Five Fastest Maidens, Presented By Taylor Made: Sept. 8-14

Wandering Eyes · 2025-09-16T23:56:02Z

5. NU WHAT'S NEW, CD, 9/13, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 84 (2nd)
(c, 3, by Munnings–Heavenly Scat, by Scat Daddy)
O-Doubledown Stables. B-BlackRidge Stables (Ky). T-James Divito. J-Walter Rodriguez.
On paper and in mutuels, this former Taylor Made-sold weanling was in a different hemisphere than Subito (below) and some others Saturday, and it looked that way at the quarter pole when he was still 7 lengths behind and seemingly going nowhere. Then something ignited, and he stormed up the inside to barely miss catching Subito while blowing past him on the gallop-out. He tried two turns before with a poor outcome, but that was on grass – now he's a gelding with perhaps better focus.

4. SUBITO, CD, 9/13, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 84
(c, 3, by Speightstown–Uno Duo, by Macho Uno)
O/B-Juddmonte (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Jaime Torres.
The half-brother to Juddmonte's Grade I winner Obligatory made this list for his July 4 debut, when he recorded an 85 Beyer despite blowing a 2 1/2-length lead in the final furlong. He opened up again at the eighth pole in his second start and just held on to edge onrushing Nu What's Nu (above). He also changed leads for the stretch run, something he didn't do first time out.

3. GIN'S BEACH ROAD, CD, 9/14, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-84
(f, 3, by Quality Road–Yellow Agate, by Gemologist)
O-Live Oak Plantation. B-China Horse Club (Ky). T-Mark Casse. J-Jose Ortiz.
Her full-brother Agate Road won the Grade II Pilgrim Stakes on turf but was equally good on dirt. Based on early returns, Gin's Beach Road looks to prefer dirt: she rebounded strongly after a lackluster grass effort at Saratoga to win this by 5 1/4 lengths. Mike Repole and Vinny Viola bought Agate Road for $650k as a yearling; Charlotte Weber paid $650k for this filly at Saratoga from the Taylor Made Sales consignment.

2. ON THE LEVEL, DEL, 9/11, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-84
(c, 3, by Classic Empire–Siena Grace, by More than Ready)
O-Three Diamonds Farm. B-Carole I. Fernandez (Ky). T-Keri Brion. J-Jaime Rodriguez.
The Wykoff family's Three Diamonds Farm has had numerous successes with long-distance turf runners trained by Mike Maker. But they've also won with Fair Hill-based Brion, former assistant to the late Jonathan Sheppard who has saddled nine Grade I steeplechase winners and now is emphasizing flat racing. On the Level was an unlucky debut loser at Laurel last November then returned to the work tab in July and redeemed himself nicely with blinkers last week at Delaware.

1. SPUN DMC, CD, 9/12, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 85
(c, 2, by Spun to Run–Critic's Choice, by Smart Strike)
O-UPcountryfarm and Randy Morse. B-Charles Kidder and Nancy Cole (Ky). T-Randy Morse. J-Jane Elliott.
Ollie Besinger's UPcountry Farm in West Dundee, IL, is best known for fresh eggs. But Besinger has also boarded horses and dabbled in racehorse ownership for 20 years. He has never owned a stakes runner, but that might change after the debut of 2-year-old Spun DMC, who attended the pace three-wide then kicked clear in a swift 1:09.76. Spun DMC was bought for a modest $95k earlier this year, but his second dam is two-time Grade I-winning millionaire Starrer.