True Passion

This week's list starts with a venerable 7-year-old, but gets younger as it goes. 6. GOLDEN EIB MICRPHN, PRX, 3/17-Allowance, 1 mile 70 yards (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-85 (m, 7, by Keen Ice--Annabill, by Outflanker) O-Super C Racing and Jagger. B-Calumet Farm (Ky). T-Jamie Ness. J-Mychel Sanchez. Flashing "talent on loan from God" in earning a career-high Beyer, the former $4,000 yearling continued her upward track since being claimed Dec. 28 by Parx perennial leading trainer Jamie Ness for $12,500. In 39 starts prior to the claim, she topped 70...

5. TRUE PASSION, CD, 5/11, 6 furlongs Beyer Speed Figure: 84 Video Replay (f, 3, Audible--Fortune Pearl, by Mineshaft) O-Norman Stables LLC, B-SF Bloodstock LLC & Hartwell Farm Inc (Ky), T-Lonnie Briley, J-Corey Lanerie. Look who cracks this week's top five: Lonnie Briley! The sharp third-out 7 1/2-length MSW winner also races for Robbie Norman, owner of Coal Battle. Briley picked out the 3-year-old filly for $50,000 at OBS last June. She's the first foal to race from Fortune Pearl, 2015's GII Delaware Oaks winner who was third in the...