In the $750,000 Grade 2 Illinois Derby April 20 at Hawthorne Racecourse a full field of 14 three year olds took to the track in the 1 1/8 mile event.
The lucrative $1.5 million Grade 2 Charles Town Classic went down Saturday - a field of six older entries were after the $1 million first prize when they went 1 1/8 miles on Charles Town's main track.
The $100,000 Grade 1 Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association went down Thursday on Keeneland turf.
On Sunday at Keeneland, the Grade 2 Beaumont Stakes was contested as a field of 11 three years old fillies were after the winner's share of the $150,000 purse and the 20 Wild Card points toward qualification into the Kentucky Oaks in less than a month's time.
Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky hosted a graded stakes race for the second Friday in a row - this past weekend it was the scene of the $300,000 Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile.
There were absolutely no surprises at Santa Anita Park on Saturday - Mizdirection did what everyone thought she would do and recorded the repeat win in the $100,000 Grade 3 Las Cienegas Stakes for her fifth consecutive win on the hillside turf course as the overwhelming 2-5 choice.
Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York hosted the $200,000 Grade 2 Distaff Handicap Saturday. Turtle Bird Stable's Cluster of Stars remained undefeated in her career by 2 1/4 lengths as the overwhelming 1-5 favorite.
Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky was the scene of the $300,000 Grade 1 Madison Stakes this past Saturday. 17-1 shot Last Full Measure rallied from off the pace for her first stakes victory.
At the Grade 1, 1/16 mile Jenny Wiley Stakes on Keeneland turf April 13, it was Center Court that emerged victorious at 8-5 odds over 2012 champion in this race Daisy Divine who was sent off at 7-2 odds.
At Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky Saturday, in the $750,000 Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, a full field of 14 were after 100 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby.
