The $174,800 Cincinnati Trophy at Turfway Park on Friday night played out in a similar fashion for Resplendence to her maiden win on Jan. 15.

A dearth of competing stakes this weekend will allow Turfway Park to grab more of the spotlight.

On a stakes-packed Sunday at Sunland Park, California raiders Pavlovian and Bottle of Rouge took the two biggest prizes: the $500,000 Sunland Park Derby and $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks.

Bella Ballerina maintained her undefeated record while overcoming a bit of adversity in the $289,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2).

Remsen (G2) winner Paladin heads west from his winter base in Florida to New Orleans for the $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

Sunday’s $98,000 Las Virgenes S. at Santa Anita was supposed to be a rematch of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Indeed, it was—but the outcome wasn’t as bettors anticipated.

Zany started as the 1-5 favorite in Saturday’s $125,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs and ran to expectations, easily beating half a dozen rivals.

Originally scheduled for Jan. 31, the Southwest will now be run on Friday, Feb. 6.

Favored at 11-10 in the seven-furlong Forward Gal, On Time Girl ran to expectations while securing 20 Oaks qualifying points.

After a dull start to his racing career at Aqueduct in October, Nearly has dazzled in a pair of starts this winter at Gulfstream Park.

Chip Honcho will have to overcome a more challenging post position if he's to follow up his win in last month's Gun Runner S. in the $250,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

Trainer Bob Baffert will again be heavily favored to win the $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday, as he saddles two leading contenders.

My World made it 2-for-2 in stakes company in the $139,500 Jerome S. on Saturday.

Balboa will be a vastly lower price in the $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep.

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.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks gets underway at Fair Grounds Saturday with the Gun Runner S. and Untapable S.

Consequent provided Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with his ninth consecutive victory, and 12th overall, in the $200,000 Starlet (G2) at Los Alamitos on Saturday.

Like most graded stakes for two-year-olds on the Southern California circuit, the $200,000 Starlet (G2) has been the domain of horses trained by Bob Baffert.

Talkin enters the $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday with the benefit of having faced some of the better colts of his generation.

Bella Ballerina, a Street Sense half-sister to 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner and champion three-year-old filly Pretty Mischievous, is on the road to the 2026 Oaks herself after a half-length victory Saturday in the $397,375 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs.