After a last-place finish cost Sweet Azteca a start in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, she made it clear after winning the Rancho Bernardo: World Championships or bust.

Northview Stallion’s Engage, a multiple graded stakes winner by Into Mischief, got his first winner Aug. 24 when La Resolana won a maiden special weight race at Monmouth Park by 8 1/4 lengths.

After sweeping a trio of graded sprints at Saratoga Race Course this summer, Book’em Danno is not a guarantee to participate in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Del Mar Nov. 1.

Amoss horses have made 20 starts in maiden races, picking up six wins and 11 top-three finishes.

Eating grass outside Bill Mott’s barn Aug. 24, Sovereignty appeared no worse for wear following his Travers Stakes (G1) victory. He now aims to wrap up a Horse of the Year campaign with a Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) win.

Quisisana could be the surprise invite to European racing’s biggest party after earning a free supplementary entry for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) with a win in the Prix Jean Romanet (G1) Aug. 23.

Precise gave trainer Aidan O’Brien his first win in the seven-furlong Prestige Fillies’ Stakes (G3) at Goodwood Racecourse Aug. 24, and earned herself an automatic starting position in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

With an increased representation of fillies, Inglis has assembled a strong catalog of 222 2-year-olds for its burgeoning breeze-up sale, to be held at Riverside two days before The Everest (G1) Oct. 16.

Randy Howg’s homebred Take Charge Tom overcame a stumble at the start to get his first graded stakes victory in the CA$200,000 Canadian Derby (G3) by 5 3/4 lengths Aug. 23 for trainer Robertino Diodoro at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino.

Karl Burke has trained some brilliant fillies in the last decade, but Venetian Sun is well on the way to becoming the most talented of the whole pile after winning the Prix Morny.