Under Junior Alvarado, Tam Tam made a comfortable lead in the Queen Elizabeth, contested over nine furlongs on a turf course rated good.

Canada’s leading sophomore returns to the Keeneland turf as the one to beat in the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).

Hours after his late father, Christophe, was inducted into the Hall of Fame, trainer Miguel Clement sent out Bottas to score a poignant victory in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2).

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.

Shippers from the Newmarket-based yard of Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby will add some international spice to the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) and $600,000 Belmont Oaks (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday.

Saturday’s Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs included four turf stakes, and the Ortiz brothers combined to sweep them all.