Once War Like Goddess took command in the stretch of Thursday’s Glens Falls (G2), the 1-2 favorite appeared to be on her way to a three-peat in the Saratoga feature. But she could not stave off the powerful late rush of McKulick.

Sopran Basilea gave Graham Motion his ninth win in the Robert G. Dick Memorial, and Foggy Night surprised in the Delaware Oaks.

While Whitebeam readily justified odds-on favoritism in the $100,000 Gallorette (G3), the 15.20-1 Never Explain crashed the $200,000 Dinner Party (G3) in course-record time at Pimlico.