“I was watching it and thinking, there’s a wire and there’s noses, why should it take so long?”

Sunday’s Bashford Manor S. witnessed the biggest upset in the 125-year history of the Churchill Downs feature.

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.

After turning in a Grade 1 double Friday with Nitrogen and Counting Stars, Mark Casse made it a hat trick with Classic Q in the Just a Game (G1) at Saratoga.

Ten years after sending out Hall of Famer Tepin to repeat in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2), Mark Casse won Saturday’s $976,000 renewal.

The son of Gun Runner demolished his rivals in the $1,237,813 Blue Grass (G1) on Saturday.

Fans at Oaklawn Park were treated to a dominating performance by an odds-on favorite.

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

Trainer Mark Casse and jockey Cristian Torres teamed up to sweep Friday’s $1 million Southwest (G3) and $300,000 Martha Washington S. at Oaklawn Park with Silent Tactic and Search Party.

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.

A major player in the three-year-old turf division earlier this year, Nitrogen transferred her form to dirt and recorded an important win in Saturday's Alabama (G1) at Saratoga.

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).

Ewing might have been slowest out of the gate in the $186,000 Saratoga Special (G2), but a quick recovery helped propel the speedy son Knicks Go to a one-length victory.

The Wonder Again switch was no problem for 2-5 favorite Nitrogen, who cruised by 17 lengths. In contrast, the Pennine Ridge lost its key players.

La Cara led all the way in Saturday's Acorn S. (G1) at Saratoga, handing formerly unbeaten divisional leader Good Cheer her first setback with the gate-to-wire decision.

Kentucky Oaks Day included a trio of graded stakes for turf distaffers, and two odds-on favorites demonstrated star quality at Churchill Downs.

Upsets were prominent on Tuesday's Blue Grass Day undercard at Keeneland, the biggest being Positano Sunset's 14-1 surprise over the favorite Emery in the $623,338 Madison (G1) for fillies and mares.

All went according to connections' plan for La Cara in the $742,782 Ashland (G1) at Keeneland on Monday.

While the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) was Saturday’s main event, Festival Day 45 also included four supporting stakes.

Seven stakes, six of them graded, comprised the undercard of Fountain of Youth (G2) and Davona Dale (G2) day at Gulfstream Park.