The $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) headlines a trio of graded stakes taking place on the second Saturday of the Saratoga summer meet.

One day after Dornoch in the Belmont (G1), trainer Danny Gargan’s other Derby also-ran, Society Man, likewise bounced back in the Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Saturday’s Belmont S. (G1) at Saratoga undercard featured a pair of graded sprints on the main track, the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G1) for three-year-olds and $350,000 True North (G2) for older horses.

MyRacehorse’s Seize the Grey fought through a large pack inside the final sixteenth in Churchill Downs’ $600,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) and got past rivals to garner his first stakes score.

Seven weeks out from the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, bettors are having trouble landing on a clear favorite, as evidenced by the results of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.

An eye-catching rally carried Sierra Leone to victory in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds and to favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4.

The outcome of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 bore a striking resemblance to Pool 2, with “All Other Three-Year-Olds” the overall favorite and Fierceness the top individual choice.

Track Phantom made his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday’s $98,000 Gun Runner at Fair Grounds, determinedly proving best by 1 1/4 lengths in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier.