They Had to Chase This Week's Fastest Horse

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00:00This week's fastest source of the week is brought to you by a really fast source, Life

00:05is Good, one of those fast sires at Windstar Farm.

00:08At the upcoming fall breeding stock sales, Life is Good will have four first crop weanlings

00:14that will be selling at Fasig-Tipton, including a half-sister to Newgate, who we just saw

00:18run exceptionally well in the California crown.

00:21Life is Good also has 13 catalog for the Keeneland November sale, including a colt out of grade

00:26one winning mare, Alexandra.

00:29Life is Good was into Mischief's fastest son, nine triple-digit buyers, a three-time

00:35grade one winner in 2022 with wins in the Woodward, Whitney, and Pegasus.

00:40Now fastest horse of the week ran on Sunday at Santa Anita and threw his hat in the ring

00:46for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

00:48That would be none other than Straight No Chaser.

00:51The most recent win that we saw from Straight No Chaser before Sunday was, if you recall,

00:58a couple of years ago, 2023 on the Preakness Undercard when he won the Maryland Sprint

01:03in just a tour de force by more than seven links.

01:06He had one race earlier this year at Belmont at Aqueduct, a loss, and then he bounces back

01:12in a big way on Sunday to win that race by more than six links with Johnny Velasquez

01:19and a buyer speed figure of 104, which topped all of this week's races.

01:25Straight No Chaser headed for the Sprint as this week's fastest horse of the week.