Some of California’s top turf two-year-olds prepped for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup in Sunday’s $98,000 Zuma Beach (G3) and $101,000 Surfer Girl (G3) at Santa Anita.

Forged Steel ran away with Monday’s renewal of the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2) at Santa Anita, and Thought Process and Formidable Man starred in the Grade 1s on turf.

Stark Contrast proved a decisive winner of the $1 million American Turf (G1) as a 6-5 favorite.

In a thrilling finish to the $594,600 Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday, Yellow Card prevailed in a four-horse photo.

Sunday’s $98,000 Las Virgenes S. at Santa Anita was supposed to be a rematch of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Indeed, it was—but the outcome wasn’t as bettors anticipated.

The Michael McCarthy pupil capitalized on a ground-saving ride by Ricardo Gonzalez to floor Lush Lips and Thought Process at Del Mar.

Odds-on favorite Formidable Man extended his local mark over the Del Mar turf course to a perfect 5-for-5 in Sunday’s Eddie Read (G2).

After escaping serious trouble in midstretch, Journalism rallied gallantly to win the 150th running of the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico, closing determinedly to prevail by a half-length over Gosger.

Reddam Racing’s Look Forward showed that a return to one-turn racing is what the doctor ordered when she prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths in Friday’s $579,660 Eight Belles (G2) under cloudy skies at Churchill Downs.

The expectation that Saturday's $500,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) would yield the likely favorite for next month's Kentucky Derby (G1) came to fruition when Journalism followed up his last-out win in the San Felipe (G2) with a come-from-behind score in the 1 1/8-mile test.

On a stakes-packed Saturday at Santa Anita, Locked impressed with an 8 1/2-length demolition of the historic Santa Anita H. (G1).

A well-timed rally carried 17-10 favorite Look Forward to a tenacious victory in Sunday’s $101,500 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita.

The up-and-coming Journalism got the better of two proven graded stakes winners when posting a decisive victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).

Hero of the Del Mar Derby (G2) and Oceanside S. during Del Mar’s summer meet, Formidable Man made it three in a row in Saturday’s Hollywood Derby (G1) on the penultimate day of the Bing Crosby season.

Unplaced in four previous graded stakes attempts, Loved struck a new career high in Thursday’s Falls City (G3) at Churchill Downs.

After dangling a few high-profile comeback options for Muth over the summer, Bob Baffert ultimately settled on Sunday’s Shared Belief S. at Del Mar.

Trainer Michael McCarthy accomplished his mission of getting in a prep over the track for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).