Chocolate Gelato won the Frizette S. (G1) and Major Dude nabbed the Pilgrim S. (G2) on a busy Sunday of racing at Belmont at the Big A.

Staying in the barn Thursday as a main-track-only entrant in the P.G. Johnson S. worked out well for Leave No Trace. Entered right back in Sunday’s Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga, the Phil Serpe trainee upstaged well-regarded opponents in a race worth much more to her resume.

Michael Ryan’s homebred Be Your Best had shown a terrific turn of foot taking the overland route in her career debut at Saratoga. In Thursday’s P.G. Johnson S., the 1.35-1 favorite showed that she could also thread the needle.

Smart debut winner Be Your Best will try to go 2-for-2 in Thursday’s P.G. Johnson S. at Saratoga