The Five Fastest Maidens, Presented by Taylor Made, for the Week of June 30-July 7

Wandering Eyes · 2025-07-08T23:05:20Z

5. Subito, SAR, 7/4, 6 1/2 furlongs (2nd) (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 85
(c, 3, by Speightstown–Uno Duo, by Macho Uno)
O/B-Juddmonte (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Jose Lezcano.
Solid career debut: fought from start to finish inside stablemate Fort Nelson, but stayed on his left lead through the stretch and came up just short in a 32-1 Bill Mott exacta. He's a half-brother to Juddmonte's Grade I winner Obligatory, an earner of $1.38 million also trained by Mott.

4. Fort Nelson, SAR, 7/4, 6 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 86
(c, 3, by Bernardini–Seventh Street, by Street Cry (IRE))
O/B-Godolphin (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Junior Alvarado.
In the 10 editions of Five Fastest Maidens, Mott has placed 11 horses in the rankings–more than double that of any other trainer–including three this week. This was Fort Nelson's second career start off a nine-month break. Godolphin's two-time Grade I winner Seventh Street and Grade II winner Lake Avenue are his dam and half-sister, respectively.

Fort Nelson on the outside of Subito | Sarah Andrew

3. Ewing, SAR, 7/5, 5 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 88, 'TDN Rising Star'
(c, 2, by Knicks Go–Sassy Ali Joy, by Indian Charlie)
O-D J Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and Kenneth Frierich. B-John Gardiner (Ky). T-Mark Casse. J-Jose Ortiz.
The jury is obviously out on the quality of competition he faced, but a 12-length romp in a Saratoga 2-year-old maiden special weight is always a head turner. His name will draw attention, too. The son of Knicks Go is named in honor of NBA great Patrick Ewing, who played 15 seasons for the New York Knicks (never mind that the South Korean owners of Knicks Go intended his name to be pronounced “Kay-Nicks”….this is America).

2. Fast Town, ELP, 7/6, 6 1/2 furlongs
Beyer Speed Figure- 88
(c, 3, by Speightstown–Fast Scene, by Fast Anna)
O-WinStar Farm, CHC and Lindy Farms. B-WinStar Farm (Ky). T-Rodolphe Brisset. J-Luan Machado.
Ellis Park elbowed into the Beyer action with this quick maiden sprint on its opening weekend. Fast Town showed talent in his 3rd-place debut at Churchill Downs last month, and kicked it up a notch here, running 1.01 seconds faster than veteran older $25,000 claimers two races earlier.

1. Practical Lov, SAR, 7/5, 6 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 88
(f, 3, by Practical Joke–Lovisa, by Speightstown)
O-James Preziosi and Debbie Crisp. B-Springhouse Farm & SugarMill (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Junior Alvarado.
Mott Number Three finally got another fast-track sprint, and narrowly earned the top spot this week by stalking first-timer Gin's Beach Road and then assertively drawing away in the final quarter to a convincing three-length triumph. Three maidens recorded 88 Beyer Speed Figures, but rather than listing them in the rankings as tied, we separated them by fractions of Beyer points. This can be a game of inches.