The $300,000 Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar racetrack produced one of the biggest surprises on a busy day of graded stakes racing Saturday, August 3.
The $750,000 Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap was contested at Saratoga Race Course in New York in Saturday, August 3.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap took place at Saratoga Race Course on Monday, July 29.
The $300,000 Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes took place at Del Mar on Sunday, July 28.
Saratoga Race Course in the Saratoga Springs, New York hosted the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes on Sunday, July 28.
Woodbine in beautiful Toronto, Ontario played host to seven older fillies and mares in the $150,000 Grade 3 Royal North Stakes on Sunday, July 28.
The main event on Monmouth Park's Sunday card was the $1 million Grade 1 William Hill Haskell Invitational.
In the $200,000 Grade 2 Monmouth Cup on the Haskell undercard at Monmouth Park on Sunday, July 28, Pants on Fire, sent off at 7-1 odds took advantage of the misfortune of 3-5 favorite Take Charge Indy who was pulled up by jockey Gary Stevens after hearing a loud pop while his horse was in the lead.
The $200,000 Grade 2 Molly Pitcher Stakes went down on the Haskell Invitational undercard at Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore Sunday, July 28.
The $200,000 Grade 3 San Diego Handicap was contested Saturday, July 27 at Del Mar. It was Kettle Corn that ruined the story book return of Paynter to graded stakes action after his life threatening illness.