Returning to seven furlongs, Mufasa notched his second graded victory in the United States while upsetting White Abarrio in the $150,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

The first race at Gulfstream Park Dec. 28, a one-mile allowance optional claiming turf event for fillies and mares, was declared a ‘No Contest’ by the track stewards after 3-year-old filly Roscoe Village stumbled and dropped jockey Jorge Ruiz.

Yes Ma’am, a half sister to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan, is scheduled to make her career debut Dec. 29 in the seventh race at Oaklawn Park, a six-furlong maiden special weight event.

Inclement weather in Hot Springs, Ark., led to the early cancellation of Oaklawn Park’s Dec. 28 card. The track conducted just one race.

Led by Citizen Bull and Gaming, the 1-2 finishers in the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar, at least a half dozen leading 2-year-olds breezed across the country Dec. 28.

The real premium was a poster depicting Laffit Pincay Jr., circa 1979, and adorned in the Harbor View Farm silks worn by the jockey while working wonders aboard his all-time favorite racehorse, Affirmed.

Croix du Nord delivered on his promise with a two-length victory in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) Dec. 28 at Nakayama Racecourse.

The 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes (G1) was an unforgettable, first-of-its-kind experience.

On Racing

Digging in resolutely in the stretch, Take Charge Tom posted a half-length victory in the $40,000 Lost in the Fog Juvenile Stakes Dec. 27 at Turf Paradise to become the first stakes winner for freshman sire Tom’s d’Etat.