Spring can be an unpredictable time for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, and such was the case in Sunday’s Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita.

A ferocious homestretch battle in Sunday’s Matt Winn S. (G3) at Churchill Downs culminated with Kentucky Derby (G1) alumnus Cyberknife getting the win.

Three stakes on the Saturday evening card at Churchill Downs produced exciting finishes with potential Breeders’ Cup implications.

The Kentucky Downs meet began on Sunday with a pair of lucrative stakes: the $750,000 Dueling Grounds Derby and the $500,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks.

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.

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.