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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

2-year-olds, 1993 2-year-olds, 1996


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
106 VALIANT NATURE HOL 8.5 12/19/1993 108 THISNEARLYWASMINE SA 6 10/23/1996
105 BROCCO HOL 8.5 12/19/1993 107 KELLY KIP SAR 6 07/26/1996
105 POLAR EXPEDITION AP 6 08/14/1993 106 IN EXCESSIVE BULL SA 6 10/23/1996
103 HOLY BULL BEL 7 09/18/1993 104 HOLZMEISTER HAW 8.5 11/17/1996
102 DEHERE BEL 7 09/18/1993 104 KELLY KIP BEL 5 06/21/1996
101 HOLY BULL MTH 5.5 08/14/1993 103 IN C C’S HONOR LRL 6 12/21/1996
100 FLYING SENSATION HOL 8.5 12/19/1993 102 DIXIE FLAG (F) AQU 6 11/24/1996
100 SARDULA (F) DMR 7 09/04/1993 101 CAPTAIN BODGIT LRL 9 11/02/1996
99 BLUMIN AFFAIR HOL 8.5 12/19/1993 101 GOLD CASE FG 6 12/30/1996
99 INDIVIDUAL STYLE HOL 7 11/26/1993 101 IN EXCESSIVE BULL HOL 7 11/10/1996
99 YOU AND I AQU 7 10/20/1993 101 IN EXCESSIVE BULL SA 6 10/05/1996
Champion 2-year-old male Dehere had one of the highest Beyer Speed 101 MUD ROUTE HOL 6.5 12/15/1996
Figures of the season, but Valiant Nature earned the highest when beating 101 ORDWAY BEL 8.5 10/05/1996
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Brocco in the Hollywood Futurity.
Several of the highest figures of the year belonged to In Excessive Bull and
2-year-olds, 1994 Kelly Kip, neither of which took part in the Juvenile, won by divisional cham-
pion Boston Harbor. Boston Harbor’s lone defeat of 1996 came in the
Beyer Sanford, won by Kelly Kip.
No. Horse Track Dist Date
2-year-olds, 1997
111 AFTERNOON DEELITES HOL 8.5 12/18/1994
107 CRYPTIC BID AQU 7 12/02/1994 Beyer
103 SERENA’S SONG (F) HOL 8.5 12/17/1994 No. Horse Track Dist Date
103 URBANE (F) HOL 8.5 12/17/1994 108 ORVILLE N WILBUR’S HOL 7 12/11/1997
102 FLANDERS (F) BEL 8.5 10/08/1994 108 ORVILLE N WILBUR’S HOL 6 11/07/1997
101 AFTERNOON DEELITES HOL 7 11/13/1994 105 CORONADO’S QUEST AQU 6.5 10/26/1997
101 FLANDERS (F) BEL 8 09/17/1994 103 RODEO BEL 6 09/07/1997
100 CRYPTIC BID AQU 6 11/17/1994 102 GRAND SLAM BEL 8.5 10/18/1997
100 TIMBER COUNTRY CD 8.5 11/05/1994 102 REAL QUIET HOL 8.5 12/14/1997
100 TIMBER COUNTRY BEL 8.5 10/08/1994 101 FAVORITE TRICK HOL 8.5 11/08/1997
Champions Timber Country and Flanders, winners of the Breeders’ Cup 101 LIL’S LAD BEL 8.5 10/18/1997
Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies, respectively, each had two of the highest Beyer 101 LIQUID GOLD SA 6.5 12/28/1997
Speed Figures of the season. 100 ALLEN’S OOP HOL 7 11/15/1997
100 ARTAX HOL 8.5 12/14/1997
2-year-olds, 1995 100 BOURBON BELLE (F) TP 6.5 12/06/1997
100 BOURBON BELLE (F) KEE 6 10/08/1997
Beyer
100 FAVORITE TRICK KEE 8.5 10/18/1997
No. Horse Track Dist Date 100 SOUVENIR COPY SA 8 10/19/1997
105 FRUITION HOL 6 11/25/1995 100 STAR OF BROADWAY (F) CD 6 11/28/1997
105 MARIA’S MON BEL 8.5 10/07/1995 100 UNREAL MADNESS MED 6 12/05/1997
104 ADVANCING STAR (F) HOL 8.5 12/16/1995
Favorite Trick was the unbeaten 2-year-old champion and 1997 Horse of
104 ADVANCING STAR (F) SA 6 10/21/1995 the Year.
104 CARA RAFAELA (F) HOL 8.5 12/16/1995
104 MATTY G HOL 8.5 12/17/1995 2-year-olds, 1998
103 APPEALING SKIER MED 6 09/15/1995 Beyer
103 COBRA KING HOL 7 11/19/1995 No. Horse Track Dist Date
103 HENNESSY BEL 8.5 10/28/1995 107 OLYMPIC CHARMER (F) SA 6 12/28/1998
103 UNBRIDLED’S SONG BEL 8.5 10/28/1995 105 BET ME BEST FG 6 12/12/1998
Unbridled’s Song won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in a brief 2-year-old 104 LONG DISTANCE (F) AQU 6 11/15/1998
campaign, but Maria’s Mon, who missed the Juvenile, was the divisional 104 SILVERBULLETDAY (F) CD 8.5 11/28/1998
champion. 103 BET ME BEST LAD 6 11/07/1998
103 SHAMROCK’S PICK BEL 6 10/10/1998
102 ARRESTED DREAMS (F) FG 6 11/29/1998
102 SWEEP BACK HOL 6 12/12/1998
101 EXCELLENT MEETING (F) HOL 8.5 12/13/1998
101 EXPLOIT CD 8.5 11/28/1998
101 INCURABLE OPTIMIST HOL 8 11/28/1998
101 LOVESME LEGEND (F) PRM 6 09/06/1998
101 SILVERBULLETDAY (F) CD 8.5 11/07/1998
Silverbulletday won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and was champion
2-year-old filly as well as the 3-year-old filly champion in 1999. Answer
Lively, who doesn’t appear on this list, won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and
was champion 2-year-old in 1998.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

2-year-olds, 1999 2-year-olds, 2002


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
110 HOOK AND LADDER HOL 6 11/28/1999 110 TRUST N LUCK CRC 8.5 12/14/2002
109 CHILUKKI (F) CD 4.5 04/28/1999 104 POINT CLEAR (F) SA 6 12/28/2002
106 FOREST CAMP DMR 7 09/08/1999 104 RANDAROO (F) AQU 6 11/24/2002
105 CAPTAIN STEVE CD 8.5 11/27/1999 104 SCRIMSHAW SA 6 12/26/2002
105 MORE THAN READY SAR 6 07/29/1999 104 ZAYED SA 6 12/26/2002
105 MORE THAN READY BEL 5.5 07/04/1999 103 D’S BERTRANDO GG 6 11/09/2002
104 DIXIE UNION SA 8 10/10/1999 103 FUNNY CIDE BEL 7 09/29/2002
104 LITTLEEXPECTATIONS FG 6 11/27/1999 103 LADY TAK (F) CD 6 11/29/2002
104 PERSONAL FIRST TP 6.5 12/26/1999 103 SKY MESA KEE 7 08/31/2002
103 FOREST CAMP SA 8 10/10/1999 102 KAFWAIN HOL 8.5 12/21/2002
103 JOOPY DOOPY SA 6 10/22/1999 102 PEACE RULES SA 8 12/28/2002
More Than Ready, the only 2-year-old with two top-rated figures on this 102 SIBERLAND DMR 6 08/18/2002
list, won his first five starts but lost the Futurity and Champagne and 102 STORM FLAG FLYING (F) AP 9 10/26/2002
skipped the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, won by divisional champion Anees. 102 TOCCET HOL 8.5 12/21/2002
Chilukki, the champion 2-year-old filly, won several graded stakes before
finishing second to Cash Run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. 102 VINDICATION AP 9 10/26/2002
102 WHYWHYWHY BEL 8 09/15/2002
2-year-olds, 2000 102 ZAVATA BEL 5.5 06/29/2002
Beyer Vindication and Storm Flag Flying won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and
No. Horse Track Dist Date Juvenile Fillies, respectively, but Trust N Luck’s victory in the What a
Pleasure at Calder was one of the top Beyer Figures on record for a 2-year-
105 FLAME THROWER SA 8 10/07/2000 old.
105 PROUD TOWER SA 7 12/30/2000
105 STREET CRY SA 8 10/07/2000
103 FLAME THROWER DMR 7 09/13/2000
103 STREET CRY DMR 7 09/13/2000 2-year-olds, 2003
101 POINT GIVEN HOL 8.5 12/16/2000
Beyer
101 PROUD TOWER SA 8.5 10/28/2000
No. Horse Track Dist Date
101 UNBRIDLED ELAINE (F) CD 8 11/03/2000
107 SILENT SIGHS (F) SA 7 12/27/2003
100 I’MADRIFTER GG 8 12/16/2000
105 FOREST MUSIC (F) LRL 6 10/08/2003
100 LASERSPORT TP 6.5 12/09/2000
105 READ THE FOOTNOTES AQU 9 11/29/2003
100 RAGING FEVER (F) SAR 6.5 08/14/2000
105 SMARTY JONES PHA 7 11/22/2003
100 SILK CONCORDE (F) CRC 7 08/26/2000
105 STONE RAIN SA 6 12/31/2003
Flame Thrower was undefeated until a disappointing showing in the 103 CUVEE SAR 6.5 08/13/2003
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, won by divisional champion Macho Uno by a nose
over Point Given. Likewise, Raging Fever was undefeated until a similarly 103 JUDITHS WILD RUSH WO 8.5 11/15/2003
poor performance behind Caressing in the Juvenile Fillies. 103 LION HEART HOL 7 11/15/2003
103 WILDCAT SHOES FG 6 12/28/2003
102 RULER’S COURT SA 8.5 10/05/2003
2-year-olds, 2001 Cuvee won four of six starts but finished last in the Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile as the favorite. Many top 2-year-olds bypassed the Breeders’ Cup,
Beyer including Read the Footnotes, Lion Heart and Ruler’s Court.
No. Horse Track Dist Date
108 CAME HOME SAR 7 09/01/2001
108 CASHEL CASTLE HOO 6 11/24/2001
108 WERBLIN SA 6 12/26/2001
107 ROMAN DANCER SA 6 10/20/2001
107 TEMPERA (F) BEL 8.5 10/27/2001
106 CASHIER’S DREAM (F) SAR 6.5 08/13/2001
106 OFFICER DMR 6.5 08/15/2001
106 YOU (F) SAR 6.5 08/13/2001
105 CAME HOME HOL 6 07/15/2001
105 FOREST HEIRESS (F) AQU 6 11/18/2001
Tempera, the eventual 2-year-old filly champ, earned the highest route fig-
ure with a 107 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, eight points higher than
Johannesburg’s performance in the Juvenile.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

2-year-olds, 2004 2-year-olds, 2007


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
109 LOST IN THE FOG TUP 6.5 12/26/2004 113 WAR PASS MTH 8.5 10/27/2007
107 DECLAN’S MOON DMR 7 09/08/2004 109 SOK SOK FG 6 12/22/2007
106 ROMAN RULER DMR 7 09/08/2004 105 READY’S IMAGE SAR 6 07/26/2007
104 GOING WILD SA 6 12/26/2004 105 PYRO MTH 8.5 10/27/2007
103 DEVILS DISCIPLE CRC 6 07/25/2004 103 WAR PASS BEL 8 10/06/2007
103 LOST IN THE FOG GG 5 11/14/2004 102 RATED FIESTY (F) CD 5 05/03/2007
103 ROMAN RULER DMR 6.5 08/15/2004 102 GOLD COYOTE LS 5.5 07/07/2007
102 AFLEET ALEX SAR 6 07/29/2004 102 LIEUTENANT RON AQU 6 11/10/2007
102 DILIGENT PROSPECT HOL 5 05/30/2004 101 LOVELY ISLE (F) AQU 6 12/06/2007
102 GALLOPING GROCER AQU 9 11/27/2004 101 WISHFUL TOMCAT AQU 8.32 12/12/2007
102 ROCKPORT HARBOR AQU 9 11/27/2004 The 113 Beyer Speed Figure earned by War Pass in the Breeders’ Cup
102 SWEET CATOMINE (F) LS 8.5 10/30/2004 Juvenile is the highest for a 2-year-old since Beyer figures have been pub-
lished in the Daily Racing Form.
Neither Lost in the Fog nor divisional champion Declan’s Moon took part
in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Roman Ruler, favored in the Juvenile, was
unplaced in the event. Champion filly Sweet Catomine won the Juvenile
Fillies in faster time than the Juvenile. 2-year-olds, 2008
2-year-olds, 2005 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer 107 YOU LUCKIE MANN CRC 5.5 10/18/2008
No. Horse Track Dist Date 105 FROLIC’S DREAM (F) CRC 5.5 10/18/2008
106 DA STOOPS SA 7 12/26/2005 104 NOTONTHESAMEPAGE CD 4.5 04/30/2008
106 DISCREET CAT SAR 6 08/27/2005 103 ELUSIVE HEAT BEL 5.5 10/12/2008
105 HENNY HUGHES SAR 6 07/28/2005 101 QUALITY ROAD AQU 6.5 11/29/2008
104 PLAGIARIST HOL 6 12/17/2005 101 SILVER CITY CD 6.5 11/29/2008
104 STEVIE WONDERBOY BEL 8.5 10/29/2005 100 OLD FASHIONED AQU 9 11/29/2008
104 WHAT A SONG DMR 6.5 08/14/2005 100 OBLIGINGLY CRC 6 12/07/2008
103 BRO LO DMR 6 09/05/2005 100 VALID STRIPES RET 7 12/06/2008
103 FIRST SAMURAI BEL 8 10/08/2005 99 BREAK WATER EDISON AQU 8 11/02/2008
102 BARBARO LRL 8.5 11/19/2005 99 MANI BHAVAN (F) SAR 6.5 08/13/2008
102 BROTHER DEREK HOL 8.5 12/17/2005 99 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) CD 8.5 11/29/2008
102 FRISCO STAR SR 5.5 08/06/2005 99 TRINITY MAGIC BEL 8 10/18/2008
102 HENNY HUGHES BEL 8.5 10/29/2005 99 VINEYARD HAVEN BEL 8 10/04/2008
102 IN SUMMATION CRC 6 08/13/2005
The only 2-year-old in 2008 to achieve a triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure
Stevie Wonderboy earned the highest Beyer Speed Figure in the last 15 in a graded stakes was Remsen winner Old Fashioned. Breeders’ Cup
runnings of the Breeders’ Cup. BC Juvenile runner-up Henny Hughes and Juvenile winner Midshipman earned a 91 in winning that event.
third First Samurai earned some of the other fastest figures of the season
for 2-year-olds. 2-year-olds, 2009
2-year-olds, 2006 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
103 HOT DIXIE CHICK (F) SAR 6 07/29/2009
No. Horse Track Dist Date
102 SPEEDACIOUS (F) FG 6 12/12/2009
108 STREET SENSE CD 8.5 11/04/2006
102 UH OH BANGO PRM 6 09/18/2009
105 NOTIONAL OSA 6 10/21/2006
101 BUDDY’S SAINT AQU 8 11/07/2009
102 JOHANNESBURG STAR AQU 8.32 12/09/2006
100 HOT DIXIE CHICK (F) CD 5 06/13/2009
101 TIZ WONDERFUL CD 8.5 11/25/2006
100 JACKSON BEND CRC 8.5 10/17/2009
100 ANY GIVEN SATURDAY CD 8.5 11/25/2006
99 CONVEYANCE HOL 6 11/25/2009
100 LEONARDO LRL 5.5 12/06/2006
99 SIDNEY’S CANDY DMR 5.5 08/22/2009
99 CITY SNITCH SAR 5.5 07/26/2006
97 RULE DED 8 11/06/2009
99 TIZ WONDERFUL SAR 6.5 09/02/2006
97 TIZ CHROME HOL 6.5 12/19/2009
98 COCO BELLE (F) SA 5.5 12/26/2006
98 DREAM OF ANGELS CRC 7 11/11/2006 Only one 2-year-old of 2009, Buddy’s Saint, earned a Beyer Speed Figure
above 100 at a mile or more. That achievement was accomplished in the
98 EXHALE OSA 6 10/21/2006 Grade 2 Nashua.
98 GO POPPA FOOZE DED 8 11/03/2006
98 JUMP ON IN (F) DMR 5.5 08/06/2006
98 OVER THE EDGE (F) CD 6.5 11/16/2006
98 ZADA BELLE (F) OSA 5.5 10/13/2006
The 108 Beyer Speed Figure earned by Street Sense in his runaway vic-
tory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, which earned him a divisional champion-
ship, was the highest figure in the last 16 runnings of the Juvenile.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

2-year-olds, 2010 2-year-olds, 2013


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
108 THE FACTOR SA 6 12/26/2010 106 SHARED BELIEF HOL 8.5 12/14/2013
108 UNCLE MO CD 8.5 11/06/2010 102 HAVANA SAR 5.5 08/23/2013
102 BOYS AT TOSCONOVA BEL 5 07/02/2010 99 SHARED BELIEF HOL 7 11/10/2013
102 TO HONOR AND SERVE AQU 9 11/27/2010 98 SWEET REASON (F) SAR 7 09/01/2013
102 UNCLE MO SAR 6 08/28/2010 98 GIANCARLO CRC 6 12/07/2013
101 BOYS AT TOSCONOVA CD 8.5 11/06/2010 98 VICAR’S IN TROUBLE FG 6 12/14/2013
99 MUCHO MACHO MAN AQU 9 11/27/2010 98 UNKNOWN ROAD FG 6 12/19/2013
98 READ THE CONTRACT AQU 6 11/26/2010 96 UNBRIDLED FOREVER (F) CD 7 11/30/2013
97 TO HONOR AND SERVE AQU 8 11/06/2010 95 GROUPTHINK AQU 6 12/07/2013
96 BUFFUM BEL 8 10/30/2010 95 UNCLE SIGH AQU 6 12/07/2013
96 COOL BLUE RED HOT BEL 8 10/30/2010 95 CANDY BOY HOL 8.5 12/14/2013
Both Uncle Mo, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and divisional champion, 95 SAMRAAT AQU 8.32 12/18/2013
and Juvenile runner-up Boys at Tosconova earned top Beyer Speed Figures Although he missed the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Shared Belief scored
sprinting in the summer and at a route distance in the fall. the highest Beyer Speed Figure among 2-year-olds in 2013, and was hon-
ored with an Eclipse Award for his undefeated season.

