Desert Gate staked his claim as an early candidate for champion two-year-old male honors with an effortless triumph in Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar.

Verifire brought his career record to a perfect 3-for-3 with a fast win in the $239,665 Maxfield S. on Sunday’s closing-day card at Churchill Downs.

The second day of 2025 racing at Royal Ascot in England delivered a flashy performance from a promising juvenile and a bevy of exciting finishes.

Two weeks after misfiring with a sixth-place finish in the Sunland Park Oaks, Maysam bounced back with a tenacious triumph in Sunday’s Santa Ysabel (G3) at Santa Anita.

On a stakes-packed Saturday at Santa Anita, Locked impressed with an 8 1/2-length demolition of the historic Santa Anita H. (G1).

Seven stakes, six of them graded, comprised the undercard of Fountain of Youth (G2) and Davona Dale (G2) day at Gulfstream Park.

On a Sunday afternoon of upsets at Oaklawn Park, Coal Battle and Quietside starred in the Rebel (G2) and Honeybee (G3) while Alexander Helios battled to victory in the Razorback H. (G3).

California Burrito refused to yield when challenged down the homestretch of Saturday’s $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfway Park.

A well-timed rally carried 17-10 favorite Look Forward to a tenacious victory in Sunday’s $101,500 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita.

Last year’s Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Saudi Crown got back to his winning ways in Saturday’s $100,000 Tenacious S. at Fair Grounds.

The up-and-coming Journalism got the better of two proven graded stakes winners when posting a decisive victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).

Taking advantage of a destructive speed duel, Coal Battle launched a late rally to upset Friday’s $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park.

Godolphin homebreds took center stage on opening day of the Churchill Downs fall meet as Sovereignty and Good Cheer dominated local preps for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).

Longshots reigned supreme in Saturday’s $1,001,500 Pacific Classic (G1) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Del Mar main track, with 22-1 Mixto edging 7-1 Full Serrano in narrow fashion.

The stakes-packed Friday evening card at Charles Town provided a chance for proven stakes winners to add rich victories to their decorated resumes.

A couple of Grade 1 turf stakes took place at Saratoga on Sunday after being delayed due to rain. Even with the precautions, one took place during a rain shower and both were held over damp grass labeled good.

What’s next for Next? That’s the question everyone is asking after Next reiterated his dominance over North America’s long-distance dirt racers.

War Like Goddess just keeps on rolling. The seven-year-old mare became a graded stakes winner for the fourth year in a row when rallying to victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial (G3) at Delaware Park.

The Churchill Downs spring meet wrapped up on Sunday with an action-packed card featuring five listed stakes.

Godolphin’s homebred Measured Time starred in his first transatlantic venture in Saturday’s Manhattan (G1) at Saratoga, officially joining his Breeders’ Cup-winning half-brother, Rebel’s Romance, in the globetrotters club.