STICKNEY, Ill. – Roger Brueggemann is not the animated type. A stranger watching him trundle away from a television monitor in Hawthorne’s underground paddock wouldn’t have guessed Brueggemann was going to greet Signsealndeliver, who just had given him, owner Midwest Thoroughbreds, and jockey Florent Geroux a sweep of two six-figure Illinois-bred stakes races here Saturday.

“I guess that one didn’t need a prep race, either,” Brueggemann said, about a close to a celebratory statement as the trainer was going to come.

ELMONT, N.Y. - It may not have been as exhilarating as was their win earlier on Saturday at Ascot with the undefeated Frankel, but Juddmonte Farms captured the biggest prize on Belmont Park’s New York Showcase Day program when Lunar Victory pulled away from Saratoga Snacks late to win the $250,000 Empire Classic.

Saratoga Snacks, the Bill Parcells-owned 3-year-old who set a solid early pace, finished second by 6 1/2 lengths over Sailmate.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Tom Bush said he thought he might have made a mistake by not running Unbridled Command in last week’s Jamaica. But that notion was quickly dismissed after his red hot 3-year-old turf specialist turned in a dominating 6 3/4-length victory over Karakorum Legend and a field of seven other New York-breds in Saturday’s $175,000 Mohawk Stakes at Belmont Park.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Gypsy Robin must have a thing for the Polytrack surface at Keeneland. The filly absolutely ran her competition off their feet Saturday when dominating the 14th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Raven Run, running her career record here to 3 for 3.

Stephanoatsee remained perfect in two starts at Delaware Park when he came from off the pace to collect his first stakes victory in the $100,000 Barbaro Stakes for 3-year-olds.

The Barbaro, contested at 1 1/16 miles on the main track, was the richest of five stakes on the Owners Day program.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Matchmadeinheaven, who began her career with two stakes victories at Finger Lakes, unleashed a big stretch run on the far outside to win the Joseph A. Gimma Stakes and remain unbeaten for trainer Chris Englehart.

Far back early in the field of 12 juvenile New York-bred fillies, Matchmadeinheaven circled widest into the lane and sustained a long run to wear down the leaders by three-quarters of a length under Jose Lezcano, who earlier in the day took the Bertram F. Bongard with a rail-skimming ride on Weekend Hideaway.

FAR HILLS, N.J. – Fluke? No. Pierrot Lunaire repeated his winning effort at Belmont Park last month to win the $250,000 Grand National hurdle stakes at the Far Hills Races on Saturday.

Trained by Blythe Miller Davies, Pierrot Lunaire went after pacesetter Divine Fortune exiting the final turn, flew the last fence, and rallied through the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length in 5:40 for 2 5/8 miles over soft turf. Royal Bonsai stayed on for third. Slip Away and Spy In the Sky were late scratches.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Star Contender won his first stakes in his turf debut under Patrick Husbands on Saturday in the $250,400 Cup and Saucer at Woodbine.

Star Contender collared the front-running Tex inside the eighth pole before drawing clear to prevail by 3 1/4 lengths in the mile and a sixteenth route. Tormenta Fiera checked in third in the nine-horse field of Canadian-bred 2-year-olds.

The rider of Tormenta Fiera claimed foul on the top two finishers for interference at the quarter pole. After a long inquiry, Tex was placed behind Tormenta Fiera in third.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The seventh and final meeting in the year-long rivalry between Hessonite and Gitchee Goomie went the same way as the first.

Hessonite, under a supremely confident Ramon Dominguez, split horses in mid-stretch and drew clear to a 3 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s $175,000 Ticonderoga Stakes at Belmont Park. Shakeira outfinished Gitchee Goomie by a neck for second.

ELMONT, N.Y. -  Mine Over Matter had proven no match for the red-hot Saginaw in two previous encounters but turned the tables in Saturday’s New York Showcase card at Belmont Park when he rallied to a one-length victory over the odds-on favorite in the $150,000 Hudson Stakes.