2-year-olds, 2011
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date 2-year-olds, 2014
101 J C’S PRIDE SAR 5 07/27/2011 Beyer
101 STOPSHOPPINGMARIA (F) SAR 6 08/14/2011 No. Horse Track Dist Date
100 OVERDRIVEN BEL 5 07/01/2011 107 DAREDEVIL BEL 8 10/04/2014
98 CREATIVE CAUSE HOL 5 07/16/2011 104 TEXAS RED SA 8.5 11/01/2014
98 CURRENCY SWAP SAR 6.5 08/06/2011 102 UPSTART BEL 8 10/04/2014
98 DISCREET DANCER GP 5.5 12/03/2011 101 AMERICAN PHAROAH DMR 7 09/03/2014
98 RENEESGOTZIP (F) HOL 6 12/18/2011 101 AMERICAN PHAROAH SA 8.5 09/27/2014
97 ISN’T HE CLEVER SUN 6.5 12/30/2011 98 OM DMR 6.5 08/09/2014
97 SECRET CIRCLE SA 6 10/10/2011 97 MR. JORDAN GPW 8 11/29/2014
97 SECRET CIRCLE DMR 5.5 07/23/2011 97 DORTMUND CD 8 11/29/2014
97 THUNDER MOCCASIN GP 6.5 12/24/2011 97 R LIMO JOE GP 5.5 12/19/2014
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Secret Circle was the only 2-year- 97 CINCO CHARLIE FG 6 12/20/2014
old of 2011 to have more than one of the season’s highest Beyer Speed American Pharoah, the only 2-year-old to earn two top Beyer Speed
Figures. Undefeated divisional champion Hansen earned a 94 Beyer winning Figures of the year, missed the Breeders’ Cup but was voted champion
the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. 2-year-old male. Texas Red won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

2-year-olds, 2012
Beyer 2-year-olds, 2015
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
108 BEHOLDER (F) SA 6 10/04/2012
No. Horse Track Dist Date
102 REVOLUTIONARY AQU 8 12/28/2012
99 SONGBIRD (F) KEE 8.5 10/31/2015
101 LITTLE DISTORTED BEL 6 10/28/2012
97 CARINA MIA (F) KEE 6.5 10/29/2015
100 KAUAI KATIE (F) SAR 5.5 07/20/2012
96 MATT KING COAL BEL 8 10/29/2015
99 NORMANDY INVASION AQU 9 11/24/2012
95 PRETTY N COOL (F) DMR 5 07/19/2015
99 OVERANALYZE AQU 9 11/24/2012
95 MOHAYMEN AQU 9 11/28/2015
98 DELHOMME AQU 9 11/24/2012
94 CHAMPIONOFTHENILE SAR 6.5 09/04/2015
98 EMOLLIENT (F) BEL 7 09/30/2012
94 GREENPOINTCRUSADER BEL 8 10/03/2015
98 REALLY MR GREELY HOL 7 11/22/2012
94 BEHRNIK’S BANK (F) PEN 6 11/25/2015
98 TITLETOWN FIVE CD 7 10/28/2012
94 CATHRYN SOPHIA (F) LRL 7 12/05/2015
The best Beyer Speed Figure of 2012 for 2-year-olds was turned in by 93 RALIS SAR 7 09/07/2015
future champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Beholder. Far
above the next-best figures of the year, it earned the filly a spot on the list of 93 GIFT BOX BEL 8.5 10/03/2015
best figures since 1993. 93 MATT KING COAL BEL 8.5 10/03/2015
93 CATAPULT BEL 8 10/18/2015
93 FLEXIBILITY AQU 9 11/28/2015
Fillies, led by Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Songbird, dominated
the top Beyer Speed Figures among 2-year-olds for the year. Matt King Coal
was the only horse to have two top figures.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

2-year-olds, 2016 2-year-olds, 1993-2018


Beyer
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
No. Horse Track Dist Date
113 WAR PASS MTH 8.5 10/27/2007
103 JAMYSON ’N GINGER (F) BEL 8 10/09/2016
111 AFTERNOON DEELITES HOL 8.5 12/18/1994
102 CLASSIC EMPIRE SA 8.5 11/05/2016
110 TRUST N LUCK CRC 8.5 12/14/2002
102 NOT THIS TIME SA 8.5 11/05/2016
110 HOOK AND LADDER HOL 6 11/28/1999
101 BAVARO AQU 6 12/17/2016
109 SOK SOK FG 6 12/22/2007
101 CHASING ACES DMR 5 07/17/2016
109 LOST IN THE FOG TUP 6.5 12/26/2004
98 STRAIGHT FIRE DMR 6.5 08/06/2016
109 CHILUKKI (F) CD 4.5 04/28/1999
95 SHANE’S GIRLFRIEND (F) DED 8 11/19/2016
108 BEHOLDER (F) SA 6 10/04/2012
94 EL AREEB LRL 6 11/19/2016
108 THE FACTOR SA 6 12/26/2010
94 KLIMT DMR 7 09/05/2016
108 UNCLE MO CD 8.5 11/06/2010
93 GORMLEY SA 8.5 10/01/2016
108 STREET SENSE CD 8.5 11/04/2006
93 MASTERY SA 6 10/22/2016
108 CAME HOME SAR 7 09/01/2001
93 OSCAR PERFORMANCE SA 8 11/04/2016
108 CASHEL CASTLE HOO 6 11/24/2001
Classic Empire earned one of the season’s top Beyer Speed Figures
among 2-year-olds while winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile en route to an
108 WERBLIN SA 6 12/26/2001
Eclipse Award as the nation’s top 2-year-old male. 108 ORVILLE N WILBUR’S HOL 7 12/11/1997
108 ORVILLE N WILBUR’S HOL 6 11/07/1997
108 THISNEARLYWASMINE SA 6 10/23/1996
107 DAREDEVIL BEL 8 10/04/2014
2-year-olds, 2017 107 YOU LUCKIE MANN CRC 5.5 10/18/2008
Beyer 107 DECLAN’S MOON DMR 7 09/08/2004
No. Horse Track Dist Date 107 SILENT SIGHS (F) SA 7 12/27/2003
103 BOLT D’ORO SA 8.5 09/30/2017 107 ROMAN DANCER SA 6 10/20/2001
102 STRIKE POWER GP 5.5 12/23/2017 107 TEMPERA (F) BEL 8.5 10/27/2001
100 GOOD MAGIC DMR 8.5 11/04/2017 107 YOU (F) SAR 6.5 08/13/2001
99 MCKINZIE SA 7 10/28/2017 107 OLYMPIC CHARMER (F) SA 6 12/28/1998
93 ANALYZE IT DMR 8 11/26/2017 107 KELLY KIP SAR 6 07/26/1996
93 GREYVITOS DMR 7 11/11/2017 107 CRYPTIC BID AQU 7 12/02/1994
93 SOLOMINI DMR 8.5 11/04/2017
93 SOLOMINI LRC 8.5 12/09/2017
93 WIN THE WAR (F) WO 7 11/19/2017 3-year-olds, 1993
92 AMY’S CHALLENGE (F) CBY 6 09/16/2017
Beyer
92 INSTILLED REGARD LRC 8.5 12/09/2017
No. Horse Track Dist Date
92 MCKINZIE LRC 8.5 12/09/2017
112 MISS INDY ANNA (F) MTH 6 07/03/1993
Good Magic won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and subsequently earned
an Eclipse Award as the top 2-year-old male. The highest Beyer Speed
112 MONTBROOK LRL 6 07/25/1993
Figure of the year among 2-year-olds was turned by beaten Juvenile favor- 111 HUSBAND WO 12 10/17/1993
ite, Bolt d’Oro. 111 PETESKI WO 9 09/19/1993
110 HUMBUGABOO CRC 6 08/22/1993
110 JEUNE HOMME HOL 9 11/28/1993
110 MISS INDY ANNA (F) PIM 6 09/12/1993
109 D’HALLEVANT SA 8 10/23/1993
2-year-olds, 2018 109 D’HALLEVANT HOL 7 05/31/1993
Beyer 109 DEMALOOT DEMASHOOT BEL 6 09/18/1993
No. Horse Track Dist Date 109 DIAZO MED 9 09/24/1993
98 MAXIMUS MISCHIEF PRX 7 10/20/2018 109 DIAZO SA 8.5 03/21/1993
97 GAME WINNER SA 8.5 09/29/2018 109 JESS C’S WHIRL MED 6 10/22/1993
97 MAXIMUS MISCHIEF AQU 9 12/01/2018 109 JESS C’S WHIRL AQU 7 04/03/1993
97 VEKOMA AQU 8 11/04/2018 109 SEA HERO SAR 10 08/21/1993
96 IMPROBABLE LRC 8.5 12/08/2018 109 VIRGINIA RAPIDS BEL 8.5 09/18/1993
96 NEWSPAPEROFRECORD (F) CD 8 11/02/2018 109 VIRGINIA RAPIDS BEL 9 05/23/1993
96 TROPHY CHASER GP 6 08/25/2018 Peteski, winner of Canada’s Triple Crown, was the only 3-year-old of
95 COMPLEXITY BEL 8 10/06/2018 1993 to achieve a Beyer Speed Figure of 110 or higher in a route race on
the dirt.
94 BELLAFINA (F) DMR 6 08/05/2018
94 JAYWALK (F) CD 8.5 11/02/2018
94 MAXIMUS MISCHIEF PRX 5.5 09/29/2018
94 NETWORK EFFECT AQU 9 12/01/2018
94 OXY LADY (F) AQU 8 11/02/2018
Undefeated Remsen winner Maximus Mischief had the most top Beyer
Speed Figures of the year among 2-year-olds. Game Winner, also undefeated,
won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the Eclipse Award as the 2-year-old male.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

3-year-olds, 1994 3-year-olds, 1996


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
122 HOLY BULL BEL 8 05/30/1994 119 LOUIS QUATORZE SAR 9 08/04/1996
119 HOLY BULL BEL 8.5 07/03/1994 119 WILL’S WAY SAR 9 08/04/1996
117 LAKEWAY (F) HOL 9 07/10/1994 118 HONOUR AND GLORY SAR 6 08/08/1996
116 HOLY BULL BEL 9 09/17/1994 115 LOUIS QUATORZE WO 10 10/26/1996
116 JADE FLUSH (F) SAR 9 08/21/1994 115 SKIP AWAY BEL 10 10/05/1996
115 CONCERN CD 10 11/05/1994 114 CAPOTE BELLE (F) BEL 6 06/23/1996
115 CONCERN SAR 10 08/20/1994 114 DEVIL’S HONOR PHA 9 09/02/1996
115 HOLY BULL SAR 10 08/20/1994 114 UNBRIDLED’S SONG GP 9 03/16/1996
115 HOLY BULL MTH 9 07/31/1994 114 WILL’S WAY SAR 10 08/24/1996
115 HOLY BULL GP 9 03/12/1994 113 ELUSIVE QUALITY SAR 7 08/24/1996
115 MERITOCRAT BEL 6 10/09/1994 113 FORMAL GOLD PHA 9 09/02/1996
115 ROTSALUCK SA *6.5 11/05/1994 113 HONOUR AND GLORY SAR 7 08/24/1996
115 TABASCO CAT CD 10 11/05/1994 113 LOUIS QUATORZE SAR 10 08/24/1996
Horse of the Year Holy Bull earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 115 or high- 113 SKIP AWAY MTH 9 08/04/1996
er in six of his eight starts at 3 on a fast track. Concern won the Breeders’ 113 SKIP AWAY KEE 9 04/13/1996
Cup Classic and Tabasco Cat won the Preakness and Belmont. 113 VALID ROMEO CRC 8.5 09/28/1996
Skip Away, winner of several Grade-1 stakes, was voted top 3 year old
despite not winning a Triple Crown event. Louis Quatorze won the
Preakness, while Will’s Way beat both in winning the Travers.

3-year-olds, 1997
3-year-olds, 1995 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
120 KELLY KIP SAR 6.5 08/23/1997
No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 BEHRENS MED 9 09/20/1997
119 FRENCH DEPUTY BEL 8 09/04/1995
118 CAPTAIN BODGIT PIM 9.5 05/17/1997
119 LORD CARSON TP 6 09/23/1995
118 FREE HOUSE PIM 9.5 05/17/1997
117 FLYING CHEVRON MED 8.5 09/22/1995
118 SILVER CHARM PIM 9.5 05/17/1997
116 LORD CARSON TP 6 12/03/1995
117 SMOKE GLACKEN MTH 6 06/28/1997
114 BOONE’S MILL TP 6.5 12/30/1995
116 TOUCH GOLD PIM 9.5 05/17/1997
114 RIDGEWOOD PEARL (F) BEL 8 10/28/1995
115 CAPTAIN BODGIT CD 10 05/03/1997
114 SERENA’S SONG (F) TP 9 04/01/1995
115 FREE HOUSE HOL 9 07/20/1997
113 SERENA’S SONG (F) PIM 9 05/19/1995
115 SILVER CHARM CD 10 05/03/1997
112 FINCHVILLE AQU 6 11/17/1995
Silver Charm won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and was second to
112 FLYING CHEVRON AQU 8 11/25/1995 Touch Gold in the Belmont Stakes. Captain Bodgit was second in the Derby
112 HAY CODY AQU 6 12/17/1995 and third behind Silver Charm and Free House in the Preakness. Silver
Champion filly Serena’s Song was the only 3-year-old of 1995 to earn a Charm was voted champion 3-year-old. Smoke Glacken, champion sprinter.
top Beyer Speed Figure at a distance beyond a mile. Like Serena’s Song,
Lord Carson and Flying Chevron each had two performances ranking
among the highest figures of the season. 3-year-olds, 1998
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
121 ROCK AND ROLL BEL 8.5 06/13/1998
119 RERAISE TP 6 09/26/1998
116 CORONADO’S QUEST AQU 9 04/11/1998
116 LIMIT OUT AQU 7 04/11/1998
116 OLD TRIESTE HOL 9 07/19/1998
115 BANSHEE BREEZE (F) KEE 9 10/17/1998
115 RERAISE HOL 6 07/04/1998
114 DICE DANCER AQU 8 05/02/1998
114 EVENT OF THE YEAR TP 9 03/29/1998
114 GOOD AND TOUGH BEL 7 06/14/1998
114 VICTORY GALLOP CD 10 11/07/1998
Reraise, the only 3-year-old of 1998 to have two top-rated figures on
this list, won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and was the champion sprinter.
Victory Gallop won the Belmont Stakes over Derby-Preakness winner Real
Quiet, who was voted champion 3-year-old colt; Banshee Breeze was voted
champion 3-year-old filly.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

