In the New York premiere in 1988, Karen was played by a lacklustre Madonna, whose presence, while earning Speed-the-Plow a record advance for a straight play, was in blatant contradiction of its values.
In a frantic ending Blake and Crofts pulled off brilliant tackles and Hennessey a string of saves to keep Montenegro at bay and earn Speed his first qualifying success as Wales manager.
Four of her foals earned speed ratings of AAAT, which would translate to speed indexes of 100 or better in current usage.
Animal Kingdom did this on a dry track, earning respectable speed figures.
Oxbow again progressed in performance, earning a speed figure of 98 and five more points toward Derby qualification.
Oxbow earned a speed figure of 90, the same as in his maiden win.
Vansarita Too set a new track record and Vandy's Betty and Miss Vanity earned AAA speed ratings.
He earned a speed figure of 94 and an additional ten points towards qualification for the Derby.
Everyone is paid a base rate, but additional money is earned for speed and accuracy, while errors and delays lead to pay decreases, all of which are based on the score for the team.
Oxbow earned a speed figure of 101, the same as he had in the Rebel, and observers noted that he was the only horse that ran near the front of the pack in the opening half-mile to also finish in the top six; none of the other horses out front early finished better than twelfth.
If you have Game Center and an internet connection, you can submit your scores and have a chance to earn a speed medal.
