A record 10-time winner of the Diana (G1), including four in a row and nine in the past decade, trainer Chad Brown is marshaling the horsepower for Saturday’s renewal at Saratoga.

The 1 1/16-mile San Diego serves as the local prep for the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic (G1), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

Formerly a restricted stakes race, the one-mile turf affair is now open to all three-year-olds as a handicap and carries a bigger purse of $150,000.

Speed reigned supreme in Saturday night’s stakes at Prairie Meadows, where Navajo Warrior put an exclamation point on the Festival of Racing.

The graded turf stakes at Saratoga on Saturday offered completely different case studies in how pace makes the race.

Last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) star Good Cheer returned triumphant in Friday night's Iowa Distaff, one of four stakes to kick off the Festival of Racing at Prairie Meadows.

Bettors overlooked the Ian Wilkes duo going into Friday’s $225,000 Victory Ride (G3) at Saratoga, but there was no missing them at the finish.

Trained by Ed Walker for Mrs. Fitri Hay, the progressive four-year-old crossed swords with high-profile Godolphin runners during the Dubai Carnival.

Last seen finishing fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Tommy Jo makes her long-awaited comeback on Friday at Saratoga.

“I was watching it and thinking, there’s a wire and there’s noses, why should it take so long?”

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.