3-year-olds, 1999 3-Year-Olds, 2001


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
119 GENERAL CHALLENGE DMR 10 08/29/1999 120 XTRA HEAT (F) DEL 6 09/29/2001
119 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TP 6 09/25/1999 119 SQUIRTLE SQUIRT BEL 6 10/27/2001
118 CAT THIEF GP 10 11/06/1999 118 XTRA HEAT (F) BEL 6 10/27/2001
118 GENERAL CHALLENGE SA 9 10/16/1999 117 POINT GIVEN SAR 10 08/25/2001
118 YES IT’S TRUE PIM 6 05/15/1999 117 SQUIRTLE SQUIRT BEL 7 09/22/2001
117 ECTON PARK LAD 10 10/02/1999 117 XTRA HEAT (F) DEL 6 09/08/2001
116 FORESTRY SAR 7 08/28/1999 116 MILAN BEL 12 10/27/2001
115 SILVERBULLETDAY (F) SAR 10 08/21/1999 116 MONARCHOS CD 10 05/05/2001
115 TEXAS GLITTER GP 6 01/03/1999 114 BURNING ROMA DEL 8.5 06/17/2001
114 DAVID AQU 9 12/18/1999 114 HE’S A KNOCKOUT LRL 6 11/22/2001
114 FORESTRY GP 6 11/06/1999 114 MILLENNIUM WIND KEE 9 04/14/2001
114 HIDDEN CITY SAR 7 08/01/1999 114 POINT GIVEN BEL 12 06/09/2001
114 LOVE THAT RED SA 6 10/30/1999 Xtra Heat, a sprinting filly, turned in several of the top performances in
114 MENIFEE LAD 10 10/02/1999 the division. Her runner-up effort in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, in which she
114 STEPHEN GOT EVEN BEL 9 09/18/1999 set a heavily pressured pace before succumbing to eventual sprint champi-
on Squirtle Squirt, enabled her to win the 3-year-old filly title.
114 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL GP 6 11/06/1999
Silverbulletday, a champion at 2, repeated as a champion at 3. Not
appearing on this list is Charismatic, voted Horse of the Year, who won the
Kentucky Derby and Preakness and was third in the Belmont while injured.
Lemon Drop Kid won the Belmont and the Travers. Cat Thief won the
3-Year-Olds, 2002
Breeders’ Cup Classic. Beyer
3-Year-Olds, 2000 No. Horse Track Dist Date
120 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SAR 9 08/04/2002
Beyer
116 CAME HOME DMR 10 08/25/2002
No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 WAR EMBLEM CD 10 05/04/2002
121 CONCERNED MINISTER FG 8.5 12/03/2000
113 GYGISTAR SAR 7 08/24/2002
119 ALBERT THE GREAT BEL 10 10/14/2000
113 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SAR 10 08/24/2002
119 TIZNOW SA 9 10/15/2000
113 THUNDERELLO AP 6 10/26/2002
118 CAPTAIN STEVE SA 9 10/15/2000
112 IMPERIAL GESTURE (F) BEL 9 09/07/2002
117 CALLER ONE TP 6 09/16/2000
112 MIGHTY DAVID HOL 6 07/10/2002
116 CALLER ONE CRC 6 07/15/2000
112 REPENT SAR 10 08/24/2002
116 CALLER ONE HOL 7 05/29/2000
112 SAINT MARDEN BEL 8.5 09/19/2002
116 CAPTAIN STEVE TP 9 09/16/2000
112 WAR EMBLEM MTH 9 08/04/2002
116 SURFSIDE (F) CD 9 11/24/2000
112 WAR EMBLEM SPT 9 04/06/2002
116 GIANT’S CAUSEWAY CD 10 11/04/2000
Medaglia d’Oro posted two of the fastest figures of the year in the Jim
116 TIZNOW CD 10 11/04/2000
Dandy (120) and Travers (113) at Saratoga. War Emblem, who was named
Tiznow, 2000 Horse of the Year, scored his top figure in the Goodwood champion, won the Kentucky Derby off the highest-rated prep race, the
Handicap against older horses, then followed up with a victory in the Illinois Derby, in which he earned a 112 Beyer.
Breeders’ Cup Classic. Caller One was the top 3-year-old sprinter, with his
best race coming in the Kentucky Cup Sprint. 3-Year-Olds, 2003
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
120 CAJUN BEAT SA 6 10/25/2003
116 DYNEVER SA 10 10/25/2003
116 GHOSTZAPPER BEL 6.5 09/27/2003
115 KAFWAIN SA 7 02/01/2003
114 DYNEVER MNR 9 08/09/2003
114 FUNNY CIDE PIM 9.5 05/17/2003
114 SOTO MNR 9 08/09/2003
113 CAJUN BEAT TP 6 09/13/2003
113 QAIS SAR 7 08/30/2003
112 TEN MOST WANTED SAR 10 08/23/2003
112 ZAVATA SAR 6 08/02/2003
Champion Funny Cide’s Preakness ranks among the fastest 3-year-old
performances of 2003, but Breeders’ Cup third Dynever is the only routing
3-year-old with two top-rated performances. Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner
Cajun Beat ranked among the best sprinters in the nation.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

3-Year-Olds, 2004 3-Year-Olds, 2007


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 SMARTY JONES PIM 9.5 05/15/2004 119 CURLIN MTH 10 10/27/2007
115 MASS MEDIA AQU 7 10/31/2004 114 CURLIN BEL 10 09/30/2007
114 KITTEN’S JOY BEL 12 10/02/2004 114 DAAHER AQU 8 11/24/2007
113 KITTEN’S JOY AP 10 08/14/2004 113 ANY GIVEN SATURDAY MTH 9 08/05/2007
113 MEDALLIST CRC 7 12/18/2004 113 IDIOT PROOF MTH 6 07/04/2007
113 READ THE FOOTNOTES GP 8.5 02/14/2004 112 HARD SPUN MTH 10 10/27/2007
113 SECOND OFJUNE GP 8.5 02/14/2004 111 CURLIN PIM 9.5 05/19/2007
113 TRICKY DEVIL KEE 6.5 10/08/2004 111 STREET SENSE PIM 9.5 05/19/2007
112 COMMENTATOR CD 8 11/25/2004 110 ANY GIVEN SATURDAY BEL 8.5 07/04/2007
112 LOVE OF MONEY PHA 9 09/06/2004 110 BLACK SEVENTEEN CRC 6 07/07/2007
112 MEDALLIST BEL 8.5 07/11/2004 110 DAAHER BEL 8 10/07/2007
112 SMARTY JONES OP 8.5 03/20/2004 110 STREET SENSE CD 10 05/05/2007
Champion Smarty Jones’ Preakness was the fastest 3-year-old perfor- 110 YESBYJIMMINY CRC 6 08/12/2007
mance of 2004, but turf champion Kitten’s Joy, along with Medallist, had Classic winners Street Sense and Curlin accounted for five Beyer Speed
two top-rated performances. Figures of 110 or more at nine furlongs or beyond. The five-point gap
between the season’s highest figure and the next-highest figure earned by
any other 3-year-old is the biggest in the time range from 1996-2007.
3-Year-Olds, 2005
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
120 BELLAMY ROAD AQU 9 04/09/2005
116 LOST IN THE FOG CRC 6 07/10/2005
3-Year-Olds, 2008
114 LOST IN THE FOG BM 6 10/01/2005 Beyer
114 ORATORY BEL 9 05/28/2005 No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 SILVER TRAIN BEL 6 10/29/2005 116 CONDUIT OSA 12 10/25/2008
114 SURF CAT HOL 6.5 05/15/2005 113 ZAFTIG (F) BEL 8 06/07/2008
112 AFLEET ALEX PIM 9.5 05/21/2005 111 MOTOVATO CRC 7 04/25/2008
112 EGG HEAD DEL 6 05/07/2005 110 INDIAN BLESSING (F) BEL 6 07/05/2008
112 FLOWER ALLEY SAR 9 07/30/2005 110 INDIAN BLESSING (F) SAR 7 08/02/2008
112 MORE SMOKE KEE 6 04/10/2005 110 RAVEN’S PASS OSA 10 10/25/2008
112 PUSSYCAT DOLL (F) SA 7 12/31/2005 110 STORM PLAY AQU 9 10/29/2008
Bellamy Road’s Wood Memorial victory was the fastest performance by 109 BIG BROWN CD 10 05/03/2008
a 3-year-old this year, but sprinter Lost in the Fog had two of the fastest 109 BOB BLACK JACK SA 6 01/26/2008
efforts among the 3-year-old set. 108 BOB BLACK JACK SA 7 12/26/2008
3-Year-Olds, 2006 108 DESERT KEY SAR 6.5 07/28/2008
108 FATAL BULLET TP 6 09/27/2008
Beyer
108 INDYANNE (F) CRC 6 07/12/2008
No. Horse Track Dist Date
108 J BE K BEL 7 06/07/2008
119 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 6 12/26/2006
108 KODIAK KOWBOY SAR 6.5 07/28/2008
117 BERNARDINI BEL 10 10/07/2006
108 STORM MESA (F) LS 7 05/26/2008
116 BERNARDINI SAR 10 08/26/2006
Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Conduit posted the highest Beyer Speed Figure of
116 DISCREET CAT AQU 8 11/25/2006
the year among 3-year-olds and quick fillies Zaftig, Indian Blessing, Indyanne
116 SINISTER MINISTER KEE 9 04/15/2006 and Storm Mesa accounted for nearly a third of the fastest figures.
115 BERNARDINI CD 10 11/04/2006
115 DISCREET CAT BEL 8 10/01/2006
3-Year-Olds, 2009
115 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 6 11/21/2006 Beyer
114 BERNARDINI SAR 9 07/29/2006 No. Horse Track Dist Date
113 BERNARDINI PIM 9.5 05/20/2006 116 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) MTH 9 08/02/2009
113 HENNY HUGHES BEL 6 10/07/2006 115 THIS ONES FOR PHIL GP 6 01/24/2009
113 TOO MUCH BLING AQU 7 04/08/2006 113 I WANT REVENGE AQU 8.5 03/07/2009
In terms of Beyer Speed Figures, champion Bernardini dominated the 113 NOTONTHESAMEPAGE GP 6 01/03/2009
list of top figures earned by 3-year-olds of 2006, with five efforts ranking 113 QUALITY ROAD GP 8 02/28/2009
among the highest figures. Discreet Cat accounted for two of the best fig- 113 WARRIOR’S REWARD CD 7 05/01/2009
ures, while Sinister Minister was the only 3-year-old other than Bernardini
to achieve a top figure at nine furlongs or beyond. 111 MUNNINGS BEL 7 07/05/2009
111 QUALITY ROAD GP 9 03/28/2009
111 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) BEL 9 06/27/2009
111 SUMMER BIRD BEL 10 10/03/2009
Rachel Alexandra scored the highest Beyer Speed Figure earned by any
horse in 2009, a 116. Rachel Alexandra and Quality Road each had two of
the highest speed figures of the year among 3-year-olds.

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3-Year-Olds, 2010 3-Year-Olds, 2013


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
110 DISCREETLY MINE SAR 6.5 08/02/2010 116 VERRAZANO MTH 9 07/28/2013
109 ESKENDEREYA AQU 9 04/03/2010 114 DREAMING OF JULIA (F) GP 9 03/30/2013
109 FRIEND OR FOE BEL 9 10/23/2010 112 WILL TAKE CHARGE SA 10 11/02/2013
108 RULE BY NIGHT AQU 7 11/21/2010 110 ROMANSH AQU 9 11/02/2013
108 SMILING TIGER SA 7 12/26/2010 109 LET EM SHINE HOL 7 05/11/2013
108 TWIRLING CANDY SA 7 12/26/2010 109 GOLDENCENTS SA 6 10/05/2013
107 CONCORD POINT PRM 8.5 06/26/2010 109 CLEARLY NOW BEL 7 10/26/2013
106 ESKENDEREYA GP 9 02/20/2010 108 MANANDO HOL 8.5 05/03/2013
106 FLY DOWN CD 10 11/06/2010 108 ZAIKOV GP 6 12/13/2013
106 LOOKIN AT LUCKY MTH 9 08/01/2010 107 PALACE MALICE SAR 9 07/27/2013
Eskendereya is the only 3-year-old of 2010 to have more than one of the 107 MORENO SAR 10 08/24/2013
season’s highest Beyer Speed Figures. 107 WILL TAKE CHARGE SAR 10 08/24/2013
107 MAGICIAN SA 12 11/02/2013
Divisional champion Will Take Charge is the only 3-year-old who had
more than one of the season’s fastest Beyer Speed Figures. Palace Malice,
3-Year-Olds, 2011 whose highest speed figure was earned in the Jim Dandy, is the only classic
winner to make the list.
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 UNCLE MO BEL 8 10/01/2011
114 MACLEAN’S MUSIC SA 6 03/19/2011
111 CALEB’S POSSE CD 8 11/05/2011 3-Year-Olds, 2014
109 ROYAL CURRIER PRX 6 09/24/2011
108 PLUM PRETTY (F) PRX 8.5 10/01/2011 Beyer
106 CALEB’S POSSE SAR 7 08/27/2011 No. Horse Track Dist Date
106 COIL HOL 6 05/06/2011 115 SHARED BELIEF DMR 10 08/24/2014
106 MR. COMMONS SA 8 10/08/2011 113 BAYERN SA 10 11/01/2014
106 STAY THIRSTY SAR 9 07/30/2011 113 CALIFORNIA CHROME SA 10 11/01/2014
106 THE FACTOR SA 7 12/26/2011 113 TOAST OF NEW YORK SA 10 11/01/2014
106 TRAVELIN MAN GP 6 01/06/2011 112 LIAM’S MAP GP 8.5 12/13/2014
106 UNCLE MO SAR 7 08/27/2011 111 BAYERN MTH 9 07/27/2014
111 TOAST OF NEW YORK DMR 10 08/24/2014
The Factor and Uncle Mo, who tied for the top Beyer Speed Figure of
2010 among 2-year-olds, each had at least one of the top figures for 3-year-
110 SOCIAL INCLUSION GP 8.5 03/12/2014
olds of 2011. 110 BAYERN PRX 9 09/20/2014
110 TARIS (F) KEE 7 10/18/2014
110 KARAKONTIE SA 8 11/01/2014
Shared Belief, who earned last year’s top Beyer Speed Figure among
3-Year-Olds, 2012 2-year-olds, topped his division again at 3. Bayern won the Breeders’ Cup
Classic while California Chrome won two classics took the divisional cham-
Beyer
pionship and Horse of the Year.
No. Horse Track Dist Date
111 DULLAHAN DMR 10 08/26/2012 3-Year-Olds, 2015
110 THE LUMBER GUY BEL 6 09/29/2012
Beyer
109 BODEMEISTER PIM 9.5 05/19/2012
No. Horse Track Dist Date
109 I’LL HAVE ANOTHER PIM 9.5 05/19/2012 120 AMERICAN PHAROAH KEE 10 10/31/2015
108 BODEMEISTER OP 9 04/14/2012 113 RUNHAPPY SAR 7 08/29/2015
108 TRINNIBERG SA 6 11/03/2012 110 MATERIALITY GP 9 03/28/2015
107 NONIOS HOL 9 12/01/2012 109 AMERICAN PHAROAH MTH 9 08/02/2015
107 PAYNTER MTH 9 07/29/2012 108 UPSTART GP 9 03/28/2015
106 AGAVE KISS (F) PIM 6 05/18/2012 108 LADY SHIPMAN (F) MTH *5.5 07/12/2015
106 CALLED TO SERVE LRL 9 12/31/2012 108 RUNHAPPY KEE 6 10/31/2015
106 CSABA CRC 9 10/13/2012 108 FOUND (F) KEE 12 10/31/2015
106 MY MISS AURELIA (F) SA 9 11/02/2012 107 GIMME DA LUTE DMR 7 08/02/2015
106 PAYNTER PIM 8.5 05/09/2012 107 LADY SHIPMAN (F) SAR 5.5 08/03/2015
106 QUESTING (F) SAR 10 08/18/2012 107 LADY SHIPMAN (F) SAR 5.5 08/30/2015
106 THE LUMBER GUY SA 6 11/03/2012 107 GOLDEN HORN KEE 12 10/31/2015
106 TRINNIBERG BEL 7 06/09/2012 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah recorded the highest Beyer
106 WELL SPELLED PRX 6 09/22/2012 Speed Figure of the year while winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Turf
The first three finishers of the Kentucky Derby - I’ll Have Another, sprint specialist Lady Shipman had three of the year’s top figures.
Bodemeister and Dullahan - accounted for the four fastest Beyer Speed
Figures of 2012 for 3-year-olds at route distances.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

