Who Was the Fastest Horse On Memorial Day Weekend?

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00:00The Fastest Horse of the Week is brought to you by Windstar Farm and the sire Jacob West

00:06once called, quote, hands down one of the most physically impressive horses I have ever

00:13seen.

00:14More on that stallion later.

00:16But first, the Fastest Horse of the Week, based on fire speed figures, is defunded with

00:23his win in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

00:25And by the way, three cheers for Santa Anita going back to that name.

00:29I know they didn't just do it this year, but instead of Gold Cup, it's Santa Anita, a nod

00:33to history. The Hollywood Gold Cup won by Defunded, who is head and shoulders right

00:39now, the best older horse in California.

00:41Again, only a 100 buyer speed figure, but I don't think that quite does the horse justice

00:47the way he's been dominating his competition out there, even when he didn't get off to a

00:51fast start a couple of races back in the Californian.

00:55The three amigos, Pegram, Watson, Whiteman, getting back on track after, of course, they

01:01lost having a meltdown at Pimlico.

01:03So that's a nice little turnaround for them.

01:05It just shows you in horse racing, you can be down one week and sky high the next.

01:09So congratulations to all involved in yet another, a ninth Hollywood Gold Cup win.

01:14We said that earlier for trainer Bob Maverick, Defunded, the Fastest Horse of the Week.

01:19Now, for that Fast Siren Win star, Independence Hall.

01:24He was an undefeated juvenile, set a new stakes record in the Nashua, earning a 101

01:29buyer, winning by a dozen lengths.

01:31He was a stakes winner at two, three and four, from six and a half furlongs to nine

01:36furlongs, all track conditions, went wire to wire to win by seven and a quarter in the

01:40Fayette with a 105 buyer.

01:43And he's from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Sprint winner, Desert Stormer and

01:47multiple grade one winner, Better Lucky.

01:50There's a lot to like there from Independence Hall, standing for $10,000 at Winstar.