Favored at even money while facing older horses for the first time, the Spendthrift Farm-owned Further Ado pushed his Keeneland record to 3-for-3.

In one of the most decisive triumphs in race history, Ways and Means separated herself from the pack in upper stretch and won as she pleased by 6 1/4 lengths.

Hughes remained unbeaten and provided Bob Baffert with a record-extending seventh win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Movie Night nearly ran a winning race in last month’s Dogwood (G3), making her a prime contender in the $381,500 Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland on Saturday.

A pair of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifiers headlined a graded-stakes triple on the first Sunday of Keeneland’s autumn meet.

Despite a significant class hike for Saturday’s $500,000 Frizette (G1) at Belmont Park, the daughter of Tacitus turned in another solid performance to win the one-mile test by 2 3/4 lengths as an 11-1 chance.

Jockey Flavien Prat bagged three stakes wins at Churchill Downs on Saturday, including an odds-on success aboard Splendora in the $326,000 Locust Grove (G2).

The Justify mare regained her winning groove with an emphatic front-running display at Kentucky Downs, the highlight of a six-win day for Flavien Prat.

A glorious afternoon for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat continued through the $500,000 Ballerina (G1) on Saturday, when Ways and Means extended her dominance.

Trainer Chad Brown might not have the ante-post favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), but he will go into the Oct. 31 feature at Keeneland fully loaded.

Explora, who had run like a Grade 1-quality filly since the start of her career, finally earned that distinction on Saturday with a runaway score in the $500,000 Test (G1) at Saratoga.

British trainer George Boughey had to wait three extra days for Survie to make her U.S. debut in the Glens Falls (G2), but the weather-driven postponement did not bother her in the least.

Sunday’s dirt stakes at Saratoga both showcased new talents.

Fully Subscribed raised her candidacy for the Aug. 29 Personal Ensign (G1) over this same track and trip, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).

Odds-on favorites Knightsbridge and Splendora had little difficulty asserting their superiority on the Haskell Day undercard at Monmouth Park on Saturday.

The graded turf stakes at Saratoga on Saturday offered completely different case studies in how pace makes the race.

“I was watching it and thinking, there’s a wire and there’s noses, why should it take so long?”

The Wise Dan was one of four turf stakes on the banner card at Churchill Downs. Favorites swept all four on a course that remained good despite the rain.

Chad Brown and Flavien Prat teamed up to win both of Friday’s turf stakes during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.

Ways and Means successfully defended her title in the $300,000 Bed o' Roses (G2) at Saratoga on Friday. Unlike last year, she needed every inch of the seven furlongs to do it.