3-Year-Olds, 2016 3-year-olds, 1993-2018


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
122 ARROGATE SAR 10 08/27/2016 122 ARROGATE SAR 10 08/27/2016
120 ARROGATE SA 10 11/05/2016 122 HOLY BULL BEL 8 05/30/1994
111 GUN RUNNER CD 9 11/25/2016 121 CONCERNED MINISTER FG 8.5 12/03/2000
107 MIND YOUR BISCUITS SA 7 12/26/2016 121 ROCK AND ROLL BEL 8.5 06/13/1998
106 CONNECT AQU 8 11/26/2016 120 ARROGATE SA 10 11/05/2016
106 SHARP AZTECA SA 7 12/26/2016 120 AMERICAN PHAROAH KEE 10 10/31/2015
106 TEN BLESSINGS SA 7 11/04/2016 120 BELLAMY ROAD AQU 9 04/09/2005
105 CONNECT PRX 9 09/24/2016 120 CAJUN BEAT SA 6 10/25/2003
105 SONGBIRD (F) SA 9 11/04/2016 120 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SAR 9 08/04/2002
105 SUMMER REVOLUTION SAR 7 08/06/2016 120 XTRA HEAT (F) DEL 6 09/29/2001
Late-blossoming Arrogate earned a 122 in winning the Travers, tying 120 KELLY KIP SAR 6.5 08/23/1997
with Holy Bull for the highest Beyer Speed Figure earned since 1993 by a 119 CURLIN MTH 10 10/27/2007
3-year-old, then followed up with a 120 when winning the Breeders’ Cup 119 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 6 12/26/2006
Classic. 119 SQUIRTLE SQUIRT BEL 6 10/27/2001
119 ALBERT THE GREAT BEL 10 10/14/2000
3-Year-Olds, 2017 119 TIZNOW SA 9 10/15/2000
119 GENERAL CHALLENGE DMR 10 08/29/1999
Beyer
119 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TP 6 09/25/1999
No. Horse Track Dist Date
119 RERAISE TP 6 09/26/1998
112 WEST COAST DMR 10 11/04/2017
119 LOUIS QUATORZE SAR 9 08/04/1996
109 GUNNEVERA DMR 10 11/04/2017
119 WILL’S WAY SAR 9 08/04/1996
109 MR. CROW SAR 6 07/22/2017
119 FRENCH DEPUTY BEL 8 09/04/1995
108 BATTLE OF MIDWAY DMR 8 11/03/2017
119 LORD CARSON TP 6 09/23/1995
108 WEST COAST SAR 10 08/26/2017
119 HOLY BULL BEL 8.5 07/03/1994
107 COAL FRONT PRX 6 09/23/2017
107 PARADISE WOODS (F) SA 8.5 04/08/2017
107 TAKAFUL BEL 6 09/30/2017 Sprints, 1993
107 WEST COAST PRX 9 09/23/2017 Beyer
106 BEASLEY BEL 7 10/28/2017 No. Horse Track Dist Date
106 COPPER TOWN BEL 8.5 10/07/2017 118 GRAY SLEWPY SA 6.5 03/27/1993
West Coast earned three of the top Beyer Speed Figures of the year for 118 OJAI SA 6.5 02/28/1993
3-year-olds and also finished best among the 3-year-olds when third in the 118 PREPORANT BEL 7 09/26/1993
Breeders’ Cup Classic, en route to a divisional championship. Battle of 116 BOOM TOWNER AQU 6 11/25/1993
Midway won the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. 114 BIRDONTHEWIRE BEL 7 10/09/1993
114 CHARMONNIER SA 8 02/12/1993
114 MAJESTY’S TURN LRL 7 01/14/1993
3-Year-Olds, 2018
113 DUSTY SCREEN MTH 8 09/04/1993
Beyer 113 IBERO BEL 8 05/31/1993
No. Horse Track Dist Date 113 KNIGHT PROSPECTOR (F) HOL 5.5 06/11/1993
118 WORLD OF TROUBLE CD 5.5 11/03/2018 113 MEMO SA 7 11/06/1993
113 MAGICAL (F) CD 12 11/03/2018 113 PRIVATE SCHOOL TP 8 02/13/1993
109 WORLD OF TROUBLE TAM 7 12/15/2018 The highest Beyer Speed Figures of the year for sprinting were turned in
107 FIRENZE FIRE BEL 8 07/07/2018 by Ojai, Gray Slewpy and Preporant, none of whom were on hand for the
107 JUSTIFY SA 9 04/07/2018 1993 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Cardmania won the Sprint and was named
107 MCKINZIE PRX 9 09/22/2018 champion of this division.
107 MITOLE OP 6 04/12/2018 Sprints, 1994
107 PROMISES FULFILLED SAR 6.5 07/28/2018 Beyer
106 SECRET SPICE (F) SA 8 10/07/2018 No. Horse Track Dist Date
104 AXELROD PRX 9 09/22/2018 122 HOLY BULL BEL 8 05/30/1994
104 CATHOLIC BOY SAR 10 08/25/2018 119 SECRETO’S HIDEAWAY TP 8 03/05/1994
104 JUSTIFY SA 7 02/18/2018 116 MEMO KEE 7 04/17/1994
104 MITOLE PIM 6 05/19/2018 115 CIGAR AQU 8 11/26/1994
104 RED RUBY (F) DEL 8.5 07/07/2018 115 MERITOCRAT BEL 6 10/09/1994
Horse of the Year and Triple Crown winner Justify had two of the high- 114 CHEROKEE RUN CD 6 11/05/1994
est Beyer Speed Figures of the season for 3-year-olds, but sprint specialist 114 CHEROKEE RUN LRL 6 07/16/1994
World of Trouble had two of the three highest of the year. 114 EDUCATED RISK (F) CD 8 11/12/1994
114 KINGDOM FOUND SA 8 04/01/1994
114 SOVIET PROBLEM (F) CD 6 11/05/1994
Horse of the Year Holy Bull, who also had the highest Beyer Speed
Figure of the year at route distances on the dirt, did not take part in the
Breeders’ Cup. Cherokee Run won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and was the
champion sprinter.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Sprints, 1995 Sprints, 1998


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
121 IMTOOCOOL PIM 6 05/05/1995 123 ELUSIVE QUALITY GP 7 02/05/1998
120 LUCKY FOREVER HOL 6.5 05/20/1995 121 KELLY KIP AQU 6 04/11/1998
120 NOT SURPRISING SAR 7 08/23/1995 120 AFFIRMED SUCCESS SAR 7 09/07/1998
119 FRENCH DEPUTY BEL 8 09/04/1995 119 AFFIRMED SUCCESS BEL 7 09/26/1998
119 LORD CARSON TP 6 09/23/1995 119 KELLY KIP LRL 6 07/18/1998
117 COMMANCHE TRAIL KEE 6 04/19/1995 119 RERAISE TP 6 09/26/1998
117 HOLY BULL GP 7 01/22/1995 118 SON OF A PISTOL DMR 6 07/26/1998
117 PATTON GP 6 01/05/1995 118 WAGON LIMIT AQU 8 04/04/1998
117 PROLANZIER SUF 6 10/21/1995 118 WILD RUSH BEL 8 05/25/1998
116 LITE THE FUSE BEL 7 06/25/1995 117 DISTORTED HUMOR CD 7 05/02/1998
116 LORD CARSON TP 6 12/03/1995 117 ORIGINAL GRAY LRL 7 03/04/1998
Not Surprising, winner of eight stakes in 1995 including the Grade 1 Reraise won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and was voted champion sprinter.
Vosburgh, was champion sprinter.

Sprints, 1996 Sprints, 1999


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
123 PROSPECT BAY SAR 6 08/08/1996 124 ARTAX GP 6 11/06/1999
118 HONOUR AND GLORY SAR 6 08/08/1996 123 ARTAX BEL 6 10/16/1999
118 MEADOW MONSTER LRL 7 02/19/1996 123 ARTAX AQU 7 05/02/1999
117 FOREST WILDCAT PIM 6 09/15/1996 123 KONA GOLD GP 6 11/06/1999
117 LITE THE FUSE LRL 6 07/20/1996 121 LEXICON DMR 5.5 08/08/1999
117 MEADOW MONSTER LRL 6 07/20/1996 120 INTIDAB SAR 6 08/11/1999
117 MEADOW MONSTER GP 6 01/03/1996 120 KELLY KIP AQU 6 04/10/1999
116 ABAGINONE SA 6.5 04/06/1996 120 LEXICON SA 6 10/17/1999
116 CONSTANT ESCORT CRC 7 09/28/1996 119 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TP 6 09/25/1999
116 LITE THE FUSE AQU 6 04/14/1996 118 MAZEL TRICK HOL 7 06/27/1999
116 SMART STRIKE WO 7 07/07/1996 118 YES IT’S TRUE PIM 6 05/15/1999
116 SPLENDID SPRINTER AQU 6 01/06/1996 Sprint champion Artax broke Dr. Fager’s track record for 7 furlongs at
Meadow Monster had several of the fastest figures among sprinters and Aqueduct in May, Groovy’s 6-furlong track record at Belmont Park in
Prospect Bay turned in the division’s highest-rated performance of the year October and equaled Mr. Prospector’s track record for six furlongs while
in winning the A Phenomenon, but neither took part in the Breeders’ Cup winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Gulfstream Park in November.
Sprint, won by divisional champion Lit de Justice.

Sprints, 2000
Sprint, 1997 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
119 KONA GOLD SA 6.5 04/08/2000
No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 KONA GOLD DMR 6 07/29/2000
122 ELUSIVE QUALITY GP 7 02/21/1997
117 CALLER ONE TP 6 09/16/2000
120 KELLY KIP SAR 6.5 08/23/1997
117 KONA GOLD SA 6 10/14/2000
118 DISTORTED HUMOR CD 6.5 06/04/1997
116 CALLER ONE CRC 6 07/15/2000
118 UNBRIDLED’S SONG GP 7 01/19/1997
116 CALLER ONE HOL 7 05/29/2000
118 WILD ESCAPADE CD 6.5 06/04/1997
116 CROWNING MEETING EMD 8 09/10/2000
117 MEN’S EXCLUSIVE HOL 6 05/26/1997
116 DELAWARE TOWNSHIP MTH 6 08/27/2000
117 SMOKE GLACKEN MTH 6 06/28/1997
116 FIVE STAR DAY KEE 6 10/14/2000
116 BUNKER HILL ROAD OP 8 01/24/1997
116 LOVE THAT RED DMR 6 07/29/2000
115 APPEALING SKIER GP 5 03/16/1997
116 YANKEE VICTOR AQU 8 05/06/2000
115 PUNCH LINE GP 5 03/16/1997
Kona Gold dominated the sprint ranks in 2000 winning all but one start.
Elmhurst, who did not make this list, won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. He set a track and stakes record in winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at
Smoke Glacken was voted Eclipse Award Champion. Churchill Downs.

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Sprints, 2001 Sprints, 2004


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
122 SWEPT OVERBOARD SA 6 10/06/2001 120 GHOSTZAPPER BEL 7 07/04/2004
120 XTRA HEAT (F) DEL 6 09/29/2001 117 SPEIGHTSTOWN SAR 6 08/14/2004
119 BONAPAW OP 6 04/12/2001 116 KELA DMR 7 08/15/2004
119 EL CORREDOR DMR 7 08/12/2001 116 PICO CENTRAL BEL 8 05/31/2004
119 KONA GOLD DMR 6 07/22/2001 116 PICO CENTRAL AQU 7 04/10/2004
119 SQUIRTLE SQUIRT BEL 6 10/27/2001 116 SPEIGHTSTOWN CD 7 05/01/2004
118 EXPLICIT GP 6 03/10/2001 115 BOWMAN’S BAND BEL 8 05/31/2004
118 LEFT BANK AQU 8 11/24/2001 115 MASS MEDIA AQU 7 10/31/2004
118 LEFT BANK BEL 7 09/22/2001 115 SPEIGHTSTOWN BEL 6 06/05/2004
118 XTRA HEAT (F) BEL 6 10/27/2001 114 BLUESTHESTANDARD SA 6 02/01/2004
Squirtle Squirt defeated top 3-year-olds in the King’s Bishop and ran sec- 114 KELA LS 8 04/24/2004
ond to top Grade 1 older horses in the Vosburgh before clinching the sprint 114 PICO CENTRAL BEL 6 10/02/2004
title with a half-length victory over Xtra Heat in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. 114 STRONG HOPE GP 6 03/10/2004
114 TERRELL SA 6 03/20/2004
Sprints, 2002 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner and divisional champion Speightstown had
three top-rated performances in 2004, but the highest sprint figure awarded
Beyer in 2004 ironically went to subsequent Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and
No. Horse Track Dist Date Horse of the Year Ghostzapper.
122 SWEPT OVERBOARD BEL 8 05/27/2002
121 LEFT BANK BEL 7 07/04/2002
120 CONGAREE AQU 8 11/30/2002
120 SLIDER KEE 7 04/25/2002
117 SNOW RIDGE SA 6 01/27/2002
Sprints, 2005
116 BONAPAW FG 6 01/12/2002 Beyer
116 MOUNTAIN GENERAL FG 6 11/28/2002 No. Horse Track Dist Date
116 ORIENTATE SAR 6.5 09/01/2002 122 GHOSTZAPPER BEL 8 05/30/2005
115 ORIENTATE CRC 6 07/13/2002 121 COMMENTATOR BEL 7 06/29/2005
115 ORIENTATE CD 6.5 06/29/2002 118 FOREST DANGER GP 6.5 02/14/2005
115 REBA’S GOLD SA 8 02/09/2002 117 DON SIX AQU 6 01/29/2005
115 SKY JACK SA 8 02/09/2002 116 LOST IN THE FOG CRC 6 07/10/2005
115 THERE’S ZEALOUS AP 8 08/17/2002 116 WILDCAT HEIR MTH 6 08/07/2005
Orientate came on late to dominate the division, but Swept Overboard, in 115 BORDONARO HOL 6 12/03/2005
the Metropolitan Mile, and Left Bank, in the Tom Fool, posted the biggest 115 FOREST DANGER AQU 7 04/09/2005
numbers of the year. 115 GYGISTAR BEL 8 05/04/2005
Sprints, 2003 114 BILO DMR 6 08/21/2005
114 LOST IN THE FOG BM 6 10/01/2005
Beyer
114 LOVE OF MONEY BEL 8 05/25/2005
No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 POMEROY SAR 6 08/13/2005
122 ALDEBARAN SAR 7 08/31/2003
114 SILVER TRAIN BEL 6 10/29/2005
121 SHAKE YOU DOWN CRC 6 07/12/2003
114 SURF CAT HOL 6.5 05/15/2005
120 CAJUN BEAT SA 6 10/25/2003
114 TASTE OF PARADISE BEL 6 10/29/2005
120 CONGAREE AQU 8 11/29/2003
Forest Danger and Lost in the Fog each had two top-rated performances
118 SHAKE YOU DOWN AQU 6 04/26/2003 in 2005, but the highest figure of the year, for the second year in a row,
118 SHAKE YOU DOWN AQU 6 04/11/2003 belonged to Ghostzapper. Silver Train just outfinished Taste of Paradise in
117 AVANZADO SA 6 01/26/2003 the Breeders’ Cup Sprint .
117 CAPTAIN SQUIRE SA 6 01/25/2003
117 PRIVATE HORDE SAR 6 08/10/2003
117 SMOOTH JAZZ KEE 7 04/13/2003
117 YANKEE GENTLEMAN DMR 6 09/06/2003
Sprints, 2006
Shake You Down , third in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, owned the three of Beyer
the highest figures, but divisional champion Aldebaran rated highest of all No. Horse Track Dist Date
with his Forego Handicap victory. Versatile Congaree had high figures at 119 BORDONARO OSA 6 10/07/2006
both short and long distances.
119 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 6 12/26/2006
116 DISCREET CAT AQU 8 11/25/2006
116 THOR’S ECHO CD 6 11/04/2006
116 THOR’S ECHO OSA 6 10/07/2006
115 BORDONARO OP 6 04/13/2006
115 DISCREET CAT BEL 8 10/01/2006
115 DUBAI ESCAPADE (F) SAR 7 08/27/2006
115 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 6 11/21/2006

