Manuka Honey launched her bid leaving the far turn and drove to a two-length victory in the Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill Downs, winning the first Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifier.

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.

Chad Brown's 3,000th career win occurred in Friday's $506,263 Maker's Mark Mile (G1) when expectations were lessened.

The son of Gun Runner demolished his rivals in the $1,237,813 Blue Grass (G1) on Saturday.

Favored at 11-10 in the seven-furlong Forward Gal, On Time Girl ran to expectations while securing 20 Oaks qualifying points.

Wolfie’s Dynaghost advertised his claims for the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park with a record-breaking victory in the course-and-distance prep.

Shred the Gnar proved more than sharp returning from a layoff of more than six months for her stakes debut in Saturday's $300,000 Chilukki (G3) at Churchill Downs.

For the third time in his career, Mystik Dan parlayed a ground-saving trip into a graded stakes win at Churchill Downs, adding Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) to his tally.

Last seen fading to an uncharacteristic 12th in the Godolphin Mile (G2), Saudi Crown returned triumphant in Sunday’s R.A. “Cowboy” Jones S. at Ellis Park.

Improving from eye-catching thirds in preps at Ellis Park, Anglophile and Freydis the Red both scored new career highs at Kentucky Downs on Sunday.

Sloppy conditions at Ellis Park proved just right for a pair of hot favorites with speed on the rail – the 2.40-1 Ryvit in the Maxfield Overnight S. and the 0.81-1 Zozos in the Hanshin S.

Jockey Julien Leparoux scored his 1,000th Churchill Downs win on Stephen Foster Preview Day, with a well-judged ride aboard Walkathon in the Regret (G3). Later, comebacker Admission Office rolled late to deny Get Smokin in the Arlington (G3).

The 4-5 favorite Classic Causeway controlled the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) throughout and sped to the top of the Kentucky Derby (G1) points leaderboard.

Irad Ortiz racked up three stakes wins at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, anchored by Classic Causeway’s success in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey Joel Rosario completed his record-setting Kentucky Downs meet with a Sunday stakes double aboard Tobys Heart and Koala Princess, and Brendan Walsh became co-leading trainer when Family Way took the $498,500 Ladies Marathon.