When it's time for the electorate to cast their votes for the 2026 Eclipse Awards beginning in late December, there seemingly won’t be many questions about who will win in the flat champion categories.

In one of the most decisive triumphs in race history, Ways and Means separated herself from the pack in upper stretch and won as she pleased by 6 1/4 lengths.

A glorious afternoon for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Flavien Prat continued through the $500,000 Ballerina (G1) on Saturday, when Ways and Means extended her dominance.

Englishman and Book’em Danno are on a collision course for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 31, but in the meantime will be prepping in separate seven-furlong stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.

Ways and Means successfully defended her title in the $300,000 Bed o' Roses (G2) at Saratoga on Friday. Unlike last year, she needed every inch of the seven furlongs to do it.

A rematch of the top three finishers from last month's Kentucky Oaks (G1) is on tap at Saratoga on Friday in the $500,000 Acorn (G1).

Seizing control at the start and allowed to set an uncontested pace, R Disaster turned back Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) winner Splendora.

Ways and Means turned in another dazzling display at Saratoga on Friday, strolling to a 7 3/4-length win in the $300,000 Bed o' Roses (G2) over seven furlongs.

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival kicks up a gear at Saratoga on Friday, with a total of six graded stakes on tap. Fillies and mares take center stage in the three dirt stakes.

Odds-on favorite Ways and Means sailed through Sunday’s Gallant Bloom (G2) at Aqueduct, her tune-up for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1).

Entering this historic weekend of racing at Churchill Downs, both the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) had proven elusive prizes for Kentucky-born trainer Kenny McPeek. He can now put a checkmark beside the Oaks after Thorpedo Anna's convincing score in the 150th edition of the 1 1/8-mile fixture for three-year-old fillies on Friday.

Seven weeks out from the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, bettors are having trouble landing on a clear favorite, as evidenced by the results of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.

The battle-hardened class of Brightwork prevailed over the flashy potential of Ways and Means in Sunday’s Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga, extending her record to a perfect 4-for-4.

Spectacular debut winner Ways and Means will take her first meaningful class test in Sunday’s Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga, where undefeated Adirondack (G3) heroine Brightwork brings a lengthier resume.

Sunday’s Adirondack (G3) shaped up as a competitive affair with several promising juvenile fillies, but WSS Racing’s Brightwork turned in a dominating performance at Saratoga.