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115 MALIBU MINT (F) CRC 6 07/15/2006 Sprints, 2010


115 SILVER TRAIN BEL 7 07/16/2006
Beyer
Divisional champion Thor’s Echo, Bordonaro and Discreet Cat each
achieved two of the top sprint Beyer Speed Figures of the year. The 119 fig- No. Horse Track Dist Date
ure earned by Bordonaro and Fabulous Strike were the highest figures of 117 MAJESTICPERFECTION PRM 6 06/25/2010
2006. 115 COST OF FREEDOM HOL 5 12/11/2010
Sprints, 2007 115 MAJESTICPERFECTION SAR 6 08/08/2010
114 HOLLYWOOD HIT WO 7 05/09/2010
Beyer
112 QUALITY ROAD BEL 8 05/31/2010
No. Horse Track Dist Date 111 DISCREETLY MINE SAR 6.5 08/02/2010
124 MIDNIGHT LUTE SAR 7 09/01/2007 111 HAYNESFIELD AQU 8 11/27/2010
119 BENNY THE BULL SAR 7 09/01/2007 111 JERSEY TOWN AQU 8 11/27/2010
118 COSTA RISING EVD 8 09/03/2007 110 BRIBON BEL 7 10/30/2010
117 FABULOUS STRIKE MNR 5 05/05/2007 110 GIROLAMO AQU 8 11/27/2010
115 COSTA RISING EVD 8 08/11/2007 110 RILEY TUCKER CD 6 05/29/2010
115 FABULOUS STRIKE CD 6 06/02/2007
Majesticperfection, who won five of six starts in 2010, produced two of
115 HIGH FINANCE BEL 8 05/27/2007 the top three Beyer Speed Figures at sprint distances in winning the Iowa
114 DAAHER AQU 8 11/24/2007 Sprint and A.G. Vanderbilt handicaps.
114 FABULOUS STRIKE BEL 6 09/30/2007
113 CONFUCIUS SAY CT 7 07/04/2007
113 IDIOT PROOF MTH 6 07/04/2007
Sprints, 2011
113 SMOKEY STOVER SA 6 01/27/2007 Beyer
Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute had the highest sprint Beyer No. Horse Track Dist Date
Speed Figure of the year but Fabulous Strike, who tied for the highest sprint 120 BIG DRAMA GP 6 01/15/2011
Beyer in 2006, was the only horse with as many as three performances rated 118 UNCLE MO BEL 8 10/01/2011
among the season’s best in 2007.
114 M ONE RIFLE HOL 5 05/07/2011
114 MACLEAN’S MUSIC SA 6 03/19/2011
Sprints, 2008 114 SHREWD OPERATOR AP 6 06/25/2011
113 APRIORITY GP 6.5 03/05/2011
Beyer
113 TIZWAY BEL 8 05/30/2011
No. Horse Track Dist Date
112 COST OF FREEDOM HOL 5 05/07/2011
119 COMMENTATOR GP 8 01/17/2008
112 JACKSON BEND BEL 8 10/01/2011
118 BRIBON BEL 8 06/25/2008
112 SEAN AVERY SAR 6 08/07/2011
118 MONTEREY JAZZ LS 8 04/26/2008
112 SEAN AVERY MTH 6 06/05/2011
115 BENNY THE BULL GP 6 01/26/2008
112 SMILING TIGER HOL 7 07/02/2011
114 LUCKY ISLAND BEL 7 07/04/2008
112 TRAPPE SHOT SAR 6 08/07/2011
113 FABULOUS STRIKE AQU 6 11/27/2008
113 ZAFTIG (F) BEL 8 06/07/2008 The highest Beyer Speed Figure of 2011 - sprint or otherwise - belonged
to 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Big Drama, who was sidelined for
112 DIVINE PARK BEL 8 04/30/2008 much the year.
112 MIDNIGHT LUTE OSA 6 10/25/2008
112 NOT FOR MONEY BEL 7 05/23/2008
112 ROCKERFELLER MTH 6 08/03/2008
Commentator had the highest Beyer Speed Figure of the year both for dis- Sprints, 2012
tances up to a mile and at a mile and beyond. Leaders from 2007 such as
Beyer
repeat Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute, Benny the Bull and
Fabulous Strike all appear again among the leaders of 2008. No. Horse Track Dist Date
115 CALEB’S POSSE BEL 8 05/28/2012
115 SHACKLEFORD BEL 8 05/28/2012
Sprints, 2009 112 CAMP VICTORY HOL 7 06/30/2012
Beyer 112 GROUPIE DOLL (F) CD 7 05/05/2012
No. Horse Track Dist Date 111 CALIBRACHOA AQU 6 03/03/2012
115 THIS ONES FOR PHIL GP 6 01/24/2009 110 CALEB’S POSSE AQU 6 03/03/2012
113 NOTONTHESAMEPAGE GP 6 01/03/2009 110 JERSEY TOWN BEL 8 09/29/2012
113 QUALITY ROAD GP 8 02/28/2009 110 THE LUMBER GUY BEL 6 09/29/2012
113 WARRIOR’S REWARD CD 7 05/01/2009 109 BANK THE EIGHT HOL 7 11/10/2012
112 FABULOUS STRIKE SAR 6 08/09/2009 109 CALEB’S POSSE AQU 7 04/07/2012
111 FABULOUS STRIKE BEL 6 06/06/2009 109 FAST BULLET HOL 6.5 12/06/2012
111 IKIGAI GP 6 01/17/2009 109 GROUPIE DOLL (F) AQU 8 11/24/2012
111 MUNNINGS BEL 7 07/05/2009 109 JACKSON BEND AQU 7 04/07/2012
110 CASH REFUND CD 6 04/25/2009 109 SAGINAW BEL 7 05/19/2012
110 MUNNINGS BEL 7 06/06/2009 109 STAY THIRSTY AQU 8 11/24/2012
110 QUALITY ROAD SAR 6.5 08/03/2009 109 TO HONOR AND SERVE BEL 8 05/28/2012
110 ZENSATIONAL DMR 6 08/08/2009 While failing to win a race in 2012, Caleb’s Posse figured in tight finishes
Fabulous Strike, who had two of the best sprint Beyer Speed Figures of that produced three of the top Beyer Speed Figures at a mile or less. The
2009, has had performances on the list of best sprint figures every year fastest of them was earned in the Met Mile.
since 2006.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Sprints, 2013 Sprints, 2016


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
116 FLAT OUT BEL 8 04/27/2013 123 FROSTED BEL 8 06/11/2016
116 CROSS TRAFFIC BEL 8 04/27/2013 110 MASOCHISTIC DMR 7 08/27/2016
114 PAYNTER HOL 7 06/14/2013 108 ANCHOR DOWN BEL 8 10/08/2016
110 DELAUNAY FG 6 03/09/2013 107 A.P. INDIAN SAR 7 08/27/2016
110 BIG SCREEN AQU 8 03/23/2013 107 A.P. INDIAN SAR 6 07/30/2016
110 CROSS TRAFFIC BEL 8 05/27/2013 107 LORD NELSON DMR 6 07/31/2016
110 SAHARA SKY BEL 8 05/27/2013 107 MASOCHISTIC SA 6.5 07/08/2016
110 FAST BULLET BEL 6 06/08/2013 107 MIND YOUR BISCUITS SA 7 12/26/2016
110 POINTS OFFTHEBENCH SA 6 10/05/2013 107 PAULASSILVERLINING (F) AQU 6 02/11/2016
110 FLAT OUT AQU 8 11/30/2013 107 TAMARKUZ SA 8 11/04/2016
110 STRAPPING GROOM AQU 6 12/21/2013 Frosted turned in the season’s highest Beyer Speed Figure while winning
the Met Mile. A.P. Indian and Masochistic each earned two of the season’s
Flat Out and Cross Traffic, who fought out a tight finish in the highest figures at sprint distances prior to finishing behind Drefong in the
Westchester, each had two of the season’s fastest Beyer Speed Figures at a Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
sprint distance. Paynter returned after a year-long layoff to post one of the
fastest sprint figures of 2013.
Sprints, 2017
Beyer
Sprints, 2014 No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
117 MOR SPIRIT BEL 8 06/10/2017
115 SHARP AZTECA AQU 8 12/02/2017
No. Horse Track Dist Date
112 EL DEAL SAR 6 07/29/2017
114 PALACE MALICE BEL 8 05/11/2014
112 SHARP AZTECA BEL 8 09/23/2017
113 CLEARLY NOW BEL 7 07/05/2014
111 ROY H BEL 6 06/09/2017
112 PALACE MALICE BEL 8 06/07/2014
111 ROY H DMR 6 11/04/2017
111 DELAUNAY FG 6 11/27/2014
109 IMPERIAL HINT PRX 6 09/04/2017
110 GOLDENCENTS BEL 8 06/07/2014
109 IMPERIAL HINT DMR 6 11/04/2017
110 TARIS (F) KEE 7 10/18/2014
109 MR. CROW SAR 6 07/22/2017
110 PRIVATE ZONE AQU 8 11/29/2014
108 BATTLE OF MIDWAY DMR 8 11/03/2017
109 READTHEBYLINE BEL 8 05/07/2014
108 STILL KRZ AQU 6 03/04/2017
109 ROMANSH BEL 8 06/07/2014
109 GOLDENCENTS DMR 7 08/24/2014 Several of the highest Beyer Speed Figures of the year for sprint distanc-
es were turned in by milers such as Met Mile winner Mor Spirit. Breeders’
109 SALUTOS AMIGOS AQU 6 12/26/2014 Cup Sprint winner Roy H turned in two of the top sprint figures at distances
Palace Malice, who had two of the fastest Beyer Speed Figures of the year below a mile and he earned an Eclipse Award as the top male sprinter.
sprinting, also had one of the top route figures. Breeders’ Cup Mile winner
Goldencents also had two top sprint figures of 2014.
Sprints, 2018
Sprints, 2015 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer
114 ARMY MULE AQU 7 04/07/2018
No. Horse Track Dist Date 111 ROY H CD 6 11/03/2018
114 LIAM’S MAP KEE 8 10/30/2015 110 CHIEF CICATRIZ CD 6 06/02/2018
113 RUNHAPPY SAR 7 08/29/2015 110 CITY OF LIGHT CD 8 11/03/2018
112 HONOR CODE BEL 8 06/06/2015 109 BEE JERSEY BEL 8 06/09/2018
111 TONALIST BEL 8 05/02/2015 109 MIND YOUR BISCUITS BEL 8 06/09/2018
110 SALUTOS AMIGOS AQU 6 03/07/2015 109 WORLD OF TROUBLE TAM 7 12/15/2018
110 ROCK FALL BEL 6 06/05/2015 108 BACKYARD HEAVEN AQU 8 03/17/2018
109 ROCK FALL KEE 6 04/18/2015 108 IMPERIAL HINT SAR 6 07/28/2018
109 MASOCHISTIC SA 7 06/27/2015 107 CATALINA CRUISER SA 6 05/19/2018
109 BRADESTER MTH 8 07/05/2015 107 FIRENZE FIRE BEL 8 07/07/2018
109 STONETASTIC (F) PRX 6.5 09/01/2015 107 MITOLE OP 6 04/12/2018
109 LEA KEE 8 10/30/2015 107 NO DOZING AQU 7 11/02/2018
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Liam’s Map had the top Beyer Speed Figure 107 PROMISES FULFILLED SAR 6.5 07/28/2018
of the year for sprint distances, and also had two of the top route figures of the
year. Runhappy won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
107 WELLABLED TP 6.5 01/19/2018
No horse earned more than one of the year’s highest Beyer Speed Figures
while sprinting but among the highest of the year were those turned in by
Roy H and City of Light when winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, respectively.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Sprints, 1993-2018 Races More Than 1 Mile, 1994


Beyer
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
No. Horse Track Dist Date
124 MIDNIGHT LUTE SAR 7 09/01/2007
119 HOLY BULL BEL 8.5 07/03/1994
124 ARTAX GP 6 11/06/1999
117 LAKEWAY (F) HOL 9 07/10/1994
123 FROSTED BEL 8 06/11/2016
116 DEVIL HIS DUE BEL 9 06/18/1994
123 ARTAX BEL 6 10/16/1999
116 HOLY BULL BEL 9 09/17/1994
123 ARTAX AQU 7 05/02/1999
116 JADE FLUSH (F) SAR 9 08/21/1994
123 KONA GOLD GP 6 11/06/1999
116 KINGDOM FOUND HOL 9 06/05/1994
123 ELUSIVE QUALITY GP 7 02/05/1998
116 THE WICKED NORTH HOL 9 06/05/1994
123 PROSPECT BAY SAR 6 08/08/1996
116 THUNDER RUMBLE SAR 9 08/06/1994
122 GHOSTZAPPER BEL 8 05/30/2005
115 AS INDICATED PIM 9.5 05/14/1994
122 ALDEBARAN SAR 7 08/31/2003
115 CONCERN CD 10 11/05/1994
122 SWEPT OVERBOARD BEL 8 05/27/2002
115 CONCERN SAR 10 08/20/1994
122 SWEPT OVERBOARD SA 6 10/06/2001
122 ELUSIVE QUALITY GP 7 02/21/1997 115 HOLY BULL GP 9 03/12/1994
122 HOLY BULL BEL 8 05/30/1994 115 HOLY BULL MTH 9 07/31/1994
121 COMMENTATOR BEL 7 06/29/2005 115 HOLY BULL SAR 10 08/20/1994
121 SHAKE YOU DOWN CRC 6 07/12/2003 115 TABASCO CAT CD 10 11/05/1994
121 LEFT BANK BEL 7 07/04/2002 115 THE WICKED NORTH SA 9 02/13/1994
121 LEXICON DMR 5.5 08/08/1999 Three-year-old Holy Bull, who turned in five of the top Beyer Speed
Figures of the season, beat elders in the Woodward and Met Mile and was
121 KELLY KIP AQU 6 04/11/1998 Horse of the Year. Concern and Tabasco Cat, also 3, ran one-two in the
121 IMTOOCOOL PIM 6 05/05/1995 Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Races More Than 1 Mile, 1995


