Shug McGaughey was widely expected to win his first Arlington Million (G1) at Colonial Downs on Saturday, but his 3-5 favorite Integration wasn’t the one to hand him the trophy.

Although 0-for-8 in Grade 1 races dating back to 2023, Integration is 3-for-4 over the turf at Colonial Downs, where he will take a second shot at winning the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) on Saturday.

Two weeks to the day after the passing of Christophe Clement, his son Miguel scored his first stakes victory with Deterministic in Sunday’s Manhattan (G1) at Saratoga.

A year ago, Spirit of St Louis was sitting good as the dominant figure among the New York-bred turf set. On Saturday, the six-year-old can enhance his credentials to be the leader among all older U.S. turf performers in the $1 million Manhattan (G1) at Saratoga.

If his performance in Friday's $552,013 Maker's Mark Mile (G1) is any indication of what to expect the rest of the season from Carl Spackler, the rest of the turf miler division will have a hard time keeping up.

An ill-timed loss in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) last November likely cost Carl Spackler a championship among the turf male set, but it's that quality that makes him especially dangerous on Friday in the $650,000 Maker's Mark Mile (G1) at Keeneland.

The Chad Brown-trained Spirit of St Louis has spent far more time among New York-breds than in open company, but that might have to change after he upstaged Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1).

The last time Godolphin globetrotter Nations Pride graced the U.S. turf, he justified favoritism in the Aug. 11 Arlington Million (G1) at Colonial Downs.

A moderate pace was of no great help to the favored Integration in the $300,000 Red Smith (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.

Whisper Hill Farm’s homebred Grand Sonata finished with a crescendo to surprise Saturday’s Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) in course-record time at Kentucky Downs.

Although things hadn’t quite worked out for Nations Pride of late, Sunday’s Arlington Million (G1) shaped up as the ideal spot for the Godolphin globetrotter to return to the win column.

The $1 million Turf Classic (G1) served up Kentucky Derby Day drama at Churchill Downs, as Program Trading bravely rallied up the inside to deny Naval Power in a photo-finish.

Ballydoyle’s multiple Group 1 queen Warm Heart put an exclamation point on her career in Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), defeating males in course-record time at Gulfstream Park.

Unbeaten Integration has flashed the potential to become a bona fide turf star, and the Shug McGaughey trainee will take his most serious class test so far in Saturday’s $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park.

Integration further stamped himself as a potential leading player in the male turf division next season with an authoritative victory in the $250,000 Hill Prince (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.