Thermal (Nyquist)'s list-topping 106 Beyer Speed Figure is tied with Mashallah for third-fastest of the year by a female, behind only Madison Stakes one-two finishers Eclatant (109) and Grand Job (108). 6 – GIGABIT, IND-6, May 21, Allowance, 5 furlongsBeyer Speed Figure- 92(f, 3, by Dialed In–Adventurous Lady, by Kantharos)O-Lantern Hill Farm. B-Pursuit of Success (Ky). T-Rey Hernandez. J-Marcelino Pedroza Jr.Her half-sister Twirling Queen (Twirling Candy) improved markedly when switched from dirt to turf and Tapeta, but Gigabit seemed to go the other direction: her numbers took a giant positive step when she returned to dirt for this frontrunning romp. Digging deeper, however, a smoother start and blinkers may have played a big role, too. 5 – FOIE GRAS, CD-8, May 25, Winning Colors Stakes, 6 furlongs (video)Beyer Speed Figure- 91 (3rd)(f, 4, by Volatile–Table Manners, by Algorithms)O-Paradise Farms Corp, P Shooter Stable and Emcee Stable. B-E. H. Beau Lane (Ky). T-Mike Maker. J-Ricardo Santana Jr.Peter Proscia and partners bid $100,000 to acquire Foie Gras from Three Chimneys via a Fasig-Tipton digital sale in December. She had just made it out of first-level allowances with a 75 Beyer in her 10th start, her four siblings were a combined 0-for-25, her dam never raced and her second dam was terrible when she did race. But in four outings since the sale, Foie Gras has two stakes wins and $217,125 in earnings. She set the pace in the Winning Colors and fought back when Usha moved alongside, ultimately settling for 3rd in a three-way photo. 4 – ZEITLOS, CD-8, May 25, Winning Colors Stakes, 6 furlongsBeyer Speed Figure- 92 (2nd) (video)(m, 6, by Curlin–Thyme for Roses {Aus}, by Redoute's Choice {Aus})O-Peter Leidel. B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (Ky). T-Steve Asmussen. J-Brian Hernandez Jr.One of Asmussen's many training strengths is the realistic placing of his runners. Now 6, the late-running Zeitlos probably isn't as fast as when she won 7 of 9 starts during her 3- and 4-year-old campaigns. But when the spots and setups are right, she can still ring the cash register. Her rally came up just short vs. Usha (below), but she has now bankrolled right at $1.4 million. Usha defeating Zeitlos in the GIII Winning Colors Stakes | Coady Media 3 – USHA, CD-8, May 25, Winning Colors Stakes, 6 furlongsBeyer Speed Figure- 92 (video)(f, 4, by Tiz the Law–Animal Appeal, by Leroidesanimaux {Brz})O-Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman. B-Esler & Raine (NY). T-Bob Baffert. J-Florent Geroux.She ran a giant race despite a suboptimal trip to win the GI La Brea just after Christmas, then was outgunned when she returned in the all-star GI Derby City Distaff. Remaining in Kentucky with Baffert's new Churchill Downs division, she worked hard Monday to put away pacesetter Foie Gras then just held off the late charge of Zeitlos – spotting 5 pounds to both. 2 – THOUGHT PROCESS, SA-6, May 25, GI Gamely Stakes, 1 1/8 miles (turf) (video)Beyer Speed Figure- 95(f, 4, by Collected–Creative Thinking, by Creative Cause)O-Estate of Brereton Jones, Little Red Feather Racing and Madaket Stables. B-Brereton Jones (Ky). T-Phil D'Amato. J-Hector Berrios.Thought Process is now 7-for-9 on grass; one loss came in the 2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies turf and the other in last August's GI Del Mar Oaks, her only previous try at a distance longer than a mile. She was 3rd that day but came out of that race with a significant sickness. “To run her back in a race like this, it was pretty incredible,” said co-owner Billy Koch of Little Red Feather. It's probably an overreach to say Thought Process was a filly no one wanted, but she RNAed for $120,000 just before Jones' death in September 2023, then six weeks later RNAed again for $57,000 – then son Bret Jones brought in Little Red Feather and Sol Kumin as ownership partners to race her. 1 – THERMAL, LS-4, May 25, Memorial Day Sprint, 6 furlongs (video)Beyer Speed Figure- 106(m, 5, by Nyquist–Full Tap, by Tapit)O-By Talla Racing and John Sadler Racing. B-Anderson Farms Ontario (Ont-C). T-John Sadler. J-Luis Saez.Co-owners Michael Talla and Sadler originally had the $625,000 Saratoga yearling purchase entered in Keeneland's All Ages Sale in January, but she was withdrawn – perhaps wisely. Two months later she romped in a Santa Anita allowance and Monday became a stakes winner at Lone Star. It wasn't a graded stakes but her frontrunning 106 Beyer was 100% graded-stakes caliber. The post Six Speedy Fillies for the Week of May 18-25 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.