On New Year’s Day at Santa Anita, Newgrange, and John Velazquez, did an excellent job of marking time in the Sham (G3) for Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls.

Ground-saving trips were the key to success in a pair of grass stakes on the undercard of Breeders’ Cup Friday.

Albahr capped a sublime weekend for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby in Sunday’s $316,618 Summer S. (G1) at Woodbine, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).