Re-routed from last weekend's Pennsylvania Derby (G1) in order to face California's best older horses in Saturday's $301,500 Awesome Again S. (G1) proved the right move for Medina Spirit, who buried the opposition while stamping his ticket to next month's Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Finally poised to fulfill his early promise, Ginobili scored a stakes breakthrough in Saturday’s $202,000 Pat O’Brien (G2) and booked his spot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar.

The top two from last year’s Pat O’Brien (G2), C Z Rocket and Flagstaff, were entered for Saturday’s $200,000 renewal at Del Mar.

Firenze Fire's love of Belmont Park proved too much for his competitors to overcome as the six-year-old turned in a successful title defense of the $300,000 True North S.

Firenze Fire will break from the rail in his title defense of Friday's $300,000 True North S. (G2), a 6 1/2-furlong dash that counts as one of six victories the Grade 1-winning six-year-old has made to the winner's circle in nine outings over the Belmont Park strip. The Kelly Breen charge prepped for this with a 3 1/4-length score in the May 8 Runhappy (G3).

Vance Hanson previews the Pat Day Mile, Churchill Downs Stakes and Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby day!

The Oaklawn racing card on March 13 boasts of the Azeri S., Essex H., Temperence Hill S., and Hot Springs S.

Giant Expectations has made a significant impact in recent years on Del Mar's Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2), but less so on the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).