Albaugh Family Stable and Brereton Jones’ Dak Attack took full advantage of a fast pace, coming from sixth to score his first stakes victory in the $75,000 Ellis Park Juvenile going seven furlongs Aug. 20 at the Kentucky track.

A day after he ran 1-2 in the TVG Pacific Classic (G1), trainer Bob Baffert was still unsure about the path his two top Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contenders will take back to Del Mar in early November.

Can’thelpbelieving (IRE) received a perfect trip Aug. 20 under jockey Joe Bravo behind dueling leaders Dragon Bay and Starship Jubilee, to power home and win the Sky Classic (G2T) at Woodbine for trainer Graham Motion.

Some 16,000 fans braved a morning downpour to watch four races that highlighted the China Horse Club’s sixth annual Chinese Equine Cultural Festival Aug. 20 at Yiqi Racecourse in Ordos in the northern China region of Inner Mongolia.

Jerry Hollendorfer’s most talented fillies both put in important workouts Aug. 20 at Del Mar, but at very different stages in their training cycles.

St Patrick’s Day, a 2-year-old Pioneerof the Nile colt out of the Yankee Gentleman mare Littleprincessemma, has already gone by a number of names early in his life.

Michael House’s Irish-bred Hunt, victorious in the 1 1/8-mile Eddie Read Stakes (G2T) a month ago, confirmed his quality Aug. 19 in the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap Presented by The Japan Racing Association (G2T) at Del Mar.

Hours after La Coronel finished fourth in the Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course, Dream Dancing got the best of a blanket finish in the 1 1/8-mile Del Mar Oaks (G1T).

After battling with two rivals in the stretch of the $150,000 Canadian Derby (G3), Chief Know It All managed to get a minor advantage and held on to win Aug. 19.

The final furlong of the 12-furlong Classic was a battle of Bob Baffert stablemates. Arrogate kicked in late, as he’s done plenty in the past, but he could not get past the determined Collected

Conquest Panthera, trained by Mark Casse, wore down pacesetter Dowse’s Beach to capture the Play the King Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine Aug. 19, earning his first graded stakes score.

Thriving on the Spa’s lawn, Proctor’s Ledge circled her rivals and unleashed a solid turn of foot to win the $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) by three-quarters of a length Aug. 19. 

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s Elate ran down pacesetter It Tiz Well and drew off to a dominant victory in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course.

Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Girvin made his final work for the Aug. 26 Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) a swift one Aug. 19 at Saratoga Race Course, where he earned the bullet for five furlongs on the day.

There will be plenty of quality on the track in the afternoon Aug. 19 at Del Mar, the biggest day of racing during the summer at the seaside racetrack every year, but the runners in the morning weren’t too shabby, either.

After missing the break, Winx went last to first in the Bob Ingham Warwick Stakes (G2) Aug. 19 at Royal Randwick to notch her 18th consecutive win.