The Wise Dan was one of four turf stakes on the banner card at Churchill Downs. Favorites swept all four on a course that remained good despite the rain.

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.

Ten years after sending out Hall of Famer Tepin to repeat in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2), Mark Casse won Saturday’s $976,000 renewal.

Alpine Princess reaped the rewards of her consistency in the Falls City (G3), and Proctor Street broke through in the Cardinal S. at Churchill Downs.

The top contenders in Thursday’s $400,000 Falls City (G3), the Thanksgiving Day feature at Churchill Downs, come to the table at different stages of their careers.

The winner of the Turf Sprint will receive an expenses-paid berth to the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 1, which carries a $1 million purse.

Trainer Brad Cox has two legitimate chances to take down the $600,000 Clark (G2) over 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs on Friday with Hit Show and Most Wanted.

the schedule would see those features back loaded on the latter half of the program. That's not the case, however, with Saturday's 11-race card at Aqueduct, as three of the four stakes are sprinkled throughout the card having gone with five or fewer entries.

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.