Dream Rush won Saturday's $250,000 Darley Test (gr. I) the way a 6-5 favorite should, taking command soon after the start and rolling to a convincing victory over 11 rivals at Saratoga.
Silver Tree kicked away in deep stretch to earn his second graded stakes win of the year for trainer Bill Mott in the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT).
Nobiz Like Shobiz proved to be back in top form following a half-length score in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Breeders' Cup (gr. IIT) at Saratoga.
On Wednesday at Saratoga, Thunderestimate set a swift pace, pulled clear turning for home, and held a late-running Logic Way at bay late to win by a neck.
The A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase (NSA-II) Aug. 9 at Saratoga came down to the final 20 yards of the flat run when a determined Mixed Up outfought the front-running Preemptive Strike to win by a half-length.
Blue Sky Farm's Tishmeister took the lead turning for home and impressively held all challengers at bay in posting a 1 1/2-length score in the $150,000 Statue of Liberty Division of the New York Stallion Stakes.