Trainer Mike Maker has a knack for claiming horses and developing them into money-spinning turf marathoners.

Godolphin’s Ottoman Fleet made short work of Saturday’s Arlington (G3), the first of three turf stakes on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs.

My Mane Squeeze raced to the outside and in the clear in Friday’s $534,340 Eight Belles S. (G2) at Churchill Downs, staying out of trouble beneath jockey Luis Saez and holding sway by two lengths from Impel.

Saturday’s United Nations (G1) appeared to be an opportunity for lightly-raced contenders to raise their profiles in the turf division. Instead, eight-year-old stalwart Therapist was the one to score a new career high.

Jockey Luis Saez turned a juvenile stakes double at Ellis Park on Sunday, riding The Wine Steward to victory in the Bashford Manor S. and Brightwork in the Debutante S.

Sophomore sprinters took to the Keeneland dirt and turf for a pair of Sunday stakes and delivered performances indicative of bright futures.

On a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park, Endorsed continued his hot streak with a 5-1 upset in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2).

Fourth in last year’s Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), Atone stepped up to score his first stakes win in Saturday’s renewal at Gulfstream Park.

On a busy Sunday of racing at Aqueduct, the sensational three-year-old filly Nest conquered older rivals in the $250,000 Beldame S. (G2).

Gulfstream Park shippers turned the Ellis Park Derby/Audubon Oaks double on a stakes-laden Sunday in Henderson, Kentucky.

Tawny Port continued his ascension up the three-year-old ranks on Saturday with a one-length victory in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.