On a busy Sunday of racing at Aqueduct, the sensational three-year-old filly Nest conquered older rivals in the $250,000 Beldame S. (G2).

Chocolate Gelato won the Frizette S. (G1) and Major Dude nabbed the Pilgrim S. (G2) on a busy Sunday of racing at Belmont at the Big A.

On Stonestreet Day at Keeneland, Barbara Banke’s operation celebrated a dynamic victory by Campanelle in the $162,461 Giant’s Causeway S. The Wesley Ward pupil was warming up for another trip to Royal Ascot.

For the second straight year, Todd Pletcher won the Ashland with a Triple Crown-nominated filly. In 2021, Malathaat just got up. At Keeneland on Friday, 1.70-1 favorite Nest flew to an 8 1/4-length rout, reiterating her status as a prime Kentucky Oaks contender.

Friday’s cold, rainy opening day at Keeneland furnished several upsets, including in the two undercard stakes for sophomores. The 9.90-1 Old Homestead wired the Lafayette S., and Sy Dog went last to first in the Transylvania (G3) as a 5.70-1 chance.

The most impressive winner on a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park was arguably Speaker’s Corner in the Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2).

Irad Ortiz racked up three stakes wins at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, anchored by Classic Causeway’s success in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Leading older mare Letruska racked up her fifth straight win – and fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup Challenge event – in Sunday’s Spinster S. (G1) at Keeneland.

Sunday’s Waya S. (G3) at Belmont Park underwent several changes between 2020 and 2021, but one thing stayed consistent: My Sister Nat as the winner.

Saturday’s $279,000 Kelso H. (G2) was a cakewalk for 1-20 favorite Life Is Good, who breezed through his Breeders’ Cup tune-up against three overmatched rivals at Belmont Park.

The riding skills of Irad Ortiz were pivotal in guiding Safe Conduct to a tenacious victory in Sunday's 162nd Queen's Plate S. at Woodbine.

Mind Control employed more aggressive tactics to prevail over the 2-5 Firenze Fire in the $250,000 John A. Nerud S. (G2), while Original foiled the even-money Public Sector thanks to a soft lead in the $100,000 Manila S.

Saturday’s $1 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) promised to be one of the greatest renewals in its storied history, and the Oaklawn Park feature did not disappoint. Only the epic battle of champions turned out a bit differently from the script. Instead of Eclipse Award winners Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver fighting out the finish, it was former Mexican champion Letruska who outdueled Monomoy Girl, as the pair left Swiss Skydiver well back in third.