Races More Than 1 Mile, 1993 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer 121 CIGAR OP 9 04/15/1995
No. Horse Track Dist Date 120 MARIAH’S STORM (F) TP 8.5 09/23/1995
125 BERTRANDO BEL 9 09/18/1993 119 INSIDE INFORMATION (F) BEL 9 10/28/1995
117 BERTRANDO DMR 10 08/21/1993 118 CIGAR HOL 10 07/02/1995
117 BEST PAL HOL 10 07/03/1993 117 CIGAR BEL 10 10/28/1995
116 ETERNAL ORAGE PIM 8.5 04/10/1993 117 CIGAR SUF 9 06/03/1995
116 LIL E. TEE OP 8.5 03/20/1993 117 FLYING CHEVRON MED 8.5 09/22/1995
115 BRUNSWICK SAR 9 08/28/1993 117 SILVER GOBLIN OP 9 04/15/1995
115 MARQUETRY MED 9 10/15/1993 116 ALPHABET SOUP HOL 9 12/23/1995
115 SAY DANCE BEL 8.5 09/16/1993 116 CIGAR GP 10 03/05/1995
114 ARCANGUES SA 10 11/06/1993 116 HALO’S IMAGE CRC 8.5 11/23/1995
114 DEVIL HIS DUE GP 10 03/14/1993 116 L’CARRIERE SAR 10 08/26/1995
114 HONEST ENSIGN HIA 9 05/15/1993 Cigar was unbeaten in 10 starts in 1995, including the Breeders’ Cup
114 IBEX LRL 9 02/27/1993 Classic. Champion older female Inside Information won seven of eight
114 SIBERIAN SUMMER SA 10 02/07/1993 starts, including the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
114 ZEERULER OP 8.5 03/20/1993
Bertrando earned one of the highest Beyer Speed Figures on record
when winning the Woodward and was champion older male. The Breeders’
Cup Classic was won by 133-1 Arcangues.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Races More Than 1 Mile, 1996 Races More Than 1 Mile, 1999
Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
120 KIRIDASHI WO 8.5 08/17/1996 119 FREE HOUSE SA 10 03/06/1999
119 LOUIS QUATORZE SAR 9 08/04/1996 119 GENERAL CHALLENGE DMR 10 08/29/1999
119 WILL’S WAY SAR 9 08/04/1996 118 BUDROYALE SA 9 10/16/1999
118 GENTLEMEN HOL 9 12/22/1996 118 CAT THIEF GP 10 11/06/1999
117 CIGAR AP 9 07/13/1996 118 EVENT OF THE YEAR SA 10 03/06/1999
117 CIGAR GP 9 02/10/1996 118 GENERAL CHALLENGE SA 9 10/16/1999
117 SIPHON HOL 10 06/30/1996 118 MAZEL TRICK DMR 8.5 08/07/1999
116 CIGAR BEL 9 09/14/1996 118 OLD TRIESTE HOL 9 05/29/1999
116 DARE AND GO DMR 10 08/10/1996 118 RUNNING STAG BEL 9 06/12/1999
116 GERI HOL 10 06/30/1996 118 SILVER CHARM SA 10 03/06/1999
116 GERI OP 9 04/06/1996 118 VICTORY GALLOP CD 9 06/12/1999
116 JEWEL PRINCESS (F) HOL 9 07/21/1996 Victory Gallop, who didn’t take part in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, was
116 L’CARRIERE SAR 10 08/25/1996 elected champion of this evenly matched division.
116 SIPHON HOL 8.5 05/04/1996
Cigar’s 16-race winning streak that began in 1994 ended when he was Races More Than 1 Mile, 2000
defeated by Dare and Go in the 1996 Pacific Classic, at Del Mar, August 25. Beyer
Cigar was voted Horse of the Year for the 2nd consecutive season. No. Horse Track Dist Date
122 SKY JACK HOL 9 12/03/2000
Races More Than 1 Mile, 1997 121 CONCERNED MINISTER FG 8.5 12/03/2000
Beyer 120 STEPHEN GOT EVEN GP 9 02/05/2000
No. Horse Track Dist Date 119 ALBERT THE GREAT BEL 10 10/14/2000
126 FORMAL GOLD SAR 9 08/02/1997 119 GOLDEN MISSILE GP 9 02/05/2000
126 GENTLEMEN PIM 9.5 05/10/1997 119 TIZNOW SA 9 10/15/2000
126 WILL’S WAY SAR 9 08/02/1997 118 CAPTAIN STEVE SA 9 10/15/2000
125 FORMAL GOLD BEL 9 09/20/1997 118 LEMON DROP KID SAR 9 08/06/2000
125 SKIP AWAY PIM 9.5 05/10/1997 118 SKIMMING DMR 10 08/26/2000
124 FORMAL GOLD MTH 8.5 08/23/1997 117 FORTY ONE CARATS CRC 8.5 07/09/2000
123 TEJANO RUN HIA 9 03/22/1997 117 GENERAL CHALLENGE SA 10 03/04/2000
122 FORMAL GOLD SUF 9 05/31/1997 117 LEMON DROP KID BEL 10 07/04/2000
122 SKIP AWAY SUF 9 05/31/1997 117 RUNNING STAG SUF 9 06/03/2000
121 GENTLEMEN DMR 10 08/09/1997 Sky Jack and Concerned Minister individually came up big in relatively
121 GENTLEMEN HOL 10 06/29/1997 obscure races to score the two highest Beyer Figures of the season.
121 ORMSBY AQU 9 04/26/1997 Stephen Got Even rated a 120 in the Donn Handicap, but subsequently was
injured and retired.
Many of the highest Beyer Figures since 1992 were scored by the top
routers on this list. Skip Away won the Breeders’ Cup Classic and was
champion older horse. Races More Than 1 Mile, 2001
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Races More Than 1 Mile, 1998 123 APTITUDE BEL 10 10/06/2001
119 ALBERT THE GREAT BEL 10 07/01/2001
Beyer
119 SKIMMING DMR 10 08/19/2001
No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 EUCHRE PRM 9 07/07/2001
123 SILVER CHARM TP 9 09/26/1998
117 ALBERT THE GREAT PIM 9.5 05/12/2001
123 WILD RUSH TP 9 09/26/1998
117 GUIDED TOUR AP 10 07/21/2001
121 ROCK AND ROLL BEL 8.5 06/13/1998
117 GUIDED TOUR CD 9 06/16/2001
121 SKIP AWAY SUF 9 05/30/1998
117 INCLUDE SUF 9 06/02/2001
119 SHARP CAT (F) BEL 9 10/10/1998
117 INCLUDE PIM 9.5 05/12/2001
119 SKIP AWAY BEL 9 09/19/1998
117 POINT GIVEN SAR 10 08/25/2001
118 AWESOME AGAIN CD 9 06/13/1998
117 SAKHEE BEL 10 10/27/2001
118 MOSSFLOWER (F) BEL 8.5 06/20/1998
117 TIZNOW BEL 10 10/27/2001
118 SKIP AWAY PIM 9.5 05/09/1998
117 TIZNOW SA 10 03/03/2001
117 FREE HOUSE DMR 10 08/15/1998
117 SKIP AWAY HOL 10 06/28/1998 Tiznow won his second straight Breeders’ Cup Classic, defeating Arc
winner Sakhee in a courageous performance. Aptitude, an also-ran in the
Awesome Again won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, but Skip Away was Classic, scored the year’s highest Beyer Figure with a stunning 10-length
voted Horse of the Year for several excellent performances. score in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Races More Than 1 Mile, 2002 Races More Than 1 Mile, 2005
Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
121 LEFT BANK SAR 9 08/03/2002 123 COMMENTATOR SAR 9 08/06/2005
120 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SAR 9 08/04/2002 123 SAINT LIAM SAR 9 08/06/2005
119 LIDO PALACE SAR 9 08/03/2002 120 BELLAMY ROAD AQU 9 04/09/2005
119 MIZZEN MAST SA 9 02/02/2002 120 LAVA MAN HOL 10 07/09/2005
119 STREET CRY SAR 9 08/03/2002 116 LAVA MAN HOL 9 06/18/2005
118 MILWAUKEE BREW SA 10 03/02/2002 116 PRESIDENTIALAFFAIR PIM 9 04/23/2005
118 STREET CRY CD 9 06/15/2002 114 ANZIYAN ROYALTY HOL 9 06/18/2005
116 CAME HOME DMR 10 08/25/2002 114 ORATORY BEL 9 05/28/2005
116 MACHO UNO SAR 9 08/03/2002 114 SAINT LIAM GP 9 02/05/2005
116 PLEASANTLY PERFECT SA 9 10/06/2002 113 BORREGO DMR 10 08/21/2005
116 VOLPONI AP 10 10/26/2002 113 EDDINGTON GP 9.5 03/05/2005
Left Bank turned the rare trick of posting 120-plus Beyers going short and 113 ROCK HARD TEN SA 9 10/01/2005
long. Volponi, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, scored 110-plus Beyers The hotly contested Whitney Handicap resulted in the top two figures of
on both the dirt and turf. 2005. Champion older male Saint Liam, the only horse to appear on the list
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2003 of top-rated performances in this division in both 2004 and 2005, posted
Beyer two of the top-rated races of the year, along with Lava Man.
No. Horse Track Dist Date
123 CANDY RIDE DMR 10 08/24/2003 Races More Than 1 Mile, 2006
119 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SA 9 02/01/2003 Beyer
119 PLEASANTLY PERFECT SA 10 10/25/2003 No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 CONGAREE SA 9 02/02/2003 117 BERNARDINI BEL 10 10/07/2006
118 MEDAGLIA D’ORO DMR 10 08/24/2003 116 BERNARDINI SAR 10 08/26/2006
118 MINESHAFT PIM 9.5 05/16/2003 116 INVASOR CD 10 11/04/2006
117 MINESHAFT BEL 9 09/06/2003 116 SINISTER MINISTER KEE 9 04/15/2006
117 MINESHAFT CD 9 06/14/2003 115 BERNARDINI CD 10 11/04/2006
117 MEDAGLIA D’ORO SA 10 10/25/2003 115 PREMIUM TAP CD 9 11/24/2006
117 PERFECT DRIFT CD 9 06/14/2003 114 BERNARDINI SAR 9 07/29/2006
114 MASTER COMMAND MED 9 10/13/2006
Champion Mineshaft turned in three of the fastest route performances of
the year, as did Medaglia d’Oro. Congaree had high figures both routing and 113 BERNARDINI PIM 9.5 05/20/2006
sprinting. The best figure of the season was turned in by Candy Ride, in 113 INVASOR SAR 9 08/05/2006
defeating Medaglia d’Oro in the Pacific Classic. 113 LAVA MAN SA 10 03/04/2006
113 SUN KING SAR 9 08/05/2006
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2004 113 WANDERIN BOY KEE 8.5 04/07/2006
Beyer While Bernardini achieved five of the top Beyer Speed Figures of 2006 in
No. Horse Track Dist Date longer-distance races, including the highest of the year, Invasor defeated
Bernardini in their only meeting, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, to clinch the
128 GHOSTZAPPER MTH 9 08/21/2004 Horse of the Year honors.
124 GHOSTZAPPER LS 10 10/30/2004
123 MIDWAY ROAD KEE 9 04/22/2004
119 ROSES IN MAY LS 10 10/30/2004 Races More Than 1 Mile, 2007
Beyer
118 SMARTY JONES PIM 9.5 05/15/2004
No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 SOUTHERN IMAGE PIM 9.5 05/14/2004
119 CORINTHIAN MTH 8.32 10/26/2007
117 MEDAGLIA D’ORO GP 9 02/07/2004
119 CURLIN MTH 10 10/27/2007
116 MIDWAY ROAD PIM 9.5 05/14/2004
119 LAWYER RON SAR 9 09/01/2007
114 EVENING ATTIRE SAR 10 08/22/2004
117 LAWYER RON SAR 9 07/28/2007
114 GHOSTZAPPER BEL 9 09/11/2004
115 FAIRBANKS SA 9 03/31/2007
114 PERFECT DRIFT SAR 9 08/07/2004
114 CURLIN BEL 10 09/30/2007
114 ROSES IN MAY SAR 9 08/07/2004 114 LAWYER RON BEL 10 09/30/2007
114 SAINT LIAM BEL 9 09/11/2004 113 ANY GIVEN SATURDAY MTH 9 08/05/2007
Champion Ghostzapper had not just the highest figure of the season, but the 113 LIQUOR CABINET AQU 8.5 01/20/2007
highest figure of the last 12 years, and all three of his route starts resulted in
113 WAR PASS MTH 8.5 10/27/2007
superior figures. Midway Road and Roses in May also recorded multiple fast
times. Medaglia d’Oro, who had only two starts in 2004, is the only horse to Despite a disappointing outing the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Lawyer Ron
have a figure of 117 or above in a dirt route in both 2003 and 2004. was represented by three of the highest Beyer Speed Figures earned in lon-
ger-distance races, more than any other horse. For the first time since these
lists have been published, a 2-year-old -War Pass - turned in one of the
year’s best Beyers earned in a route event.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Races More Than 1 Mile, 2008 Races More Than 1 Mile, 2011
Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
120 COMMENTATOR SAR 9 07/26/2008 113 FLAT OUT BEL 9 07/02/2011
113 TOUGH TIZ’S SIS (F) BEL 8.5 09/06/2008 111 HAVRE DE GRACE (F) SAR 9 09/03/2011
112 CURLIN SAR 9 08/30/2008 111 TIZWAY SAR 9 08/06/2011
112 STUDENT COUNCIL SAR 9 07/26/2008 109 FLAT OUT SAR 9 09/03/2011
111 CURLIN BEL 10 09/27/2008 108 HAVRE DE GRACE (F) OP 8.5 04/15/2011
110 COMMENTATOR SUF 9 09/20/2008 108 PLUM PRETTY (F) PRX 8.5 10/01/2011
110 CURLIN CD 9 06/14/2008 108 SARAH LYNX (F) WO 12 10/16/2011
110 HEATSEEKER OP 9 04/05/2008 108 ST NICHOLAS ABBEY CD 12 11/05/2011
110 HEATSEEKER SA 10 03/01/2008 107 FLAT OUT BEL 10 10/01/2011
110 INDY WIND MTH 8.32 06/07/2008 107 MAMBO MEISTER CRC 8.5 07/24/2011
110 PAST THE POINT SAR 9 08/30/2008 107 SWITCH (F) OP 8.5 04/15/2011
110 RAVEN’S PASS OSA 10 10/25/2008 107 WIN WILLY OP 9 04/09/2011
110 STORM PLAY AQU 9 10/29/2008 Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Flat Out had three of the top Beyer Speed
110 TASTEYVILLE BEL 8.5 05/31/2008 Figures of 2011 over route distances, but was beaten in the Woodward by
110 TIAGO OP 9 04/05/2008 eventual Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
110 WANDERIN BOY BEL 10 09/27/2008
Commentator, who, in 2005, had the highest Beyer Speed Figure beyond a Races More Than 1 Mile, 2012
mile and second-highest figure behind Ghostzapper at a mile or less, had Beyer
the highest figures of 2008 both at a mile or less and beyond a mile. No. Horse Track Dist Date
117 FORT LARNED SA 10 11/03/2012
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2009 117 WISE DAN KEE 9 04/22/2012
Beyer 116 GAME ON DUDE HOL 9 06/02/2012
No. Horse Track Dist Date 116 MUCHO MACHO MAN SA 10 11/03/2012
116 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) MTH 9 08/02/2009 113 NATES MINESHAFT FG 9 04/01/2012
114 ICON PROJECT (F) SAR 10 08/30/2009 111 DULLAHAN DMR 10 08/26/2012
113 I WANT REVENGE AQU 8.5 03/07/2009 110 FORT LARNED SAR 9 08/04/2012
112 ZENYATTA (F) OSA 10 11/07/2009 110 GAME ON DUDE DMR 10 08/26/2012
111 JESSICA IS BACK (F) CRC 8.5 07/25/2009 110 ROYAL DELTA (F) CD 9 06/16/2012
111 QUALITY ROAD GP 9 03/28/2009 110 SUCCESSFUL DAN CD 8.5 05/04/2012
111 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) BEL 9 06/27/2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Fort Larned and beaten Classic favorite
111 RAIL TRIP HOL 10 07/11/2009 Game on Dude each had two of the highest-rated Beyer Speed Figures
earned on the dirt at distances beyond a mile.
111 SOLAR FLARE MTH 8.5 05/24/2009
111 SUMMER BIRD BEL 10 10/03/2009
Fillies and mares dominated the list of highest Beyer Speed Figures Races More Than 1 Mile, 2013
earned beyond a mile in 2009, with Icon Project and champions Rachel Beyer
Alexandra and Zenyatta accounting for five of the year’s top seven figures. No. Horse Track Dist Date
117 GAME ON DUDE SA 10 03/02/2013
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2010 116 GAME ON DUDE SA 9 02/03/2013
Beyer 116 VERRAZANO MTH 9 07/28/2013
No. Horse Track Dist Date 115 RON THE GREEK GP 9 01/19/2013
121 QUALITY ROAD GP 9 02/06/2010 115 FORT LARNED CD 9 06/15/2013
115 UNDERSTATEMENT AQU 8.5 01/16/2010 114 DREAMING OF JULIA (F) GP 9 03/30/2013
111 BLAME CD 10 11/06/2010 114 GAME ON DUDE HOL 10 07/06/2013
111 BLAME SAR 9 08/07/2010 114 RON THE GREEK BEL 10 09/28/2013
111 QUALITY ROAD SAR 9 08/07/2010 113 GAME ON DUDE DMR 10 08/25/2013
111 ZENYATTA (F) CD 10 11/06/2010 112 KETTLE CORN HOL 10 07/06/2013
109 BATTLE PLAN GP 9 02/18/2010 112 WILL TAKE CHARGE SA 10 11/02/2013
109 ESKENDEREYA AQU 9 04/03/2010 112 MUCHO MACHO MAN SA 10 11/02/2013
109 FRIEND OR FOE BEL 9 10/23/2010 112 DECLARATION OF WAR SA 10 11/02/2013
109 RACHEL ALEXANDRA (F) CD 9 06/12/2010 Fort Larned, Game on Dude and Mucho Macho Man, who each had
Although the highest Beyer Speed Figure of 2010 at all distances was earned among the fastest Beyer Speed Figures of 2012, accounted for six of
fastest route figures of 2013.
earned by Quality Road when winning the Donn Handicap, Horse of the
Year was decided in a photo finish in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in which
both winner Blame and runner-up Zenyatta shared 111 Beyers.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Races More Than 1 Mile, 2014 Races More Than 1 Mile, 2017
Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
117 GAME ON DUDE SA 10 03/08/2014 119 ARROGATE GP 9 01/28/2017
115 SHARED BELIEF DMR 10 08/24/2014 119 SEND IT IN AQU 10 04/08/2017
114 LEA GP 9 02/09/2014 118 TU BRUTUS AQU 10 04/08/2017
114 WILL TAKE CHARGE SA 10 03/08/2014 117 GUN RUNNER DMR 10 11/04/2017
114 PALACE MALICE FG 9 03/29/2014 115 COLLECTED DMR 10 08/19/2017
113 BAYERN SA 10 11/01/2014 115 GUN RUNNER SAR 9 09/02/2017
113 CALIFORNIA CHROME SA 10 11/01/2014 114 ARROGATE DMR 10 08/19/2017
113 TOAST OF NEW YORK SA 10 11/01/2014 114 COLLECTED DMR 10 11/04/2017
112 LIAM’S MAP GP 8.5 12/13/2014 113 SEYMOURDINI BEL 8.5 07/03/2017
111 WILL TAKE CHARGE GP 9 02/09/2014 112 GUN RUNNER SAR 9 08/05/2017
111 MAJESTIC HARBOR SA 10 06/28/2014 112 SHAMAN GHOST GP 9 01/28/2017
111 BAYERN MTH 9 07/27/2014 112 WAR STORY DMR 10 11/04/2017
111 TOAST OF NEW YORK DMR 10 08/24/2014 112 WEST COAST DMR 10 11/04/2017
111 VALID GP 8.5 12/13/2014 For the second year in a row, Arrogate produced the fastest route
Beyer Speed Figure of the year (although in a tie this year). Gun Runner,
For the second straight year, the highest Beyer Speed Figure of the year
who won the Breeders’ Cup Classic and earned three of the top route fig-
was earned by Game on Dude winning the Santa Anita Handicap. Will Take
ures of the year was the champion older male and Horse of the Year.
Charge, who earned two top figures in 2014, was the other horse to make
the list in both 2013 and 2014.
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2018
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2015 Beyer
Beyer No. Horse Track Dist Date
No. Horse Track Dist Date 120 GUN RUNNER GP 9 01/27/2018
120 AMERICAN PHAROAH KEE 10 10/31/2015 117 WEST COAST GP 9 01/27/2018
114 BEHOLDER (F) DMR 10 08/22/2015 115 ACCELERATE DMR 10 08/18/2018
114 LIAM’S MAP SAR 9 09/05/2015 111 ACCELERATE SA 10 05/26/2018
113 LIAM’S MAP SAR 9 08/08/2015 111 DIVERSIFY BEL 10 07/07/2018
113 HONOR CODE SAR 9 08/08/2015 110 ACCELERATE SA 10 03/10/2018
112 EFFINEX KEE 10 10/31/2015 110 DIVERSIFY SAR 9 08/04/2018
111 CONSTITUTION GP 9 02/07/2015 109 UNIQUE BELLA (F) SA 8.5 02/10/2018
111 SHARED BELIEF SA 10 03/07/2015 108 DR. DORR SA 9 04/28/2018
111 SMOOTH ROLLER SA 9 09/26/2015 108 MIND YOUR BISCUITS CD 9 09/29/2018
110 LEA GP 9 02/07/2015 Accelerate, the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and champion older male,
110 SOUPER LUCKY LRL *8.5 03/12/2015 earned three of the year’s highest Beyer Speed Figures but the year’s highest
figure belonged to Gun Runner, who won the Pegasus in his career finale.
110 MATERIALITY GP 9 03/28/2015
110 TONALIST SAR 9 08/08/2015
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and mare Beholder had the high- Races More Than 1 Mile, 1993-2018
est Beyer Speed Figures of the year at dirt route distances. Liam’s Map,
who earned the highest sprint figure of the year, was the only horse to have Beyer
two top route figures. No. Horse Track Dist Date
128 GHOSTZAPPER MTH 9 08/21/2004
Races More Than 1 Mile, 2016 126 FORMAL GOLD SAR 9 08/02/1997
Beyer 126 GENTLEMEN PIM 9.5 05/10/1997
No. Horse Track Dist Date 126 WILL’S WAY SAR 9 08/02/1997
122 ARROGATE SAR 10 08/27/2016 125 FORMAL GOLD BEL 9 09/20/1997
120 ARROGATE SA 10 11/05/2016 125 SKIP AWAY PIM 9.5 05/10/1997
119 CALIFORNIA CHROME SA 10 11/05/2016 125 BERTRANDO BEL 9 09/18/1993
113 CALIFORNIA CHROME DMR 10 08/20/2016 124 GHOSTZAPPER LS 10 10/30/2004
112 CALIFORNIA CHROME SA 9 10/01/2016 124 FORMAL GOLD MTH 8.5 08/23/1997
111 GUN RUNNER CD 9 11/25/2016 123 COMMENTATOR SAR 9 08/06/2005
111 CALIFORNIA CHROME DMR 8.5 07/23/2016 123 SAINT LIAM SAR 9 08/06/2005
110 BEHOLDER (F) SA 8.5 10/01/2016 123 MIDWAY ROAD KEE 9 04/22/2004
110 DORTMUND SA 9 10/01/2016 123 CANDY RIDE DMR 10 08/24/2003
110 DORTMUND DMR 8.5 07/23/2016 123 APTITUDE BEL 10 10/06/2001
110 NOBLE BIRD PIM 9.5 05/20/2016 123 SILVER CHARM TP 9 09/26/1998
110 STELLAR WIND (F) SA 8.5 10/01/2016 123 WILD RUSH TP 9 09/26/1998
Arrogate and California Chrome, one-two in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, 123 TEJANO RUN HIA 9 03/22/1997
between them earned the six highest Beyer Speed Figures of the year at dis- 122 ARROGATE SAR 10 08/27/2016
tances beyond a mile. For the second straight season, Beholder had the 122 SKY JACK HOL 9 12/03/2000
highest speed figure among fillies and mares at route distances. 122 FORMAL GOLD SUF 9 05/31/1997
122 SKIP AWAY SUF 9 05/31/1997

