Japan’s Forever Young confirmed his status as the world’s top-ranked dirt horse, and a globetrotting legend, by successfully defending his title in Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1).

Forever Young is chasing Romantic Warrior’s bankroll as the world’s all-time leading earner, and a second Saudi Cup (G1) windfall would push him nearer to the $30-million threshold.

For the third time in his career, Mystik Dan parlayed a ground-saving trip into a graded stakes win at Churchill Downs, adding Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) to his tally.

Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs will be particularly poignant, as the first edition to be held after the passing of its namesake.

The $215,000 Inside Information (G2) sits among a slew of stakes on the Pegasus World Cup Day undercard at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

Full Serrano became the sixth Argentine-bred to win a Breeders’ Cup race when he turned back late challenges in Saturday’s $920,000 Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar.

Both graded stakes on Saturday night’s “Downs After Dark” program at Churchill Downs will have Breeders’ Cup implications.

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

Sunday night’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) nearly produced a triple dead-heat, as the 44-1 How Did He Do That just lasted from his Steve Asmussen stablemate Red Route One and Tumbarumba in a finish determined by inches.