Two Chad Brown trainees sported 102 Beyer Speed figures this week; first Excellent Truth edged She Feels Pretty in the Diana and then Malarchuk won the Coronation Cup Stakes at Saratoga. The fastest horse of the week is sponsored by WinStar's Nashville, whose first yearlings sold well at Fasig-Tipton July, including ones for $200,000, $140,000, etc.
00:00The Fastest Horse of the Week brought to you by Nashville, one of those fast sires at Winstar Farm.
00:06Nashville, the Keeneland's six-furlong track record holder, had his first yearling sell and sell well at Fasig Tipton July.
00:15This was Hip 80, the Colt out of Lil V, who sold to Ben Gowen's agent for $200,000.
00:23And Hip 6, a Philly out of Pure Wow, sold for $140,000 to back ring bloodstock.
00:33And, of course, Nashville will have more first crop yearlings on offer coming up at Saratoga.
00:38So, this week's Fastest Horse of the Week is a Chad Brown combo platter.
00:42Two Brown trainees recorded buyer speed figures of 102, both on Saturday at Saratoga in the Diana.
00:50Yeah, Excellent Truth edged She Feels Pretty, the favorite after a spirited stretch battle to give Brown a tenth victory in that grade one stakes.
00:59Excellent Truth had previously run twice in the U.S. since being purchased by Resolute Racing's Jon Stewart.
01:07She was second, a close second, in both the Ginny Wiley and the Just a Game.
01:13The other 102 came four races earlier Saturday.
01:17Malarchuk won a mile and an eighth allowance on dirt.
01:21Malarchuk has now won two straight at Saratoga, the first by DQ, with buyer speed figures of 101 and now 102.
