All six fillies and mares below ran during Saratoga's all-star Belmont Stakes Festival.6. AG BULLET, SAR, June 6, Jaipur Stakes (Gr. I), 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-99 (2nd)(m, 6, by Twirling Candy–Noble Grey, by Forestry)O-Calvin Nguyen and Joey Tran. B-H & E Ranch (Ky). T-Richard Baltas. J-John Velazquez.The defending Jaipur champ became a Gr. I winner in this race last year and again Baltas chose to face males for $500,000 rather than females for $250,000 in Thursday's Intercontinental. That decision looks sound in hindsight as both were tough: Reef Runner ran a 102 Beyer to edge her by a half-length Saturday, and Roja (below) got 101 Thursday. Ag Bullet earned $100,000 in defeat and would have made only slightly more ($137,500) with a win in the Gr. II Intercontinental.5. CLASSIC Q, SAR, June 6, Just a Game Stakes (Gr. I), 1 mile (turf) (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-99(f, 4, by Classic Empire–Lovely Em, by Scat Daddy)O-Gary Barber, Blue Crevalle Racing and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. B-Winning Bloodstock (Ky). T-Mark Casse. J-John Velazquez.The temperamental filly came undone entering the Saratoga paddock when two Air Force fighter jets roared overhead after the national anthem. “She did her own flyover when the flyover came,” Casse cracked. With her short fuse lit, she then misbehaved during warmups and in the gate, and as usual Velazquez sat chilly after the break for fear her speed would become unmanageable. Yet she controlled the pace and finished in :22.75 for her first Gr. I score after also taking the Distaff Turf Mile (Gr. II) on the Derby undercard. She may next try males in the Fourstardave (Gr. I) on August 8.4. ROJA, SAR, June 4, Intercontinental Stakes (Gr. II), 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-101(f, 4, by Karakontie (Jpn)–Redmeansgo, by Red Ransom)O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Madaket Stables. B-Dr. Chuck Kidder (Ky). T-Graham Motion. J-Irad Ortiz Jr.The speedy $70,000 yearling buy dominated at 5/1 odds in her graded debut and has now taken four of five grass starts. As a 3-year-old before her career began, Roja's turf breezes were so mediocre that Motion ran her twice on dirt. After the second loss, Ortiz told him, “You've got to get this filly on turf.” Following the Intercontinental, Irad offered additional feedback: “Breeders' Cup.” She's small-framed and according to Motion, thrives on a light schedule, thus his early plan is to work back from the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (Gr. I) with one or two races in the interim.Ways and Means (red cap) and Grand Job (yellow cap) in a thrilling Bed O' Roses finish | Tod Marks3. GRAND JOB, SAR, June 5, Bed o' Roses Stakes (Gr. II), 7 furlongs (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-106 (2nd)(m, 5, by Justify–Sure Route (GB), by Ishiguru)O-Bell Tower Thoroughbreds, Medallion Racing and Mark Stanton. B-Fullbury (Ky). T-Bill Mott. J-Junior Alvarado.Talk about tough beats. In April, Grand Job blistered a 108 Beyer in the Madison (Gr. I) only to lose on the wire by a nose to Eclatant. Friday she delivered a 106 in the Bed o' Roses and looked a sure winner in midstretch but came up a nose short against Ways and Means (below). At least her connections can take solace that she took a Gr. II in January in the Inside Information–and that she's on the short list of favorites for what at present appears an ultrastrong Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint back at Keeneland.2. WAYS AND MEANS, SAR, June 5, Bed o' Roses Stakes (Gr. II), 7 furlongs (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-107(m, 5, by Practical Joke–Strong Incentive, by Warrior's Reward)O/B-Klaravich Stables (Ky). T-Chad Brown. J-Flavien Prat.Last year, Way and Means took the Bed o' Roses by 7 3/4 lengths with a 111 Beyer, then got sick and missed the remainder of the year. She had to work much harder Friday to repeat, surging in the final stride to edge Grand Job (above) by a nose. “When that filly sprinted away from her, a fair number of horses would have had their hearts broken,” Brown said. “That says a lot about her heart and determination.” Ways and Means was kept in training because the Breeders' Cup is at Keeneland and not California, and until then, fingers are crossed that she avoids setbacks that have interrupted her schedule in the past.1. NITROGEN, SAR, June 5, Ogden Phipps Stakes (Gr. I), 1 1-8 miles (VIDEO)Beyer Speed Figure-113(f, 4, by Medaglia d'Oro–Tiffany Case, by Uncle Mo)O/B-D J Stable (Ky). T-Mark Casse. J-Jose Ortiz.After a pair of losses at Oaklawn to start her 4-year-old campaign, Casse decided prior to the Ogden Phipps to try a strategy tweak for the 3-year-old filly champ. “I don't give instructions often,” he said, “but I told Jose not to be afraid to let her roll.” Indeed, Ortiz let her roll to the early lead and Nitrogen kept on rolling to a 12 3/4-length romp. Her 113 Beyer ties for the highest among all females in the last seven years, and it's the highest among two-turn dirt females since Beholder's 114 in the 2015 Pacific Classic. The post Six Fleet Fillies: June 1-7 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.