The long Fair Grounds stretch ultimately worked in favor of Chip Honcho in the $100,000 Gun Runner S., run under the lights early Saturday night at the New Orleans track.

Book'em Danno made it a three-bagger for post-time favorites in Saratoga's three Grade 1 sprints on Saturday.

Book'em Danno drove to a sharp win over Mullikin in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2), and Future Is Now grinded out a game victory in the Caress (G3), as Saratoga offered a pair of sprint stakes on Saturday.

In a battle between three Grade 1-winning male sprinters from last year, Book'em Danno got the better of Mullikin to take the $400,000 True North (G3) at Saratoga on Saturday.

In the form of her life this season, R. Larry Johnson’s homebred Future Is Now racked up her fourth stakes victory in Sunday’s Franklin (G2) at Keeneland.

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.

Trainer Chad Brown dealt reigning older female champion Idiomatic a second loss on the season in Friday's $485,000 Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga, but not with the filly most expected.

A trouble-free start and trip helped No More Time bounce back from a season-opening loss to win the $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday.

Sopran Basilea gave Graham Motion his ninth win in the Robert G. Dick Memorial, and Foggy Night surprised in the Delaware Oaks.