Benvenuto Cellini fulfilled Aidan O’Brien’s long-stated prophecy that he was made for the race and helped the trainer tie his own world record for Grade/Group 1 wins in a season.

Jockey Jose Ortiz carried his momentum to the Belmont Park turf to make it a graded-stakes triple on Thursday.

*Friday update: Belmont has canceled racing this weekend due to the impending nor'easter. The stakes races are postponed to Thursday, Oct. 1.

British-based mare Survie achieved her aim of a Grade 1 laurel and a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), with a last-to-first burst in the Christophe Clement Turf (G1) at Saratoga.

The graded turf stakes at Saratoga on Saturday offered completely different case studies in how pace makes the race.

Trained by Ed Walker for Mrs. Fitri Hay, the progressive four-year-old crossed swords with high-profile Godolphin runners during the Dubai Carnival.

Saturday’s Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs included four turf stakes, and the Ortiz brothers combined to sweep them all.

Hit Show, fifth to Magnitude in his title defense of the Dubai World Cup (G1) in late March, looks the horse to beat in the Blame.

Favored Brilliant Berti topped an exacta for trainer Cherie DeVaux in Saturday’s $499,250 Wise Dan (G2), the centerpiece of three turf stakes on the Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs.

Reigning Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic earned a fees-paid berth back to the Breeders’ Cup when dominating Sunday’s $600,000 Spinster (G1) at Keeneland for the second straight year.