The $150,000 Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap went down on Del Mar turf Saturday, August 10.
At Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore, the $100,000 Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks took place Saturday, August 10.
The $100,000 Grade 3 Gardenia Stakes took place this past Saturday, August 10 from Ellis Park - a race that was billed as Groupie Doll's big comeback after 8 1/2 months away.
The $500,000 Grade 2 Foustardave Handicap at Saratoga Race Course produced the most predictable result of the weekend on Saturday August 10.
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York played host to the $200,000 Grade 3 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes on Saturday August 10.
The $150,000 Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes went down this past Wednesday August 7 from Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar California - a 6 1/2 furlong test for the best juvenile fillies in Southern California.
The $400,000 Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap was contested at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday, August 4.
Del Mar racetrack played host to the $150,000 Grade 3 Best Pal Stakes Sunday, August 4 - a 6 1/2 furlong test for two year olds.
There was a repeat winner in the $150,000 Grade 2 Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday, August 3.
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing proved her class on Saturday with an easy 8 3/4 length win in the $750,000 Grade 2 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer.