British shipper Title Role played the spoiler on the Fourth of July at Saratoga, just holding on in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1).

The buzz was all about Abashiri, but it was the other European shipper, the 23-1 Kensington Lane, who bossed the 1 1/8-mile feature on the front end at Saratoga.

Brought down in a four-horse spill in the Wild Applause S. on opening day at Saratoga, jockey Paco Lopez bounced back to steer Harper’s Corner to victory in the Schuylerville.

Deep Flame romped in the Maxfield (G3), Nu What’s New went all the way in the Hanshin (G3), and retiring jockey Corey Lanerie was honored with a special ceremony.

Sunday’s Bashford Manor S. witnessed the biggest upset in the 125-year history of the Churchill Downs feature.

The Wise Dan was one of four turf stakes on the banner card at Churchill Downs. Favorites swept all four on a course that remained good despite the rain.

Backers of odds-on favorite Eclatant had a few anxious moments in Saturday night’s Chicago S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Further Ado turned the page on a subpar 11th as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and Explora, fourth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), also rebounded at Churchill Downs.

Sixpence just caught pacesetter World’s End in the final strides of Sunday’s Yasuda Kinen (G1), making Yutaka Take the oldest jockey to win a JRA Grade 1.

The race conditions changed since Deterministic’s victory in last year’s Manhattan (G1), but he adapted to defend his title in record-breaking time at Saratoga.

After turning in a Grade 1 double Friday with Nitrogen and Counting Stars, Mark Casse made it a hat trick with Classic Q in the Just a Game (G1) at Saratoga.

Chad Brown and Flavien Prat teamed up to win both of Friday’s turf stakes during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.

Saturday’s Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs included four turf stakes, and the Ortiz brothers combined to sweep them all.

“Ever since my days at the JRA Horseracing School,” Imamura recalled after her classic triumph, “I’ve always wanted to be a jockey who carves her name into history.”

Forged Steel ran away with Monday’s renewal of the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) at Santa Anita, and Thought Process and Formidable Man starred in the Grade 1s on turf.

The dual classic winner readily lived up to 9-10 favoritism in this “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1).

In 1926, Hall of Famer Sarazen won the Dixie H. for the second year in a row. A century later, Fort Washington scored a repeat victory in its successor race.

Celtic Dispute and Liberty Rings captured the Royal Ascot qualifiers at Gulfstream Park.

Rhetorical took the early initiative in Saturday’s $1.414 million Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs and never looked back, breaking Lure's stakes record.

Ten years after sending out Hall of Famer Tepin to repeat in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2), Mark Casse won Saturday’s $976,000 renewal.