Five Fastest Maidens for the Week of May 4 to May 10

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Topping this week's list: a homebred maiden who splashed to the fastest Beyer Speed Figure of the three-day Evangeline Downs week.5. WHITE SMOKE RISING, BAQ, 5/7-5th, 6 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure- 83(c, 3, by Volatile–Little Cyclone, by City Zip)O-Albert Fried, Jr. B-Three Chimneys Farm (Ky). T-Charlton Baker. J-John Velazquez.He was probably unlucky to lose to 2-5 favorite Crossingthechannel in his first lifetime start back in early January, and that colt looks to have stakes-level talent. This time, White Smoke Rising looped rivals to pair up middle-80 Beyers against a field that turned out to be stronger than it appeared on paper.4. FATHER TED, SA, 5/8-1st, 6 furlongs (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure- 85(c, 4, by Practical Joke–Cry Uncle, by Uncle Mo)O-Muir Hut Stables. B-Robert Marzilli (Ont-C). T-Mark Glatt. J-Antonio Fresu.Three of the four colts who outran Father Ted in his first two starts were expensive Bob Baffert trainees. But he turned the tables in dominating fashion in start No. 3, blowing away four rivals including two other Bafferts by 7 3/4 widening lengths. He has already dramatically outperformed his dam–Cry Uncle made 23 starts with a top Beyer of 73, and he has topped that mark three times in as many races. Father Ted was a Fasig-Tipton May 2-year-old graduate at $475,000.3. GLAVINE, BAQ, 5/10-6th, 1 1/16 miles (turf) (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure- 86(c, 3, by Not This Time–Aspen Hilltop, by Bernardini)O-West Paces Racing, Rainbow's End Racing Stable and Michael Lyden. B-Hunter Valley Farm (Ky). T-Tom Morley. J-John Velazquez.Glavine showed he was brave in his 3-year-old comeback, leaving behind a 1-2 Chad Brown-trained Juddmonte favorite on turf. In hindsight, the competition he faced in his narrow debut loss last August was lackluster by Saratoga standards, but the $250,000 yearling buy has now taken a nice step forward.2. TRICKY BUSINESS, BAQ, 5/10-3rd, 1 mile (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure- 87(g, 3, by Vekoma–Super Marina, by Warrior's Reward)O/B-R A Hill Stable (NY). T-George Weaver. J-Flavien Prat.Earlier on the same card as Glavine (above), the debut victory by promising New York-bred Tricky Business was like a family affair. Owner-breeder Randy Hill raced stakes-winning dam Super Marina (a modest $17,000 find) as well as sire Vekoma, the three-time Grade I-winning stallion he originally bought as a yearling for $135,000. And Weaver also trained both.Spendthrift's Bolt d'Oro sired the week's fastest maiden | Sarah Andrew1. RANGE GOAT, EVD, 5/9-5th, 7 furlongs (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure- 90(c, 3, by Bolt d'Oro–Taylor's Tourist, by Midshipman)O/B-Levings Racing/Brian Levings (Ky). T-Juan Larrosa. J-Joel Dominguez.After a couple of warmup swings, Range Goat brought his “A” game to the course. He was a solidly beaten second at Delta in February at 7-1 odds followed by a third at 20-1 in the Lafayette Stakes in April at Evangeline, earning Beyers of 65 then 67. But last week–boom!–he ran off by 10 1/2 lengths on sloppy footing at odds of 1-10. Obviously, the competition wasn't stiff, but he made them look even worse.The post Five Fastest Maidens for the Week of May 4 to May 10 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.