Less than a month after she romped by 13 1/2 lengths in the Ellis Park Debutante, the 2-year-old Alternation filly was even more impressive in the $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Rockingham Ranch’s Kim K showed some speed and faded in her debut Sept. 2 at Del Mar, but flashed plenty of talent in her stakes debut at Los Alamitos Race Course Sept. 15.

J. Kirk and Judy Robison’s Vertical Oak overcame early adversity, rallied late, and ran down Astrollinthepark in deep stretch to win the $100,000 Open Mind Stakes Sept. 15 at Churchill Downs.

Starship Jubilee pulled off the upset with a last-to-first run to defeat the favored Chad Brown trainees in the $250,000 Canadian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association (G2T).

The victory was the first in a stakes and third overall for the lightly raced Cape Blanco filly, who won her first two starts and then returned from a layoff of more than six months to finish third in the Aug. 18 Del Mar Oaks (G1T).

Even with a new rider in the irons and a slightly different trip than she’s used to, the 5-year-old daughter of Pure Prize put in a tenacious run Sept. 15 and turned back Champagne Problems to win the $100,000 Locust Grove Stakes (G3).

Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance got away with slow early fractions and had plenty left in reserve late to score a frontrunning victory the $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) at Woodbine Sept. 15.

For a moment during the $150,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3), it appeared Walking L Thoroughbreds’ Cairo Cat wouldn’t get the chance to show his best.

A Tapit colt consigned by Gainesway was purchased by Jacob West’s West Bloodstock on behalf of Robert and Lawana Low for $850,000 to light up the bid board late during the Sept. 15 session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Hudon retired to Kentucky in 2006 to breed and raise Thoroughbred athletes. He got his first graded stakes winner this year with homebred Nessy in the San Juan Capistrano (G3T), a race he wanted more than the Kentucky Derby (G1).

In a flash they were gone—first Kew Gardens from his rivals in the William Hill St Leger (G1) and then his trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore.

Colebrook Farms and Bear Stables’ Johnny Bear found the magic again Sept. 15 in the $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf (G1T) at Woodbine.

The Irish Champion Stakes (G1) was a race billed between two horses—Saxon Warrior and Roaring Lion—and it proved just that, with the John Gosden-trained 8-11 favorite Roaring Lion coming out on top in a thriller.

Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance got away with slow early fractions and had plenty left in reserve late to score a frontrunning victory the $8000,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1T) at Woodbine Sept. 15.

The star Chris Waller-trained mare made it 27 wins in succession and 20 group 1 victories when she won the Sept. 15 George Main Stakes (G1) at Randwick.

Laurens returned to her brilliant best with a tenacious front-running shift to spoil Alpha Centauri’s homecoming ceremonial in what turned out to be a thrilling edition of the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes (G1).

An Uncle Mo colt named Wall Street Lion commanded the day’s top price when Mick Flanagan for China Horse Club and Maverick Racing went to $1 million. Wygod Equine bred the colt in Kentucky out of the graded stakes-placed Street Cry mare Sweet Bliss.

Mayberry Farm bought the filly, whose dam is a half sister to stakes winner Pilfer, the dam of grade 1 winners To Honor and Serve and Angela Renee.

My Gal Betty, who has crossed the wire first in all three of her starts, will look to raise her game another notch when she steps into grade 1 company for the $250,000 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine Sept. 16.