Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify readied for his final breeze before the June 9 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) with a 1 1/2-mile gallop June 3 at Churchill Downs.

Grade 1 winner Fault sustained a possibly career-ending injury during a routine gallop June 3 at Santa Anita Park, according to trainer Phil D’Amato.

Grade 1 winner Fault sustained a possibly career-ending injury during a routine gallop June 3 at Santa Anita Park, according to trainer Phil D’Amato.

Mozu Ascot, a Kentucky-bred son of Frankel, shot through a seam between Aerolithe and favorite Suave Richard in deep stretch and rallied to an upset victory in the Yasuda Kinen (G1) June 3 at Tokyo Racecourse.

Mozu Ascot, a Kentucky-bred son of Frankel, shot through a seam between Aerolithe and favorite Suave Richard in deep stretch and rallied to an upset victory in the Yasuda Kinen (G1) June 3 at Tokyo Racecourse.

Monomoy Girl showed she hasn’t lost a step since claiming her first classic victory, when she breezed an easy half-mile in :47 1/5 at Churchill Downs June 2, her final work before the June 9 Acorn Stakes presented by Nassau County IDA (G1). 

Working solo under jockey Florent Geroux, Bolt d’Oro breezed four furlongs in a quick :48 2/5 and galloped out to five furlongs in 1:01 2/5 in his final work before the $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park.

The 5-year-old Munnings gelding proved himself a serious contender with his sizzling score, which he earned after pressing a hot pace in the six-furlong sprint.

A choice to keep two runners apart paid dividends June 2 for the connections of Hawkish.

In an attempt to capture a consecutive $200,000 Wonder Again Stakes (G3T), Chad Brown will send out a trio of talented runners for the 1 1/8-mile test June 7 at Belmont Park. 

Ontario-bred Subsidiary became the first winner for New York-based sire Central Banker on June 2, when the 2-year-old filly set the pace and held sway in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight at Woodbine.

Rallying in the stretch with a determined drive, Gary Barber’s Got Stormy edged past her competition to win the $200,000 Penn Oaks at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course on June 2.

In her first start since a messy beginning that led to a runner-up finish in the Apple Blossom (G1), the imposing gray filly broke like a rocket, raced just off Paradise Woods, pressed in the backstretch, and put her rival away in the final turn.

Catholic Boy, who was in the unfamiliar position on the lead through much of the $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G3T), angled to the outside under jockey Javier Castellano, re-rallied, and surged by 1-5 favorite Analyze It to win by a neck at the wire.

Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ Gronkowski put in his final timed workout for the June 9 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) when he went five furlongs in 1:01.87 June 2 on Belmont Park’s main track.

Glen Hill Farm’s homebred Caribou Club made his mark on the Canadian turf in his Woodbine debut, surging to the front in the stretch of the $175,000 Connaught Cup Stakes (G2T) to score his first graded stakes win. 

Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ Gronkowski put in his final timed workout for the June 9 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) when he went five furlongs in 1:01.87 June 2 on Belmont Park’s main track.