On paper, Bottle of Rouge stacked up as the third-stringer from the Bob Baffert barn in Saturday’s $301,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1).

Desert Gate staked his claim as an early candidate for champion two-year-old male honors with an effortless triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar.

El Cordobes rallied to win the Sword Dancer (G1) in his North American debut, and Laurelin stayed unbeaten in the Saratoga Oaks (G2) during Saturday's stakes action at Saratoga.

Owner John Amerman and trainer Graham Motion celebrated a second consecutive win in the $750,000 Belmont Derby (G1) on Friday, albeit in a different location and at a shorter distance than 12 months ago.

After winning the American Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs, Zulu Kingdom will look to add Friday's Penn Mile (G3) to his laurels. The night racing card also includes the Penn Oaks for fillies, which is headed by unbeaten Laurelin

White Abarrio, a justifiable 1-20 favorite in the $150,000 Ghostzapper (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, shook clear of filly rival Power Squeeze at the top of the stretch and won comfortably by 5 1/4 lengths under Irad Ortiz Jr.

Seven stakes, six of them graded, comprised the undercard of Fountain of Youth (G2) and Davona Dale (G2) day at Gulfstream Park.

On a stakes-packed inaugural California Crown Day at Santa Anita, First Peace won the Eddie D (G2), Cabo Spirit stunned the John Henry Turf Championship (G2), and Toupie wired the Unzip Me S.

Road to the Kentucky Derby alumni took center stage in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby (G3) at Colonial Downs.

Amerman Racing’s Trikari exploded down the stretch in Sunday’s $500,000 Secretariat (G2), joining sire Oscar Performance (2017) and paternal grandsire Kitten’s Joy (2004) on the race’s honor roll.

Runner-up to Siskany in last year’s Belmont Gold Cup (G2), The Grey Wizard took top honors in Thursday’s renewal at Saratoga.

Trikari led a parade of longshots home in the $596,560 American Turf (G2) for three-year-olds at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

Sopran Basilea gave Graham Motion his ninth win in the Robert G. Dick Memorial, and Foggy Night surprised in the Delaware Oaks.

Country Grammer preps for Saudi in Monday's San Antonio (G2), and the American Oaks (G1) anchors a trio of turf stakes on opening day at Santa Anita.