For the second time this year, Touchuponastar ran the fastest race of the week, earning a 108 Beyer Speed figure in the Delta Downs Mile. the Louisiana-bred is a six-year-old gelding, who beat Sierra Leone in the New Orleans Classic earlier this year.
00:00The Fastest Horse of the Week brought to you by the Fast Sires at Windstar Farm, a list that now officially includes Grade 1 winner Mulliken, retired and joining the Windstar Stallion roster for 2026.
00:11Last summer, Mulliken went on a four-race tear in Kentucky and New York with wins that included the Grade 2 John Nairou stakes, where his seven furlongs and 120.54 was the fastest at that distance of any 2024 graded stakes.
00:26Followed by a win in the Grade 1 four-go stakes with a 105 buyer speed figure.
00:32Then he was third in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with a troubled trip, and Mulliken followed up this year with a career-high 106 buyer.
00:40Windstar is inviting breeders to dream big with Mulliken, the son of violence, stands his initial season for $10,000.
00:49It was a big weekend for big buyer speed figure performances.
00:52The Fastest Horse of the Week for the second time this year is the remarkable Louisiana-bred six-year-old gelding Touch Upon a Star,
01:00who rolled to a 10-length win against Open Company in the Delta Downs mile for a buyer of 108.
01:08Remember back in March, Touch Upon a Star won the New Orleans Classic over Sierra Leone with a 109 buyer.
01:16Touch Upon a Star owned by former NFL quarterback Jake DeLonge, trained by his brother Jeff.
01:20He's now won 18 out of 25 starts, $1.58 million.
01:24And, of course, he'll be pointed for stakes at the upcoming fairgrounds meeting.
01:28A little earlier Saturday, Disco Time won Aqueduct's Dwyer stakes with a 107 buyer.
01:34A little more about Disco Time coming up shortly.
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