A sloppy track and a rain delay that kept the runners in the Delaware Park paddock for more than 30 minutes was no bother to WinStar Farm’s Dark Nile, who won the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (gr. III) by 1 1/4 lengths.

Canada’s Horse of the Year Catch a Glimpse added another spectacular victory to her resume July 9 at Belmont Park, holding off all challengers to win the $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (gr. IT).

Greengrassofyoming thrust out his nose in a pulsating four-horse finish to capture the Stars and Stripes Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 9 at Arlington International Racecourse as two-time defending winner The Pizza Man just missed in fourth.

The rail was dead earlier on the July 9 card at Belmont Park, but that didn’t stop jockey Joe Bravo from taking the inside path to victory aboard A. P. Indian in the $400,000 Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (gr. II).

Tri-Bone Stables’ Effinex defended his title in the $500,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) July 9 at Belmnont Park, but he had to grind all the way to the wire to do so.

In his first U.S. start, Deauville held off a late charge from Highland Sky to win the the $1.25 million Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) Saturday, July 9 at Belmont Park.

Champions Beholder and Songbird both worked July 9 at Santa Anita Park toward top-level summer affairs on opposite coasts.

Second choice Real Smart got a perfectly timed ride to collar grade I winner and even-money favorite Photo Call in the stretch and win the $200,000 Robert G. Memorial (gr. IIIT) July 9 at Delaware Park.

Brereton Jones’ homebred No Distortion made short work of a short field in the $100,000 Long Branch Stakes July 9 at Monmouth Park, and punched his ticket to the July 31 Haskell Invitational (gr. I) with an authoritative win.

Patricia Generazio’s homebred Pure Sensation claimed his second straight grade III victory sprinting on the turf July 9 in the $200,000 Parx Dash Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Parx Racing.

Fish Trappe Road was knocking on the door for his first graded win, and found the path to victory July 9 in the $500,000 Dwyer Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park.

Limato found the firm going at Newmarket to his liking and unleashed a devastating rally, although drifting badly, to win the Darley July Cup (Eng-I) by two lengths July 9 at Newmarket.

Undefeated Coppa proved up to the test in her first graded stakes try, holding off stretch challengers to her inside and outside to win the $150,000 Victory Ride Stakes (gr. III) Saturday, July 9 at Belmont Park.

Art Sherman didn’t get what he wanted out of California Chrome during his workout July 2, so he made sure he got it July 9, in the chestnut’s final drill at Los Alamitos before shipping south to Del Mar for the San Diego Handicap (gr. II).

Art Sherman didn’t get what he wanted out of California Chrome during his workout July 2, so he made sure he got it July 9, in the chestnut’s final drill at Los Alamitos before shipping south to Del Mar for the San Diego Handicap (gr. II).

With jockey Kent Desormeaux in the irons, the son of Curlin completed a half-mile

in :51.69 on the main track.

A more than eight month layoff didn’t change much—Masochistic is still one fast animal.