Leading sire Not This Time stamped his influence on both rich stakes at Kentucky Downs on Saturday.

Owen Almighty, Igniter, and Manuka Honey won for Luis Saez, Florent Geroux scored a stakes double with Salahudin and Conceit, and Jaime Torres guided Five a Side on the big day at Ellis Park.

A rail bid proved golden for Incredibolt on Saturday when he dominated nine rivals in the $506,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.

Mercante continued his upward trajectory by upsetting Brilliant Berti in Saturday’s $273,500 Arlington (G3), one of three turf stakes on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs.

The decision to skip the Travers (G1) and concentrate on the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) yielded rich dividends for Seize the Grey and his 2,570-strong MyRacehorse ownership consortium at Parx on Saturday.

MyRacehorse’s Seize the Grey fought through a large pack inside the final sixteenth in Churchill Downs’ $600,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) and got past rivals to garner his first stakes score.

In addition to the quartet of juvenile stakes at Fair Grounds, the Santa Super Saturday card offered opportunities for the older brigade as well. Chief among them was Grade 1 veteran Two Emmys.

Legalize continued his ascent with a successful stakes debut in the $97,000 Sugar Bowl S., and Leslie’s Loot sprang a $38.80 upset of the $98,000 Letellier Memorial for fillies.