Gold Standard Racing Stable’s Hoosier Philly scored a facile victory in the Nov. 26 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, stamping herself as a major contender for next year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1).

Hong Kong Harry surged down the stretch with a perfectly timed move to win the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar.

The nearly black filly with a white eye resembling that of her sire, the multiple grade 1-winning Oscar Performance, vindicated her connections’ high opinion of her with a score Nov. 26 in the $200,000 Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Under the hot hand of jockey Luis Saez, Gold Square’s Instant Coffee circled a field of juveniles Nov. 26 to secure a 1 1/4-length victory over Curly Jack in the $399,365 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Astronaut was surely a Rocket Man in the $300,000 Red Smith Stakes (G2T) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Bluebirds Over, under Edgard Zayas, made it two wins in as many starts after another strong showing, this time in the CA$159,300 Grey Stakes (G3) for 2-year-olds Nov. 26 at Woodbine.  

Brax Cox discusses Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) winner Instant Coffee.

The 8-year-old Greeley and Ben made the grade in his 39th start to post a neck score in the Fall Highweight (G3), a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and upward, Nov. 26 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Bluebirds Over, under Edgard Zayas, made it two wins in as many starts after another strong showing, this time in the CA$159,300 Grey Stakes (G3) for 2-year-olds Nov. 26 at Woodbine.  

Caturra, a son of the in-demand Mehmas and winner of the Wainwright Flying Childers Stakes (G2) at Doncaster last year, has been retired from racing and will take up stallion duties at Overbury Stud in 2023.