Ground-saving trips were the key to success in a pair of grass stakes on the undercard of Breeders’ Cup Friday.

The ninth furlong of Monday’s $301,000 Gamely S. (G1) turned out to be a bridge too far for 9-10 favorite Charmaine’s Mia, but it was right in the target zone for Maxim Rate.

Tuesday’s 11-race program at Kentucky Downs featured a trio of lucrative stakes for females over its turf course with Theodora B., Lighthouse and Emro.