Owen Almighty, Igniter, and Manuka Honey won for Luis Saez, Florent Geroux scored a stakes double with Salahudin and Conceit, and Jaime Torres guided Five a Side on the big day at Ellis Park.

The Sorrento (G3) at Del Mar turned into a virtual match race, as Wesley Ward’s 8-5 Ruiva tried to fend off Bob Baffert’s 4-5 favorite Holmby.

John the Beer Man came out on top of a rough, three-way stretch battle in Sunday’s $300,000 Troy (G2), then had to survive an inquiry and objection.

After a couple of days of being stuck on win number 5,999, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had to wait until the Saturday nightcap at Saratoga for his long-anticipated 6,000th victory.

It’s still early in the season for two-year-olds, but Hughes demolished the Best Pal (G3) in the manner of a colt going places for Bob Baffert.

The addition of cheekpieces and the booking of Saez were hints that aggressive tactics were potentially in store at Saratoga.

Deterministic enjoyed a straightforward trip with regular rider Kendrick Carmouche, who has now steered him to six straight wins.

Hours after his late father, Christophe, was inducted into the Hall of Fame, trainer Miguel Clement sent out Bottas to score a poignant victory in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2).

Just nailed in the June 28 Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs, He Is No Lie will try to use that experience to his advantage in Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar.

Ellis Park hosted its Summer Showcase over the weekend, featuring a total of seven turf stakes with clues for the upcoming Kentucky Downs stand.

British trainer George Boughey had to wait three extra days for Survie to make her U.S. debut in the Glens Falls (G2), but the weather-driven postponement did not bother her in the least.

Sunday’s dirt stakes at Saratoga both showcased new talents.

Saratoga shipper Eunomia sprang a 12-1 upset in Saturday’s $402,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).

By finding a way to win regardless, the Ian Wilkes trainee reiterated his status as the leading U.S. contender for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1),

Gimme a Nother is once more on the Breeders’ Cup trail, and Supercharger added to Cherie DeVaux's three-year-old arsenal.

The Todd Pletcher pupil belied his inexperience to prevail in just his third career start, giving John Velazquez the 800th graded stakes victory of his Hall of Fame career.

The two-year-old fillies in Sunday’s $225,000 Adirondack (G3) will have to share the Saratoga spotlight with a pair of stakes that were rescheduled from midweek.

"I could just see it in his eyes; he just wasn’t going to let that horse pass him," trainer Phil D'Amato said.

Maryland shipper Maida repelled odds-on favorite Grand Job and pulled away to score her first graded victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Honorable Miss (G2) at Saratoga.

The Doug O’Neill-trained Listenupshance held off Maximum Bourbon in the Bing Crosby (G1), but the Breeders’ Cup Challenge race was marred by the breakdown of favored Cornucopian at Del Mar.