All went according to connections' plan for La Cara in the $742,782 Ashland (G1) at Keeneland on Monday.

The California form heading into the Kentucky Derby (G1) was flattered in New York on Saturday when Rodriguez gave nine rivals the slip in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct.

Speed was the name of the game in both points races on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.

Breeders' Cup winner Soul of an Angel and Power Squeeze were both thwarted by the unheralded Windy Walk in Thursday’s Rampart S. at Gulfstream Park.

A moderate pace was of no great help to the favored Integration in the $300,000 Red Smith (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.

Potential Breeders’ Cup contenders were out in full force for a trio of graded stakes on Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct.

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.

Integration further stamped himself as a potential leading player in the male turf division next season with an authoritative victory in the $250,000 Hill Prince (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.

The Canadian International (G1) resumed from a one-year hiatus on Sunday, and Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby provided a sense of continuity at Woodbine.

The Woodbine Mile undercard featured a pair of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events for turf two-year-olds.

Chad Brown has a contender on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail after Occult dominated Saturday’s $97,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct.

Remsen (G2) runner-up Arctic Arrogance was the one to beat in the next Road to the Kentucky Derby contest at Aqueduct, Saturday’s Jerome S., and Lugan Knight did just that in ultra-game fashion.