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Turf, 1993 Turf, 1996


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
117 STAR OF COZZENE ATL 9.5 06/27/1993 118 FASTNESS DMR 9 08/04/1996
117 STAR OF COZZENE BEL 11 09/18/1993 117 SMOOTH RUNNER DMR 9 08/04/1996
116 STAR OF COZZENE BEL 10 06/06/1993 115 PILSUDSKI WO 12 10/26/1996
115 LURE ATL 9.5 06/27/1993 115 SINGSPIEL WO 12 09/29/1996
115 STAR OF COZZENE AP 10 08/29/1993 114 DA HOSS WO 8 10/26/1996
114 LURE BEL 10 06/06/1993 114 TALLOIRES HOL 12 07/21/1996
113 WESTERN APPROACH (F) SA *6.5 10/30/1993 113 SINGSPIEL WO 12 10/26/1996
112 LURE CD 9 04/30/1993 112 AURIETTE (F) HOL 9 06/09/1996
112 LURE SA 8 11/06/1993 112 BROADWAY FLYER SAR 12 08/10/1996
111 ALNASR ALWASHEEK SA 8 04/02/1993 112 FASTNESS HOL 8.5 05/12/1996
111 APPLE TREE BEL 12 10/09/1993 112 KIRIDASHI WO 8 09/29/1996
111 FRAISE HOL 12 12/12/1993 112 SANDPIT HOL 10 05/27/1996
111 HUSBAND WO 12 10/17/1993 112 URGENT REQUEST SA 8 10/05/1996
111 KOTASHAAN SA 12 10/10/1993 Singspiel was second to European invader Pilsudski in the Breeders’
111 KOTASHAAN SA 12 11/06/1993 Cup Turf at Woodbine and was voted champion turf horse of 1996.
111 LURE BEL 8 10/16/1993 Turf, 1997
Between them, Star of Cozzene and Lure accounted for nine of the top
turf performances of 1993. They met each other four times, each winning Beyer
twice. Turf champion and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Kotashaan had two of No. Horse Track Dist Date
the season’s top-rated turf efforts.
115 ATTICUS SA 8 03/01/1997
Turf, 1994 114 SPINNING WORLD HOL 8 11/08/1997
113 RIVER FLYER BM 8.5 02/15/1997
Beyer
112 CHIEF BEARHART WO 11 09/28/1997
No. Horse Track Dist Date
112 LUCKY COIN BEL 8 10/18/1997
117 MEGAN’S INTERCO HOL 8 05/22/1994
112 LUCKY COIN BEL 8 09/20/1997
117 PARADISE CREEK BEL 10 06/11/1994
111 CHIEF BEARHART WO 12 10/19/1997
115 FURIOUSLY HOL 8 05/22/1994
115 ROTSALUCK SA *6.5 11/05/1994 111 GERI BEL 10 06/14/1997
114 PARADISE CREEK LRL 10 10/15/1994 111 INFLUENT ATL 9.5 06/28/1997
113 DAHLIA’S DREAMER (F) BEL 10 09/24/1994 111 ISITINGOOD SA 8 02/05/1997
113 TIKKANEN BEL 12 10/08/1994 Chief Bearhart won the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Hollywood Park and was
voted Eclipse Award champion. Atticus set a world record when he earned
113 VAUDEVILLE BEL 12 10/08/1994
his 115 Beyer Figure over a blazingly fast turf course at Santa Anita.
112 LURE SAR 9 08/12/1994
112 SANDPIT SA 12 10/09/1994
112 TIKKANEN CD 12 11/05/1994
Champion Paradise Creek and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Tikkanen were the
only horses to appear more than once among the list of leading Beyer Speed
Figures earned by turf horses of 1994.
Turf, 1998
Turf, 1995 Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Beyer 114 JIM AND TONIC WO 8 09/20/1998
No. Horse Track Dist Date 114 LABEEB WO 8 09/20/1998
114 AWAD AP 10 08/27/1995 113 DA HOSS CD 8 11/07/1998
114 FREEDOM CRY BEL 12 10/28/1995 113 HAWKSLEY HILL CD 8 11/07/1998
114 NORTHERN SPUR BEL 12 10/28/1995 112 BUCK’S BOY BEL 12 10/10/1998
114 PEMBROKE HOL 5.5 07/15/1995 112 ELUSIVE QUALITY BEL 8 07/04/1998
114 RIDGEWOOD PEARL (F) BEL 8 10/28/1995 112 FANTASTIC FELLOW HOL 8.5 04/26/1998
112 FASTNESS HOL 9 11/25/1995 112 JOYEUX DANSEUR CD 9 05/02/1998
112 KIRI’S CLOWN RKM *9 06/18/1995 112 JOYEUX DANSEUR FG *9 03/29/1998
112 THE VID CRC 9 11/25/1995
112 JOYEUX DANSEUR FG *9 02/07/1998
111 SMOOTH RUNNER HOL 8 07/03/1995
Da Hoss, winner of the 1996 Mile at Woodbine, scored his second victo-
111 THE VID GP 8.5 03/11/1995 ry in that Breeders’ Cup race after missing the 1997 Mile and racing only
111 THE VID PIM 9 05/20/1995 once in 1998. Buck’s Boy won the Breeders’ Cup Turf and was voted cham-
111 TIMARIDA (F) WO 10 10/15/1995 pion turf horse.
111 UNFINISHED SYMPH HOL 8 06/10/1995
111 WAKE UP ALARM HIA 8.5 03/25/1995
Northern Spur, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf, and Ridgewood Pearl,
winner of the Mile, both earned 114 Beyer Speed Figures for their Breeders’
Cup performances among a five-way tie for the year’s top turf figure.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Turf, 1999 Turf, 2001


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
118 DAYLAMI GP 12 11/06/1999 118 SILVANO AP 10 08/18/2001
113 BRAVE ACT HOL 8.5 05/16/1999 117 FANTASTIC LIGHT BEL 12 10/27/2001
113 ROYAL ANTHEM GP 12 11/06/1999 116 MILAN BEL 12 10/27/2001
112 CRYSTAL HEARTED DMR 8 07/30/1999 114 KING CUGAT BEL 11 07/07/2001
112 TRANQUILITY LAKE (F) HOL 9 06/06/1999 114 VAL ROYAL BEL 8 10/27/2001
111 HAWKSLEY HILL SA 8 03/06/1999 113 SLEW VALLEY BEL 11 07/07/2001
111 LORD SMITH SA 8 03/06/1999 112 BANKS HILL (F) BEL 10 10/27/2001
111 SUPER QUERCUS HOL 9 11/28/1999 112 YARALINO GG 8.5 02/04/2001
110 BUCK’S BOY GP 12 11/06/1999 111 BIENAMADO HOL 10 06/10/2001
110 BUCK’S BOY WO 9 09/10/1999 111 EL CIELO SA 6.5 11/05/2001
110 GARBU GP 8.5 03/13/1999 111 EL CIELO SA 8 01/04/2001
110 LAZY LODE HOL 12 12/04/1999 111 HAP AP 10 08/18/2001
110 LAZY LODE HOL 10 06/26/1999 111 LAILANI (F) BEL 10 09/29/2001
110 MIDDLESEX DRIVE BEL 8 10/16/1999 111 LAZY LODE SA 9 04/07/2001
110 SILIC GP 8 11/06/1999 111 SPEAK IN PASSING HOL 5.5 11/23/2001
110 VAL’S PRINCE BEL 11 09/11/1999 111 STARINE (F) SAR 9 09/03/2001
110 YAGLI GP 11 02/06/1999 111 SWEPT OVERBOARD HOL 5.5 11/23/2001
European Horse of the Year, Daylami, owned by Dubai based Godolphin 111 VAL ROYAL SA 8 10/07/2001
stables, won the Breeders’ Cup Turf and was voted champion turf horse in 111 WITH ANTICIPATION BEL 11 09/08/2001
North America. Silic won the Breeders’ Cup Mile.
German-bred Silvano turned in a very impressive performance on a
Turf, 2000 soggy Arlington turf course in the Million. Fantastic Light, who defeated
many of the top turf horses in Europe, clinched a title in North America with
Beyer a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf over another European, the 3-year-old
No. Horse Track Dist Date Milan.
112 JOHN’S CALL SAR 12 08/12/2000
110 CHESTER HOUSE AP 10 08/19/2000
110 FEDERAL TRIAL GP 8.5 02/19/2000 Turf, 2002
110 KALANISI CD 12 11/04/2000
110 ROYAL ANTHEM GP 11 02/12/2000 Beyer
110 SILIC HOL 8 06/18/2000 No. Horse Track Dist Date
109 BRAVE ACT SA 9 01/01/2000 113 DOMEDRIVER AP 8 10/26/2002
109 FORBIDDEN APPLE BEL 8 10/08/2000 111 BALLINGARRY WO 12 09/29/2002
109 FULL MOON MADNESS HOL 5.5 12/22/2000 111 BEAT HOLLOW BEL 10 06/08/2002
109 JOHN’S CALL CD 12 11/04/2000 111 GOOD JOURNEY AP 8 10/26/2002
109 JOHN’S CALL BEL 12 10/07/2000 111 HIGH CHAPARRAL AP 12 10/26/2002
109 LADIES DIN DMR 9 07/30/2000 111 LADIES DIN HOL 8 05/27/2002
109 LADIES DIN HOL 8 06/18/2000 111 ROCK OF GIBRALTAR AP 8 10/26/2002
109 MUTAMAM CD 12 11/04/2000 110 BLU AIR FORCE HOL 5.5 06/19/2002
109 NATIVE DESERT SA 9 01/01/2000 110 DEL MAR SHOW SAR 9 07/26/2002
109 QUIET RESOLVE CD 12 11/04/2000 110 DENON MTH 11 07/06/2002
109 SPINDRIFT AQU 8.5 05/06/2000 110 SPECIAL RING HOL 8 07/07/2002
109 TEXAS GLITTER HOL 5.5 12/22/2000 110 VOLPONI BEL 8 07/05/2002
109 TOUT CHARMANT (F) HOL 9 11/26/2000 110 WITH ANTICIPATION MTH 11 07/06/2002
109 TRANQUILITY LAKE (F) HOL 9 11/26/2000 The Europeans dominated turf racing in North America once again, as
The 9-year-old John’s Call recorded the highest figure of the year, going Domedriver and High Chaparral took the Breeders’ Cup Mile and Turf,
wire to wire to win the Sword Dancer at Saratoga. Many of the division’s respectively.
stars, including Silic, Chester House and Royal Anthem, were derailed by
injury.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Turf, 2003 Turf, 2006


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
112 FALBRAV SA 12 10/25/2003 113 ARAGORN DMR 9 07/23/2006
112 HIGH CHAPARRAL SA 12 10/25/2003 112 GORELLA (F) KEE 8 10/14/2006
112 JOHAR SA 12 10/25/2003 112 KAREN’S CAPER (F) KEE 8 10/14/2006
112 STORMING HOME HOL 12 05/10/2003 111 RED ROCKS CD 12 11/04/2006
111 REDATTORE HOL 8 05/26/2003 110 BETTER TALK NOW CD 12 11/04/2006
111 SPECIAL RING DMR 9 07/27/2003 109 BRILLIANT DEL 9 09/09/2006
111 THE TIN MAN SA 12 02/15/2003 109 CACIQUE BEL 11 09/09/2006
110 BALTO STAR MTH 11 07/05/2003 109 CACIQUE BEL 10 06/10/2006
110 HONOR IN WAR CD 9 05/03/2003 109 COLLIER HILL WO 12 10/22/2006
110 LUNAR SOVEREIGN BEL 11 09/06/2003 109 GO DEPUTY WO 12 10/22/2006
110 SULAMANI BEL 12 09/27/2003 109 MIESQUE’S APPROVAL CD 8 11/04/2006
110 TRADEMARK SAR 9 07/25/2003 109 RELAXED GESTURE BEL 10 06/10/2006
There was a four-way tie for the top figure in turf racing in 2003, shared 109 WAIT A WHILE (F) OSA 10 09/30/2006
in part by the dead-heat Breeders’ Cup Turf winners, Johar and High Aragorn, runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, earned the highest Beyer
Chaparral; Falbrav, who was beaten just a head in the Turf; and Storming Speed Figure on the turf in 2006 in winning the Eddie Read Handicap. Red
Home. Rocks won the Breeders’ Cup Turf in his only start in the United States,
while the male turf champion was Mile winner Miesque’s Approval.

