The greatest spectacle in horse racing is just around the corner and a few horses are going into the Kentucky Derby on May 7th with very high expecations.
Pletcher's filly R Heat Lightning won this month's Gulfstream Oaks by 8¼ lengths, finishing the 1 1/8-mile race in 1:49.27. That was about a second better than the time posted the next day on the same track by Dialed In, who could be the favorite at post time of the Kentucky Derby, in the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby.
Pace and quality of the field can certainly affect finish times, making race-to-race comparisons difficult. But R Heat Lightning is one of only three 3-year-olds to record a triple-digit Beyer speed figure—a closely watched formula that handicappers use to compare horses in different races—in a race longer than a mile this year.
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