A quartet of stakes worth a combined $550,000 served as the highlights of an action-packed Saturday card at Gulfstream Park.

Exciting turf sophomore Carl Spackler outclassed the field in Friday’s Saranac (G3) as a 1-4 favorite should, cruising to a 3 1/2-length victory at Saratoga.

Unbeaten from three starts on Tapeta or turf, AMO Racing USA’s New York Thunder dazzled on the switch to dirt in Friday’s Amsterdam (G2) at Saratoga.

Arabian Lion switched to stalking tactics and won the Woody Stephens (G1), while Next led all the way to nab the Brooklyn (G2) at Belmont Park.

General Jim earned the biggest victory of his young career in Saturday’s Pat Day Mile (G2) at Churchill Downs, successfully outkicking Fort Bragg by a neck.

Promiseher America qualified to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) via a 26-1 upset victory in the Gazelle (G3) at Aqueduct.

A last-to-first rally carried Congruent to a decisive victory in Saturday’s John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfway Park.

Sprint specialist Havnameltdown wired Sunday’s San Vicente (G2), but his stoutly-bred stablemate from the Bob Baffert barn, Faustin, set himself up well to stretch out next time.