Vahva, for Cherie DeVaux, is the Fastest Horse of the Week

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00:00The TDN Writer's Room brought to you by the Fast Sires at Windstar Farm, which of course

00:04the sponsor every week of our Fastest Horse of the Week segment.

00:07Let's talk about the sire first.

00:09This is right up my alley.

00:10The newest sire at Windstar, drum roll please, Two Phils!

00:15How many times have we talked about Two Phils in the past year?

00:17I still say Arcangelo and Two Phils are the best three-year-olds that we have seen so

00:24far this year.

00:25But more about Two Phils.

00:26He was a graded stakes winner as a two-year-old, multiple graded stakes winner as a three-year-old.

00:30He won his four stakes by a combined 26 lengths.

00:35The first three-year-old of his crop with three straight 100 plus buyer's speed figures,

00:41including 105s in both the Derby and the Ohio Derby.

00:44On the rags, he got a five and a half twice.

00:47That Kentucky Derby effort, he was the only horse who was up there on the face, who was

00:51around fighting through the stretch run.

00:54Coming up, finishing second to Maj, a lot to like about Two Phils.

00:58The newest stallion at Windstar Farm.

01:02Now, the fastest horse of the week.

01:04If you were watching the Keenel on this past weekend, on Saturday, you saw the Lexus Raven

01:09run stakes, and that race was won by Vava after a spirited stretch run.

01:15Vava wins by a half length.

01:16Alvastar was in that race as the four to five favorite.

01:20Alvastar was coming off back-to-back buyers of 96 and 98, including an eight and three-quarter

01:26length win in the great two prior stakes in New York.

01:29Alvastar turned into the stretch with a clear lead, but Vava ran her down with a 100 buyer's

01:36speed figure, our fastest horse of the week.