Reigning titleholder Clairiere has a recency advantage over Nest, last year’s champion three-year-old filly who makes her belated 2023 debut.

Clairiere delivered another thrilling victory in the Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont, becoming only the fourth female to win the race in consecutive years.

Played Hard survived a claim of foul to narrowly annex Friday’s La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Front-running was the theme in the Thanksgiving Day co-features at Churchill Downs. Played Hard lived up to her name, as well as 0.45-1 favoritism, to repel every challenge in the Falls City (G3), and Dalika feasted upon her favorite turf course in the Cardinal (G3).

About four hours after younger stablemate Nest flaunted her class in the Beldame (G2), older star Malathaat likewise obliged as the odds-on favorite in Sunday’s Spinster (G1) at Keeneland.

A couple of champions are among the entries for a trio of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifiers taking place on an exciting Sunday at Keeneland.

Crazy Beautiful will look to add a fourth graded stakes win on the year in Friday's $200,000 Comely S. (G3) at Aqueduct, and stands a strong chance of doing so if the main threat to her doesn't show up.