Five Fastest Maidens, Presented by Taylor Made, from Aug. 25-Sept. 1

Wandering Eyes · September 2

TIME TO WIN, SAR, 9-1, 1 mile, VIDEO

Beyer Speed Figure-87 (2nd)
(c, 3, by Not This Time–Nagamble, by Flatter)
O-Spendthrift Farm, William Lawrence, Big Easy Racing, Titletown Racing Stables, Winners Win, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich and Mark Parkinson. B-Fred Hertrich III. T-Chad Brown. J-Flavien Prat.
Time to Win went into serious training late in 2024 as a 2-year-old then needed six months at the beginning of this year, but looked good finishing second to Only in America (below) as a debut favorite. He's a half-brother to Juju's Map, the GI Alciabiades winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up, by Taylor Made's Not This Time, and was sold by the Taylor Made Sales Agency.

MR. A.P., DMR, 8-31, 6 furlongs, VIDEO

Beyer Speed Figure-88 (2nd)
(r, 2, by American Pharoah–Trenchtown Cat, by Discreet Cat)
O-Holly and David Wilson. B-Pollock Farms. T-Vladimir Cerin. J-Hector Berrios.
On behalf of the Wilsons–who campaigned Grade I winners Early Pioneer and Designed for Luck–Cerin claimed him for $150,000 a month earlier, and while he didn't win, he gained stature in a gutsy losing effort. At Gulfstream, his dam won the Sanibel Island on turf and was second in the GII Princess Rooney. He is a Taylor Made Sales Agency graduate.

MONTADOR, KD, 8-28, 1 mile, VIDEO

Beyer Speed Figure-89
(c, 3, by Nyquist-Lady Montdore, by Medaglia d'Oro)
O/B-Godolphin. T-Michael Stidham. J-Brian Hernandez Jr.
His DQ from a win a month earlier at Colonial may have been a blessing–he then scored decisively at Kentucky Downs for a 143% higher purse. Without looking, you could correctly predict his Godolphin pedigree is solid. His dam won the GII Glens Falls, and her Grade I-winning dam, Hystericalady, earned $2.3 million before she was snapped up by Godolphin for $3 million.

KRISTOFFERSON, DMR, 8-31, 6 furlongs, VIDEO

Beyer Speed Figure-90
(c, 2, by Nyquist-Impasse, by Quality Road)
O-SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan. B-Candy Meadows (Ky). T-Bob Baffert. J-Juan Hernandez.
This $1.15-million Keeneland September yearling didn't get away too cleanly, yet was quickly on the pace (where Baffert 2-year-old firsters generally can be found) and outgamed a tough Mr. A.P. to the wire in an outstanding 1:08.83 as Baffert continued his dominance of the Del Mar maiden ranks.

ONLY IN AMERICA, SAR, 9-1, 1 mile, VIDEO

Beyer Speed Figure-93
(c, 3, by Constitution-American Doll, by Tiznow)
O-Robert and Lowana Low. B-Woods Edge Farm (Ky). T-Todd Pletcher. J-Kendrick Carmouche.
Back in April, the $700k yearling buy stumbled and tossed his rider at the gate at 8-5 odds at Gulfstream Park and was taken back to the barn in an equine ambulance as a precaution. Three months later, he reappeared on the work tab with Pletcher's back-up string at Monmouth, then was vanned to Saratoga for this wide-trip closing day score that gave Pletcher a tie with Chad Brown for the training title.