Galvanized by a heady ride by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano and the addition of blinkers, The Puma scored a new career high in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx.

The experience and class of Al Hudaiba proved too much for his seven rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge prep for the Juvenile Turf (G1).

And One More Time turned back multiple challengers and survived a stewards’ inquiry after floating wide in the stretch of Saturday’s Ballston Spa (G2) at Saratoga, prevailing by a neck.

Brought down in a four-horse spill in the Wild Applause S. on opening day at Saratoga, jockey Paco Lopez bounced back to steer Harper’s Corner to victory in the Schuylerville.

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.

Prom Queen punched her ticket to the big dance, the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 1.

Three years after Mage registered an upset in the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1), his connections will get a chance to win the roses for a second time with The Puma.

Saturday’s Festival Day at Tampa Bay Downs included four stakes in addition to the Tampa Bay Derby (G3).

Knightsbridge outclassed four rivals in the $200,000 Gulfstream Park Mile (G3) by 11 1/4 lengths under Junior Alvarado.

Strategic Risk took over entering the stretch and rolled to a 4 1/2-length decision in Saturday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones, a Road to the Kentucky qualifier at Oaklawn Park.

No one would have faulted Locked for losing Saturday's $261,000 Woodward (G2), not after the field was reduced to three.

Charlene’s Dream ended up as the controlling speed in Saturday’s Beverly D. (G2), and Giocoso rode the rail to a new career high in the Secretariat (G2).

After coming within an eyelash of Cogburn’s record time last time out, Bring Theband Home flirted with a stakes record when dominating Sunday’s Troy (G2).

Speed is traditionally dangerous over a wet track, and so it proved when Macho Music led throughout in the $539,500 Pat Day Mile (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

Unbeaten 1-2 favorite Almostgone Rocket was long gone in the stretch of Thursday’s Jersey Girl S., one of a trio of dirt stakes on opening day of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.