Acacia Clement looks back at the Pacific Classic at Del Mar & the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.

Sorrento Sky comes from the back of the field to catch the leaders late and pull off a 1-length win over fellow Irish-bred No Nay Hudson in the Green Flash Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar.

Knightsbridge, under Junior Alvarado, proved more than capable of handling 1 1/4 miles in a grade 1 event with a 6 1/4-length victory Aug. 22 in the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.

They came from all over, including overseas for the 70th running of the Del Mar Oaks (G1T) for 3-year-old fillies Aug. 22 at Del Mar. In the end, it was Kentucky shipper Tam Tam who took the major event, scoring by 1 1/4 lengths.

Sorrento Sky comes from the back of the field to catch the leaders late and pull off a 1-length win over fellow Irish-bred No Nay Hudson in the Green Flash Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar.

Counting Stars came into the Aug. 22 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course off two easy victories in the Acorn Stakes and the Coaching Club American Oaks, but she could not complete the troika as My Gun’s Loaded wins the grade 1 event at the Spa.

And One More Time got one more win at this Saratoga Race Course meet, and got Javier Castellano one more win closer to a career milestone, with a well-rationed performance on the lead to hold off all comers in the Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) Aug. 22.

Forever Carina, a full sister to Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner, launched her career with a victory Aug. 22 in the sixth race at Saratoga Race Course.

Heavily favored in a field that was scratched in half from eight to four runners, Reagan’s Flame justified her odds with a 3 1/4-length victory in the $128,640 Seaway Stakes (G3) Aug. 22 at Woodbine.

Jockey Luis Saez earns his 4,000th career North American victory Aug. 22, when guiding Rothschild to win the second race at Saratoga Race Course.