Speightstown (February 1, 1998 – December 8, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2004 Breeders' Cup Sprint and was named that year's Champion sprinter.

Silken Cat was from a good female family that included stakes winners on both turf and dirt.

[3] Her line traces to Meadow Stable's great broodmare Hildene, dam of champions Hill Prince and First Landing.

[11] Next time out on February 24, he settled into third place down the backstretch and was unable to improve his position in the stretch.

[13] Speightstown was shipped to Woodbine racetrack in Toronto, Ontario for his next start on April 8, cutting back in distance to 7 furlongs.

This time he stalked the pace from the outside and took charge entering the stretch, drawing off to win by 8 lengths.

He then shipped to Saratoga for the Grade II Amsterdam Stakes on August 21, 2001 against heavily favored City Zip.

He contested the pace with Harmony Hall, who eventually faded, but then Volponi, the previous year's Breeders' Cup Classic winner, closed rapidly and pulled ahead in mid-stretch.

[16] In his next start on May 26 in the Jaipur Handicap, Speightstown was made the high weight, conceding 5 pounds to the favorite, Garnered.

[17] Speightstown missed the next 10 months, finally returning at age 6 in the Artax Handicap at Gulfstream Park on March 27, 2004.

"[9] His next start was the $200,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap on August 13 at Saratoga, where he carried the top weight of 120 pounds.

This tied the track mark set by Spanish Riddle in 1972 while breaking the stakes record of 1:08 1/5 established by Five Star Day in 2000.

Pico Central was now considered to be the leader in the sprint division, taking into account two earlier Grade 1 wins.

But he had not been nominated as a foal to the Breeders' Cup so his connections opted to bypass the Sprint for the Cigar Mile, in which he would finish third.

[24] With the title of champion sprinter at stake, Speightstown traveled to Texas where the Breeders' Cup was being held at Lone Star Park.

Even with Pico Central's absence, the field of 13 for the Breeders' Cup Sprint was top notch, including the defending winner, Cajun Beat, Kela, who had beaten Pico Central earlier in the year, and Midas Eyes, the narrow favorite off a win in the Forego Stakes.

As the field entered the stretch, Speightstown took advantage of a small hole and went to the front, along with Gold Storm on the outside.

[2] The crop of stallions that began their stud career in 2005 was a very good one, also including Tapit, Medaglia d'Oro, and Candy Ride.

[35] From 16 crops of racing age, Speightstown has sired 26 Grade 1 winners on every surface, from six furlongs to 1+1⁄4 miles worldwide.