The $500,000 Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes was contested at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on Friday, August 22.
The $500,000 Grade 2 Sword Dancer Invitational went down on Saratoga Race Course turf in Saratoga Springs, New York on Sunday, August 17.
Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore was the scene of the $150,000 Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes on Sunday, August 17.
Del Mar in the great state of California was the scene of the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks on Saturday, August 16 - a 1 1/8 mile turf test for three year old fillies.
Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada hosted the Grade 3 Canadian Derby Stakes on Saturday, August 16.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes went down on Woodbine turf in beautiful Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, August 16.
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York played host to the $300,000 Grade 2 Knob Creek Lake Placid Stakes on Saturday, August 16 - a 1 1/8 mile turf test for three year old fillies.
The $600,000 Grade 1 Alabama Stakes was contested at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on Saturday, August 16 - a 1 1/4 mile test for three year old fillies.
Three year olds took to Saratoga's turf track in Saratoga Springs, New York on Friday, August 8 for the $200,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes.
The $100,000 Grade 3 Gardenia Stakes was contested at Ellis Park on Saturday, August 9.