Fifty weeks after last visiting the winner’s circle, reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty returned to it after the $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga.

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

Magnitude forged to the head of the older male class, defeating Sovereignty, Baeza, and White Abarrio in the June 27 Stephen Foster (G1).

Who the country’s best turf miler might finally be resolved in a scintillating renewal of the $750,000 Fourstardave (G1) at Saratoga.

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).

Favorites swept the three Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifiers at Goodwood on Tuesday and Wednesday, earning fees-paid berths to compete in the 2026 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland.

Which Seismic Beauty shows up for Saturday’s renewal of the 1 1/16-mile Hirsch remains to be seen.

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.

Built made it look easy in Saturday’s $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2) at Saratoga, dominating the stretch drive in the six-furlong test for older dirt sprinters.

Kalpana’s victory in this “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) crowned a banner day for trainer Andrew Balding.

The Bing Crosby, a six-furlong dash for older horses, offers an automatic bid to the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in late October.

Baby Vino toppled several luminaries of the three-year-old division in his graded stakes debut on Saturday in the $1.005 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park.

Magnitude forged to the head of the class among older males on Saturday with a coast-to-coast triumph in the $1.998 million Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Stamina proved the decisive factor in a battle between Immersive and Shred the Gnar in the $483,500 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

The buildup to the $2 million Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs on Saturday has lasted for more than a month. And now it's nearly time for the horses to do the figurative talking.

Saturday's $500,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) at Churchill Downs could open the doors for Splendora to target another Breeders' Cup race.

The fifth and final day of 2026 racing at Royal Ascot featured four group stakes, including a Breeders’ Cup qualifier.

A pair of Group 1 races with potential Breeders’ Cup ramifications highlighted Day 4 of the Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse in England.

On Day 2 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in England, the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) picked up a qualifier, and an exciting young filly stayed unbeaten.

The five-day Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse in England kicked off on Tuesday with four group stakes, including a pair of qualifiers for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup.