Renegade offered an eye-catching late run to dominate the Arkansas Derby, confirming himself as a major win contender for the Kentucky Derby.

Saturday’s Festival Day at Tampa Bay Downs included four stakes in addition to the Tampa Bay Derby (G3).

Knightsbridge outclassed four rivals in the $200,000 Gulfstream Park Mile (G3) by 11 1/4 lengths under Junior Alvarado.

The Todd Pletcher blueblood scored an overdue first victory in the manner of a proper Kentucky Derby (G1) contender.

Zany started as the 1-5 favorite in Saturday’s $125,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs and ran to expectations, easily beating half a dozen rivals.

Remsen (G2) runner-up Renegade will open his three-year-old campaign in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis, a Kentucky Derby qualifier at Tampa Bay Downs.

Nearly passed his initial test on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday’s $267,500 Holy Bull (G3), winning the pace battle and the war in a romp at Gulfstream Park.

Accelerize sprung an 8-1 upset of the $173,250 Louisiana (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday, re-rallying to defeat Just a Touch, who is now 0-for-7 in stakes company.

Zany dominated her stakes debut in the Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct, and picked up points toward a Kentucky Oaks (G1) berth, romping by 8 1/2 lengths, and provided Todd Pletcher with a record-extending 10th win.

Ted Noffey remained unbeaten and capped a championship season with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar.

Opening week of the Keeneland fall meet wrapped up on Sunday with a trio of stakes, including two “Win and You’re In” qualifiers to the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup.

Ted Noffey remained perfect and enhanced his credentials for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) with a convincing win in the Breeders' Futurity (G1), earning his first points toward a Kentucky Derby (G1) bid in the qualifying race.

Recaps of the Alcibiades (G1), Jessamine (G2), and Phoenix (G2) BC Challenge races at Keeneland.

No one would have faulted Locked for losing Saturday's $261,000 Woodward (G2), not after the field was reduced to three.

Ted Noffey manhandled six rivals to claim the $300,000 Hopeful (G1), the closing-day feature at Saratoga on Labor Day.

The entire complexion of Sunday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) changed in the opening strides at Saratoga,

The scratch of morning-line favorite Nysos wasn’t the only dramatic development in Saturday’s $1.001 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

One day after Time to Dream dominated the P.G. Johnson S., stablemate Final Score made it a juvenile turf stakes double for Repole Stable and trainer Todd Pletcher.

A drop in class and a dry racing surface were conditions that helped propel Leslie's Rose to victory in the $200,000 Shuvee (G2) at Saratoga on Friday.

The son of Volatile proved a game-winner of the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) and, in the process, set a new track record for 1 1/16 miles at Horseshoe Indianapolis.