With Del Mar kicking off on Saturday this year, rather than a weekday, the traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside S., now serves as an appetizer for the $200,000 San Clemente (G2).

As the 2024 Triple Crown concluded with a muddled picture among the three-year-old males, the door is open for a late bloomer.

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.

A rough run around the first turn didn’t stop Imagination from battling to victory in Sunday’s $300,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita.

Baoma Corp’s Nysos remained unbeaten with another scintillating display in Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis (G3), motoring clear by 7 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita.