Ag Bullet, a 5-year-old mare by Twirling Sweet, led from begin to end to win the $2 million By no means Say Die Women Turf Dash Stakes Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs. The victory vaulted her from out of the highest 100 as much as eighth within the general standings, and second behind Thorpedo Anna within the older feminine division, with $1,433,400 in 2025 earnings.
After a disappointing seventh-place end within the Unbridled Sidney Stakes Offered by Cygames at Churchill Downs in Could, Ag Bullet has rebounded in model with back-to-back graded stakes wins, beating males within the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga on June 8 earlier than her win within the Women Turf Dash.
Out on the West Coast, the Grade 1 Pacific Basic Stakes Aug. 30 drew some heavy hitters, together with 2023 champion 2-year-old male Fierceness and 2025 Preakness Stakes winner Journalism. The duo completed first and second, nicely in entrance of the remainder of the sphere, with Fierceness kicking clear to win by 3 ¼ lengths underneath John Velazquez for his fourth profession Grade 1 victory.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Fierceness began his 4-year-old marketing campaign at Churchill in Could, setting a monitor document in his 1 ½-length victory the Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes Offered by Sentient Jet. Following a second-place end within the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap and a fifth within the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes earlier this summer time, Fierceness discovered the winner’s circle as soon as once more on Saturday, transferring him up 18 spots into 12th within the general standings and fourth within the older male division with $1,298,970 in 2025 purse earnings. The Metropolis of Mild colt completed second in final yr’s version of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic at Del Mar and has punched his return ticket this yr together with his Pacific Basic win.
Closing weekend at Saratoga was headlined by three Grade 1 races on the East Coast: the Spinaway Stakes on Aug. 30, the Jockey Membership Gold Cup Stakes on Aug. 31, and the Spendthrift Farm Hopeful Stakes on Sept. 1 with Pletcher sweeping all three races. Tommy Jo, a Spendthrift Farm homebred by Into Mischief, dominated the Spinaway by 6 ½ lengths, remaining undefeated from two begins. Together with her win on Saturday, she moved into fifth within the 2-year-old filly division with $220,000 in purse earnings and secured her spot within the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Oct. 31.
The Pletcher-trained Antiquarian gained the Jockey Membership Gold Cup by 1 ½ lengths on Sunday, and on closing day on the Spa it was as soon as once more the connections of Pletcher, Spendthrift, and Into Mischief who stole the present. Ted Noffey, a grey or roan colt by Into Mischief, romped by 8 ½ lengths underneath Velazquez within the Hopeful, incomes a 104 Equibase Pace Determine in his second profession begin following a debut win in early August at Saratoga. Ted Noffey moved into fifth within the 2-year-old male division, matching stablemate Tommy Jo with $220,000 in earnings.
There have been no main shifts within the jockey standings final week, as Flavien Prat held the highest spot for the eleventh consecutive week, surpassing $24 million in earnings. On the coaching facet, Chad Brown edged as much as third with $16,761,089, whereas Pletcher climbed into fifth place with $13,158,743 in 2025 earnings after a outstanding week.
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