SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Flintshire combined his own brilliance and an assist from a stablemate to record his second straight victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga.

As far as 13 1/2 lengths back at one stage, Flintshire rode the rail to victory, exploding through the final three-sixteenths of a mile. He got a big assist from Aaron Gryder on the pacemaker Inordinate, who moved off the inside, creating room for Flintshire to explode through in the final quarter of a mile.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A. P. Indian stayed perfect on the year and completed a sweep of the major sprint stakes at Saratoga on Saturday by setting a stakes record in the Grade 1 Forego.

A. P. Indian has won all five of his starts this year and appears to still be improving. In addition to the $700,000 Forego and the Grade 1 Vanderbilt at Saratoga, A. P. Indian also has won the Belmont Sprint Championship, the Donald LeVine Memorial at Parx, and the Decathlon Stakes at Monmouth Park. He was elevated to first in the Decathlon when the winner was disqualified for interference.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Drefong turned what appeared to be a wide-open King’s Bishop into a showcase for his abundant speed, leading his 11 rivals on a merry chase en route to a 3 1/4-length victory over Economic Model in the Grade 1 dash for 3-year-olds Saturday at Saratoga.  

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y - Haveyougoneaway has come a long way in a short period of time.

Haveyougoneaway came to Saratoga the winner of multiple listed stakes, but she’ll leave here a multiple graded winner after upsetting the Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Saturday at Saratoga.

The recipient of a patient ride from John Velazquez, Haveyougoneaway rallied four wide down the lane to outfinish By the Moon by a half-length in the seven-furlong Ballerina for fillies and mares. It was another length back to Carina Mia, the even-money favorite, in third.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Cavorting had run on her mind when the gates opened for the Personal Ensign on Saturday at Saratoga, but jockey Javier Castellano was dead set on not squandering her energy, and wrestled her back to last position in the five-horse field. It proved to be a winning move.

DEL MAR, Calif.-Midnight Storm will leave Del Mar with a perfect record at the summer meeting, two Grade 2 stakes wins on turf.

The same objective will be in place at the Santa Anita autumn meeting, with a more difficult assignment.

Midnight Storm won Sunday’s $200,000 Del Mar Mile as the 1-5 favorite. He won the $251,380 Eddie Read Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on July 17. The Del Mar Mile is likely to be Midnight Storm’s final start before the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, one of the world’s toughest turf races.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After convincingly winning the two Grade 1 route races for 3-year-old fillies at Saratoga, Songbird arrived back in Southern California early Monday morning with her unbeaten record intact and with a hardened core for the more difficult challenges that lay ahead.

Songbird came out of her seven-length victory in Saturday’s Alabama “beautifully,” trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Sunday afternoon.

DEL MAR, Calif.  – It was minutes after California Chrome had won the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar when his trainer, Art Sherman, walked into a media room for a press conference, looked up, caught the eye of someone standing nearby and said, under his breath, “We kind of spooked ’em a little, didn’t we?”

DEL MAR, Calif.- By the slimmest of margins, Ashleyluvssugar is bound for the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 5.

Ashleyluvssugar won Saturday’s $252,415 Del Mar Handicap by a nose over a fast-closing Metaboss. The win gave Ashleyluvssugar a fees-paid berth to the BC Turf through the Breeders’ Cup’s Win and You’re In program.

Sent off favored, Ashleyluvssugar ($7) was fully extended to win the Del Mar Handicap at 1 3/8 miles on turf after leading by as many as six lengths midway through the race.

Tara’s Tango is likely to run in major stakes around two turns this fall despite winning the $100,345 Rancho Bernardo Handicap for sprinters at Del Mar on Wednesday.

On Thursday, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita on Nov. 4 is a goal he would like to pursue with Tara’s Tango as opposed to sprints.

“We’ll probably plan for two turns,” he said. “It’s encouraging that a filly we feel is a good route horse can run 6 1/2 [furlongs] and win against a good field.”