Cabo Spirit earned a belated first win of the season Saturday in his conventional style – on the lead – in the $200,000 City of Hope Mile (G2) at Santa Anita.

An automatic bid for the Oct. 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) will be awarded to the Goodwood winner.

The retirements this summer of Nysos and Journalism have left a vacancy in the older male division in Southern California, a situation the East Coast-based Knightsbridge will look to exploit on Saturday in the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1).

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

One of last year's leading two-year-olds, Brant kicks off his sophomore campaign Saturday in the $200,000 San Felipe (G2).

Test Score topped an exacta for trainer Graham Motion in Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), and Destino d'Oro upset the companion race for fillies and mares.

One of the best turf horses in America two years ago, Program Trading will look to regain position in that hierarchy Saturday.

A trio of graded grass stakes on opening day at Santa Anita ended in upsets, led by the 12-1 surprise of Ambaya in the $300,000 American Oaks (G1).

Del Mar's annual fall turf festival kicks off Friday with the Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), but really picks up steam Saturday with a trio of graded stakes headed by the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1).

Recaps of the City of Hope Mile (G2), John Henry Turf Championship (G2), Eddie D (G2), and John C. Harris (G3) at Santa Anita.

Preview of Saturday's Goodwood (G1), City of Hope Mile (G2), and three more graded stakes at Santa Anita.

Odds-on favorite Formidable Man extended his local mark over the Del Mar turf course to a perfect 5-for-5 in Sunday’s Eddie Read (G2).

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. teamed up to turn a big-race double on Memorial Day at Santa Anita.

The adjective in his name fits Formidable Man, who figures to be a shorter price than usual in search of his fourth career graded stakes triumph Monday in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita.

On a stakes-packed Saturday at Santa Anita, Locked impressed with an 8 1/2-length demolition of the historic Santa Anita H. (G1).

Odds-on favorite Johannes added one final laurel to his nearly-flawless 2024 campaign in Thursday’s San Gabriel (G2) at Santa Anita.

Much of the pre-race discussion going into Saturday’s Seabiscuit (G2) focused on Redistricting, but it was another on the comeback trail, Mi Hermano Ramon, who stole the show at Del Mar.  

Apparently outkicked by fellow closer Balnikhov in midstretch, Truly Quality only found his top gear in the final strides of Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar.

Briefly under consideration for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), Truly Quality instead seeks to continue his ascent in more methodical fashion in Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar.