Topic: Jose Ortiz

Greatest Honour and Medina Spirit jumped squarely into the Kentucky Derby picture with victories in Florida and California, the marquee events in weekend horse racing.

Midnight Bourbon jumped into the Kentucky Derby picture with a victory in Saturday's Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds; the Dubai World Cup Carnival kicks off Thursday; all the weekend horse racing action right here.

Brooklyn Strong jumped into the Kentucky Derby picture with a win at Aqueduct, True Timber took down the Grade I Cigar Mile and Chuwa Wizard's first Grade 1 win in Japan earned him a trip to the $20 million Saudi Cup.

Almond Eye rides into retirement with a record-shattering victory in the Japan Cup.

Almond Eye made another entry in the record books, Furore finally got back to the winner's arch in Hong Kong and some youngsters teed up potential 2021 Classics campaigns in Canada.

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.