Grand Slam Smile shrugged off top weight, a surface switch and a two-race skid to nose out Miso Phansy and pass $1 million in earnings in the California Distaff.

Time to Dazzle rallied through yielding ground to edge Kehoe Beach in the Franklin Stakes, defending her Keeneland title for Mark Casse and Irad Ortiz Jr.

Runaway Q heads a crowded field in the New Mexico State Fair Thoroughbred Futurity at Albuquerque, a pivotal 6f dirt test for emerging state-bred juveniles.

Front-running Spicy Coronarita turned back all challengers to win the Josephine County Juvenile Stakes at Grants Pass Downs, boosting her Northwest profile.

Forever Young and Phileas Fogg turned in key Belmont drills, sharpening for the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland and shaping the handicap.

At 17, aspiring jockey Yomar Ortiz Jr launches his riding career in Keeneland's Oct. 14 third race aboard Eli's Promise, a key test on a big stage.