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Speed figures: These are last week’s fastest stakes winners

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Speed figures: These are last week’s fastest stakes winners




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Vahva picked up another graded-stakes win on Saturday and earned last week’s highest speed figures in the process.

The latest win for the 4-year-old Gun Runner filly came in the Grade 3 Chicago Stakes at Churchill Downs. With Irad Ortiz Jr. riding for trainer Cherie DeVaux, Vahva covered the seven furlongs in 1:21.02 to win by 1 1/4 lengths. She earned a 104 Brisnet Speed Rating and 99 Beyer Speed Figure for her effort.

Vahva’s last six starts have come in graded stakes, with four wins, a second and a third. The wins include the Derby City Distaff (G1) on the Kentucky Derby undercard.

Second on the list this week is Misty Veil, who earned a 101 Brisnet rating and 105 Beyer for her win in the listed Lady Jacqueline at Thistledown. With Ramon Vazquez riding for trainer Mike Maker, the 6-year-old Tonalist mare covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.04. That was slightly faster than the 1:50.20 for Batten Down in the Ohio Derby earlier on the card.

Here are the figures for last week’s highest-rated stakes winners, ranked by Brisnet Speed Ratings, with Beyer Speed Figures from Daily Racing Form.

 Horse  Race   Jockey Brisnet Beyer
Vahva Chicago (G3), 7 furlongs Irad Ortiz Jr.   104   99
Misty Veil Lady Jacqueline, 1 1/8 miles Ramon Vazquez   101   95
Batten Down Ohio Derby (G3), 1 1/8 miles Junior Alvarado   100   93
Kant Hurry Love Dancin Renee, 6 furlongs Trevor McCarthy     97   88
None Above the Law Bertrando, 1 mile Antonio Fresu     97   90
Wildatlanticstorm John Wayne, 6 furlongs Elvin Gonzalez     92   88
Neiman Budweiser, 6 furlongs Luis Reyes     91   86
Batucada Powder Break, 1 mile, 70 yards synthetic Edgard Zayas     90   88
Flat Hanby Canterbury Derby, 1 mile Eduardo Gallardo     90   92
Silent Runner Spangled Jimmy, 7 furlongs Rafael Zenteno Jr.     90   72

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