Informed Decision answered the question that trainer Jonathan Sheppard wanted answered and won the $100,000 Windward at Presque Isle Downs on Tuesday evening.
Canford Cliffs overcame a series of self-imposed difficulties at Goodwood on Wednesday to win the Group 1, $467,000 Sussex Stakes with a perfectly timed late run that caught Rip Van Winkle in the shadow of the line.
Enriched will return in Saturday's $200,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, just seven days after finishing third in the Grade 1 Eddie Read Stakes on turf.
Despite fierce competition for 3-year-olds this weekend, Thistledown director of racing Bill Couch is pleased with how Saturday's 76th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby has come up.
The gate problems that plagued Perfect Shirl early in her career are a thing of the past, and the 3-year-old filly is now able to show off her true talent.
