Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) serves up a rematch among Medina Spirit, Hot Rod Charlie, and Midnight Bourbon, and the speedy trio drew next to each other in the Parx feature.

He had to fight tooth and nail, but Masqueparade delivered a victory as the favorite in Saturday’s $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown.

Promise Keeper will enter the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown on the upswing for Todd Pletcher, rolling to a 2 1/4-length victory most recently in the May 8 Peter Pan S. (G3) at Belmont Park. The three-year-old colt has been installed as the 7-2 morning line favorite against 10 rivals.

After skipping the Kentucky Derby (G1), Rombauer exploded from off the pace to win the Preakness S. (G1) going away at odds of 11.80-1. Now he’s expected to bid for divisional leadership in the June 5 Belmont S. (G1), where several Derby alumni and a few new shooters are likely to pose fresh challenges.

Medina Spirit’s gutsy victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) has come under the microscope after a positive postrace test for betamethasone. But the rags-to-riches colt will get his chance to follow up in Saturday's Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico.

Leading Kentucky Derby contender Essential Quality tops a field of nine in Saturday’s $800,000 Blue Grass S. (G2) at Keeneland