Trainer Todd Pletcher said Harrell Ventures’ Halladay was in good order following his wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course, which was a first graded stakes win for the gray son of War Front.

E Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ Rushing Fall redeemed herself from last year’s runner-up effort in the $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1T) when she ran down her opponent Mean Mary in deep stretch to win Aug. 23 at Saratoga Race Course. 

The inaugural Tattersalls August Sale will take place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket from Monday to Wednesday, with the three-day auction having attracted 774 initial entries plus an additional wildcard. 

French pari-mutuel punters will be renewing their interest in Newcastle’s all-weather action as they allowed recent Gosforth Park graduate in Audarya to go off at 47-1 before a storming success in the Aug. 23 Darley Prix Jean Romanet (G1).

Wesley Ward would be the first to pay tribute to his old ally Frankie Dettori but, while racing’s favorite showman has dominated Deauville from the saddle these last two weekends, the victory of Campanelle belongs to Ward and his extraordinary filly.

Tiz the Law was the first horse on the Saratoga Race Course main track Aug. 23, and the expected favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) breezed a bullet five furlongs in :59.47 in preparation for the Sept. 5 classic.

Richard Hannon knows two things about his impressive Betway Solario Stakes (G3) winner Etonian. He is definitely a (QIPCO Two Thousand) Guineas (G1) horse, and the trainer is a longshot when it comes to deciding the next race for the exciting colt.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who tested positive for COVID-19 this month, has wrapped up quarantine and tested negative for the novel coronavirus, according to a tweet from his grandson Brady Wayne Lukas.

John Oxley’s grade 3 winner Enforceable was among workers preparing for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) Aug.23, putting in a six-furlong move in 1:12 1/5 under jockey Adam Beschizza under the cover of fog at Churchill Downs.

Red King kept his win streak alive and continued his upward progression Aug. 22 with a win over odds-on favorite United in the $203,000 Del Mar Handicap Presented by The Japan Racing Association (G2T) at Del Mar.

Maximum Security took command leaving the start gate and rolled to a comfortable victory over Sharp Samurai in the $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic Aug. 22 at Del Mar.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Red Lark rallied down the Del Mar turf to upset the $250,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1T) Aug. 22 at odds of 19-1.

Voodoo Valley tracked pacesetting Chuck’s Dream into mid-stretch, surged to the lead inside the eighth pole and drew off by 2 1/4 lengths to give ex-jockey Elvis Trujillo his first career victory as a trainer in Saturday’s second race at Laurel Park.

Alice Bamford and Michael Tabor’s Harvest Moon made her stakes debut a winning one, running down the pacesetter to take the $100,500 Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) Aug. 22 at Del Mar. 

On Aug. 22 at Del Mar, Chaos Theory won the $101,000 Green Flash Handicap (G3T) for owner Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler, a race after they claimed him for $62,500 out of an optional claiming turf race he won at Churchill Downs June 14.

The filly who accelerated to win the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (G1) should take all the stopping under Frankie Dettori in the Aug. 23 Darley Prix Jean Romanet (G1) at Deauville.

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon rolled to a 5 1/2-length victory Aug. 22 at Ellis Park to break his maiden. The 2-year-old Tiznow colt is the fourth black-type horse from as many runners out of the Malibu Moon mare Catch the Moon.

Harrell Ventures’ Halladay led throughout in the $400,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) Aug. 22 at Saratoga Race Course and held off defending winner Got Stormy to earn his first graded score.

Two months after first turning heads in June at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, Princess Noor is now doing the same on the racetrack.