Plutarch stepped up with a game performance and delivered Bob Baffert a record-extending 14th edition of the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, prevailing by three-quarters of a length.

Overlooked at 12-1, Talk to Me Jimmy sped to the lead at the break and drew off spectacularly in Friday’s $200,000 Withers S., recording an 11-length victory in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Challenge series race at Aqueduct.

Remsen (G2) runner-up Renegade will open his three-year-old campaign in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis, a Kentucky Derby qualifier at Tampa Bay Downs.

Desert Gate is the top draw in Saturday's Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, a Kentucky Derby qualifier, and one of three runners from the stable of Bob Baffert.

Knightsbridge and Grand Job recorded impressive stakes wins on a blockbuster 2026 Pegasus World Cup undercard.

A dynamic off-the-pace debut maiden winner, Phipps Stable & St. Elias Stables’ homebred Golden Tempo offered another spectacular late move to win Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds.

Co-owned by Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Taken by the Wind seized the initiative at the break and remained unbeaten in Saturday’s $145,500 Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds.

Strategic Risk took over entering the stretch and rolled to a 4 1/2-length decision in Saturday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones, a Road to the Kentucky qualifier at Oaklawn Park.

Santa Anita's blockbuster opening day includes the Malibu (G1) and La Brea (G1) for three-year-olds and the return of Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Nysos.

Iroquois (G3) winner Spice Runner tops a trio of Steve Asmussen-trained horses in Saturday's Remington Springboard Mile S., a Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks gets underway at Fair Grounds Saturday with the Gun Runner S. and Untapable S.

Litmus Test tops six runners in Saturday's Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) and will try to give Bob Baffert a 15th win in the Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifier.

Paladin made his stakes debut a winning one in the Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct, driving to a two-length win, and confirmed himself as a Kentucky Derby contender.

Zany dominated her stakes debut in the Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct, and picked up points toward a Kentucky Oaks (G1) berth, romping by 8 1/2 lengths, and provided Todd Pletcher with a record-extending 10th win.

Spendthrift Farm's Further Ado confirmed himself as a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender while making his stakes debut in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), driving to a 1 3/4-length decision.

Ag Bullet and Segesta are top contenders in the Grade 1 Matriarch, one of four stakes on an exciting Sunday program at Del Mar.

Giocoso rallied boldly to edge Chapman's Peak in Saturday's Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill Downs, prevailing by a head in the three-year-old turf fixture.

Nysos wore down pacesetter Citizen Bull in the deep stretch and led a Bob Baffert-trained exacta in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar.

Scylla showed speed from the start and drew off to a convincing upset win in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar.

Splendora offered a powerful turn of foot to convincingly win the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Del Mar.