Topic: Jose Ortiz

Contrail landed the Japanese Triple Crown in Japan, but Mighty Heart fell short in Canada in highlights of weekend horse racing while Irish-bred horses flexed their muscles in Australia.

A fabulous, if somewhat chaotic, weekend of horse racing leaves lots of questions about the rest of the season, including whether Preakness Stakes-winning filly Swiss Skydiver might tackle the Breeders' Cup Classic.

A fascinating weekend included six "Win and You're In" races for the November Breeders' Cup World Championships and the long-feared announcement the event will be run Nov. 6-7 without fans in the stands at Keeneland.

Authentic's victory in the Kentucky Derby was only one indication of how things might go for the rest of the year at horse racing's top levels.

Plenty of tempting goodies are on the weekend horse racing menu, including Maximum Security in the entrée list.

Tiz the Law swept to a convincing win in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga during the weekend, confirming his status as the favorite for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby.

Enable was back to her magnificent self in the King George, Maximum Security just did get the job done at Del Mar and United ran so well on the turf he may get a chance against Maximum Security in the Pacific Classic.

The $1 million Haskell for Kentucky Derby hopefuls Saturday at Monmouth Park heads weekend horse racing's biggest card, while Saratoga's opening day already has produced another new 3-year-old player.

Art Collector is the new "hot thing" for the Kentucky Derby after stepping up to win the delayed Blue Grass at Keeneland.

Two more "new shooters" for trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby team surfaced in weekend horse racing as top-class action rebounded from coast to coast.