Friday’s inaugural running of the $250,000 Matron S. at Oaklawn Park was the comeback spot of choice for two sprint queens, Wicked Halo and Matareya, with the former prevailing.

Two weeks out from the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, a pair of Saturday sprint stakes contested over the Lexington racetrack produced flashy results.

A smashing debutante on Saratoga’s July 15 opener, Echo Zulu followed up as the 0.65-1 favorite in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway S. (G1) on the penultimate day of the meet.

Stellar Tap will go down in history for giving Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his North American record-breaking 9,446th win.