Turf, 2004
Beyer
Turf, 2007
No. Horse Track Dist Date Beyer
115 SULAMANI WO 12 10/24/2004 No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 KITTEN’S JOY BEL 12 10/02/2004 111 ENGLISH CHANNEL MTH 12 10/27/2007
113 KITTEN’S JOY AP 10 08/14/2004 110 REMARKABLE NEWS CD 8 06/30/2007
112 LEROIDESANIMAUX HOL 8.5 11/27/2004 109 SMART ENOUGH CD 5 11/04/2007
112 SIMONAS WO 12 10/24/2004 108 DOCTOR DINO BEL 11 09/08/2007
111 A TO THE Z HOL 8.5 11/27/2004 108 IRRIDESCENCE (F) AP 9.5 08/11/2007
111 BETTER TALK NOW LS 12 10/30/2004 108 KIP DEVILLE MTH 8 10/27/2007
111 LEROIDESANIMAUX SA *6.5 10/30/2004 108 ROYAL HIGHNESS (F) AP 9.5 08/11/2007
111 LEROIDESANIMAUX HOL 8.5 05/01/2004 108 SUNRIVER BEL 11 09/08/2007
111 MAGISTRETTI BEL 11 09/11/2004 108 SUNRIVER HOL 12 12/08/2007
111 NOTHING TO LOSE KEE 8 10/09/2004 107 CITRONNADE (F) SA 9 03/25/2007
Canadian International winner Sulamani had the fastest turf performance 107 ENGLISH CHANNEL GP 9 02/22/2007
of 2004, but divisional champion Kitten’s Joy had the next two fastest 107 MY TYPHOON (F) BEL 8 06/09/2007
races. Leroidesanimaux had three top-rated performances of 2004. 107 SHAKESPEARE WO 8 09/16/2007
107 SMART ENOUGH PHA 5 09/03/2007
Turf, 2005 107 WAIT A WHILE (F) SAR 8.5 08/23/2007
For the first time since 2003, the Breeders’ Cup Turf, won by English
Beyer Channel, produced the top turf Beyer Speed Figure of the year. It’s the first
No. Horse Track Dist Date time since 1999 that the Turf had the highest figure of the season without
115 LEROIDESANIMAUX WO 8 09/18/2005 tying with any other performances.
114 SHIROCCO BEL 12 10/29/2005 Turf, 2008
112 LEROIDESANIMAUX SA 8 03/05/2005
Beyer
111 ACE BEL 12 10/29/2005
110 ARTIE SCHILLER BEL 8 10/29/2005 No. Horse Track Dist Date
110 AZAMOUR BEL 12 10/29/2005 116 CONDUIT OSA 12 10/25/2008
110 BUCKLAND MANOR SA 8 03/05/2005 113 EAGLE MOUNTAIN OSA 12 10/25/2008
110 POWERSCOURT AP 10 08/13/2005 112 GRAND COUTURIER BEL 12 09/27/2008
110 PROCREATE GP 5 04/09/2005 112 OUT OF CONTROL OSA 10 09/27/2008
109 ARTIE SCHILLER BEL 8 10/02/2005 112 RED GIANT OSA 10 09/27/2008
109 BAGO BEL 12 10/29/2005 109 DANCING FOREVER OSA 12 10/25/2008
109 FUNFAIR BEL 8 10/02/2005 109 KIP DEVILLE BEL 8 07/13/2008
109 KING’S DRAMA SAR 12 08/13/2005 109 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE OSA 12 10/25/2008
109 KING’S DRAMA BEL 9 07/14/2005 108 DAYTONA HOL 8 05/26/2008
109 LEROIDESANIMAUX SAR 8.5 08/27/2005 108 PAYS TO DREAM PIM 9 05/17/2008
109 RELAXED GESTURE WO 12 10/23/2005 108 PRECIOUS KITTEN (F) HOL 9 05/26/2008
109 SWEET RETURN DMR 9 07/24/2005 108 RED ROCKS BEL 11 07/12/2008
108 TRUE TO TRADITION PHA 5 09/01/2008
Four of the nine turf performances rated at 110 or better in 2005
occurred on Breeders’ Cup day, but two of the three fastest belonged to The top Beyer Speed Figure of the year, earned by Conduit in winning
Leroidesanimaux, divisional champion whose only loss in four starts during the Breeders’ Cup Turf, was the highest Beyer Speed Figure awarded for a
the year came in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. turf performance since 2001.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Turf, 2009 Turf, 2012


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
109 GOLDIKOVA (F) OSA 8 11/07/2009 110 WISE DAN WO 8 09/16/2012
108 COURAGEOUS CAT OSA 8 11/07/2009 109 WISE DAN SAR 8 08/11/2012
108 VENTURA (F) WO 8 09/20/2009 107 WISE DAN SA 8 11/03/2012
106 BLUE SAILOR PHA 5 07/13/2009 105 DAISY DEVINE (F) FG *8.5 12/22/2012
106 CHAMPS ELYSEES WO 12 10/17/2009 105 LITTLE MIKE SA 12 11/03/2012
106 CONDUIT OSA 12 11/07/2009 105 MR. COMMONS DMR 8 08/26/2012
106 COWBOY CAL CD 9 05/02/2009 105 OBVIOUSLY SA 8 10/06/2012
106 EINSTEIN CD 9 05/02/2009 105 OBVIOUSLY DMR 8 08/26/2012
106 FERNELEY GG 8 04/03/2009 105 POINT OF ENTRY BEL 12 09/29/2012
106 FERNELEY WO 8 09/20/2009 105 TURBO COMPRESSOR GP 8.5 03/18/2012
106 GIO PONTI AP 10 08/08/2009 105 WISE DAN KEE 8 10/06/2012
106 GIO PONTI BEL 10 06/06/2009 All four of Wise Dan’s turf starts of 2012 merited rank among the year’s
106 JUSTENUFFHUMOR OSA 8 11/07/2009 top Beyer Speed Figures on the turf. Wise Dan also shared the top Beyer
106 JUSTENUFFHUMOR SAR 9 08/28/2009 Speed Figure for route starts, earning a 117 in the nine-furlong Ben Ali,
which tied the 117 Fort Larned earned winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
106 PRESIOUS PASSION MTH 11 07/04/2009
106 RAHY’S ATTORNEY WO 9 06/27/2009
As was the case with main track races beyond a mile, the best Beyer Turf, 2013
Speed Figures of 2009 on the turf were earned by females, with best perfor-
mances by Goldikova and Ventura exceeding that of two-time Breeders’ Cup Beyer
Turf winner Conduit. No. Horse Track Dist Date
110 GOOD DEED (F) CD 5 06/07/2013
Turf, 2010
109 POINT OF ENTRY GP 9 02/09/2013
Beyer 109 WISE DAN WO 8 09/15/2013
No. Horse Track Dist Date 108 OBVIOUSLY HOL 8 05/25/2013
111 ENRICHED HOL 8 05/22/2010 107 VARSITY GP 5 02/02/2013
109 MANDURAH MTH 8 06/06/2010 107 TIGHTEND TOUCHDOWN PEN 5 06/01/2013
109 SERIOUS ATTITUDE (F) W0 6 10/16/2010 107 OBVIOUSLY HOL 8 06/29/2013
106 GOLDIKOVA (F) CD 8 11/06/2010 107 WISE DAN SAR 8 08/10/2013
105 GRAND ADVENTURE WO 8 06/27/2010 107 DANK (F) AP 9.5 08/17/2013
105 KARELIAN HOL 8 05/31/2010 107 MAGICIAN SA 12 11/02/2013
105 VICTOR’S CRY HOL 8 05/31/2010 Champion Wise Dan accounted for two of the fastest Beyer Speed
104 BLUES STREET FG *9 02/20/2010 Figures on turf in 2013. Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Magician was the only
104 CHINCHON MTH 11 07/03/2010 horse of 2013 to turn in one of the fastest turf figures of the year at a dis-
tance of 10 furlongs or more.
104 DANGEROUS MIDGE CD 12 11/06/2010
104 GRAND ADVENTURE WO 7 05/30/2010
104 KARELIAN KEE 8 04/09/2010 Turf, 2014
104 SILVER TIMBER MTH *5.5 06/05/2010
Beyer
104 STARFISH BAY (F) GP 5 02/21/2010
No. Horse Track Dist Date
Karelian and Grand Adventure both earned two of the top Beyer Speed
Figures on turf in 2010. 110 KARAKONTIE SA 8 11/01/2014
108 ANODIN SA 8 11/01/2014
Turf, 2011 107 OBVIOUSLY SA 8 05/17/2014
Beyer 107 SPEAKING OF WHICH MTH 9 06/08/2014
No. Horse Track Dist Date 107 OBVIOUSLY SA 8 06/14/2014
108 JERANIMO SA 8 10/08/2011 106 MAIN SEQUENCE SA 12 11/01/2014
108 SARAH LYNX (F) WO 12 10/16/2011 106 TRADE STORM SA 8 11/01/2014
108 ST NICHOLAS ABBEY CD 12 11/05/2011 105 WINNING PRIZE SA 8 02/01/2014
106 ACCLAMATION DMR 9 07/23/2011 105 WINNING PRIZE SA 8 03/08/2014
106 MR. COMMONS SA 8 10/08/2011 105 FLINTSHIRE SA 12 11/01/2014
105 CAPE BLANCO BEL 11 07/09/2011 105 SUMMER FRONT SA 8 11/01/2014
105 COURT VISION CD 8 11/05/2011 All but one of the fastest Beyer Speed Figures of 2014 earned on the turf
105 GIVINE (F) HOL 6 05/29/2011 was turned in at Santa Anita, which hosted the Breeders’ Cup. Six of the top
figures, including those earned by Karakontie, winner of the Mile, and Main
105 REGALLY READY CD 5 05/07/2011 Sequence, division champion and winner of the Turf, were from Breeders’
105 RYEHILL DREAMER HOL 8 05/28/2011 Cup events.
105 SIDNEY’S CANDY HOL 8 05/28/2011
The calculation of Beyer Speed Figures for turf was
105 TREASURE BEACH AP 10 08/13/2011
105 TURALLURE CD 8 11/05/2011 changed as of Jan. 1, 2015. Figures for high-level
105 ZIYARID AP 10 08/13/2011 horses are typically about three points higher than
The Breeders’ Cup Turf, won by St Nicholas Abbey, has produced the high-
they were in the past.
est Beyer Speed Figure of the year on the turf for three of the last five years.

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TOP BEYER SPEED FIGURES • 1993-2018

Turf, 2015 Turf, 2018


Beyer Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 FLINTSHIRE SAR 12 08/29/2015 119 STORMY LIBERAL CD 5.5 11/03/2018
110 RED RIFLE SAR 12 08/29/2015 118 WORLD OF TROUBLE CD 5.5 11/03/2018
110 TEPIN (F) KEE 8 10/31/2015 114 ENABLE (F) CD 12 11/03/2018
109 MIDNIGHT STORM SA 8 04/16/2015 113 MAGICAL (F) CD 12 11/03/2018
109 TEPIN (F) KEE 8 10/03/2015 108 CHANNEL MAKER BEL 12 09/29/2018
108 RING WEEKEND SA 8 03/07/2015 108 GLORIOUS EMPIRE GP 9 12/15/2018
108 SLUMBER BEL 10 06/06/2015 107 BOUND FOR NOWHERE KEE 5.5 04/07/2018
108 LADY SHIPMAN (F) MTH *5.5 07/12/2015 107 NEXT SHARES KEE 8 10/06/2018
108 RED RIFLE SAR 11 08/01/2015 106 CONQUEST TSUNAMI SA *6.5 02/24/2018
108 FOUND (F) KEE 12 10/31/2015 106 CONQUEST TSUNAMI SA *6.5 09/28/2018
The highest Beyer Speed Figure of the year on turf was earned by 106 DISCO PARTNER BEL 6 10/06/2018
Flintshire, while females Tepin and Found won the Breeders’ Cup Mile and 106 GLORIOUS EMPIRE SAR 12 08/25/2018
Turf, respectively. 106 HI HAPPY GP 12 03/31/2018
106 RAINBOW HEIR GP 5 01/27/2018
Turf, 2016 106 STORMY LIBERAL SA *6.5 09/28/2018
106 VISION PERFECT GP 5 12/29/2018
Beyer
106 YOSHIDA CD 9 05/05/2018
No. Horse Track Dist Date
The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, won by male turf champion Stormy
112 FLINTSHIRE SAR 12 08/27/2016
Liberal, produced the highest Beyer Speed Figure ever recorded on turf.
112 HIGHLAND REEL SA 12 11/05/2016
110 FLINTSHIRE BEL 10 06/11/2016
Distances listed in furlongs. An asterisk (*) indicates an “about”
110 MIDNIGHT STORM SA 8 06/04/2016
distance.
109 FLINTSHIRE SA 12 11/05/2016
109 MONEY MULTIPLIER SAR 12 08/27/2016
109 PHOTO CALL (F) KEE 8 10/08/2016
109 TOURIST SA 8 06/04/2016
108 FAST FLYING RUMOR TAM 5 01/09/2016
108 MISS TEMPLE CITY (F) KEE 8 04/15/2016
108 OBVIOUSLY BEL 8 06/18/2016
108 TOURIST SA 8 11/05/2016
Flintshire, who earned the highest turf Beyer Speed Figure in 2015,
returned in 2016 with three more of the season’s best turf figures. Although
beaten by Highland Reel in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Flintshire was honored
as the champion turf male.

Turf, 2017
Beyer
No. Horse Track Dist Date
114 BULLARDS ALLEY WO 12 10/15/2017
111 GREEN MASK SAR 5.5 08/06/2017
110 GREEN MASK WO 6 07/02/2017
110 PURE SENSATION PRX 5 07/08/2017
109 BEACH PATROL BEL 12 09/30/2017
109 DISCO PARTNER BEL 6 06/10/2017
109 GREEN MASK BEL 6 06/10/2017
108 BEACH PATROL DMR 12 11/04/2017
108 HIGHLAND REEL DMR 12 11/04/2017
108 TALISMANIC DMR 12 11/04/2017
108 WORLD APPROVAL SAR 8 08/12/2017
108 WORLD APPROVAL WO 8 09/16/2017
Turf sprinter Green Mask turned in three of the highest Beyer Speed
Figures of the year. Talismanic won the Breeders’ Cup Turf, while Breeders’
Cup Mile winner, World Approval, was the champion turf male.

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