Odds-on favorite Ways and Means sailed through Sunday’s Gallant Bloom (G2) at Aqueduct, her tune-up for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).

Defending champion McKulick found her ideal conditions in Thursday’s Glens Falls (G2) at Saratoga, and the Klaravich Stables runner seized the opportunity with enthusiasm.

Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown have cornered the market on numerous turf stakes over the years, but until Friday, the $529,670 Edgewood S. (G2) had eluded them. Dynamic Pricing filled that rare lacuna on their resume with a sustained rally on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs.

Making just his third career start in Saturday’s Saratoga Derby (G1), undefeated Program Trading handled the class hike, and displayed terrific battling qualities, to prevail in his stakes debut.

Late-blooming sophomore Scotland put himself into Travers (G1) consideration with a front-running victory in Friday’s $130,950 Curlin S. at Saratoga.

John and Susan Moore sold their Grade 2-winning homebred Princess Grace last November, but her half-brother Catnip is now stepping up to be her successor.

Klaravich Stables’ Marketsegmentation seized the opportunity as controlling speed in Friday’s $600,000 New York (G1) at Belmont Park, giving trainer Chad Brown his fifth win in the turf feature.

It’s safe to say trainer Chad Brown enjoyed a banner Saturday at Monmouth Park. Horses hailing from the Brown barn won four of the day’s five graded stakes.

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival got off to a chalky start on Thursday, as Klaravich Stables’ odds-on Consumer Spending outclassed her rivals in the Wonder Again (G2).

After Shifty She wired the Noble Damsel (G3) on the Widener turf, Never Surprised nearly pulled a front-running coup in the Hill Prince (G2) on the inner course, but Public Sector wore him down late.

Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending had to share the spoils with Colonel Liam in the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day, but their rematch in Saturday’s $750,000 Manhattan S. (G1) on Belmont Day wasn’t close.

The decision was justified twice over at Santa Anita, as Brown won the Mile with his brilliant mare Uni, and Bricks and Mortar answered the distance question to cap a perfect season in the Turf.