion	Dinner Party S.
110	Speaking Scout	PIM	5/20	Mr Speaker	Graham Motion	Dinner Party S.
110	Tough Tickets	PRX	6/20	Nyquist	Harold Wyner	SOC
110	Carmelita's Man	SA	2/5	Mucho Macho Man	Dean Pederson	AOC
110	Exaulted	SA	4/2	Twirling Candy	Peter Eurton	American S.
110	Yes This Time	SA	4/8	Not This Time	Mark Glatt	AOC
110	Astronomer	SA	9/30	Air Force Blue	Simon Callaghan	City of Hope Mile S.
110	Win Carnelian (JPN)	SA	11/4	Screen Hero (JPN)	Yuichi Shikato	Breeders' Cup Mile

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