Under a strong ride from Peslier, he overtook the front-running Tap Dance City inside the final furlong and won by half a length.
Under a supremely confident ride from Pat Day, Beauty Cream led for a mile, then appeared finished as five other fillies passed her turning for home.
Sent off at odds of 3-1, the colt had a nightmarish trip under a shaky ride and closed with a rush to finish a close fourth.
And when it counted, Hidden Lake swept back to the top of her class under a strong ride by Richie Migliore.
Equalize was unaffected by the tight quarters and ran a powerful race under a cool ride by Jerry Bailey.
The two colts raced alongside each other in the closing strides and reached the line almost together, with High-Rise, under a strong ride from Peslier, winning by a head.
Under a strong ride from Cochrane, he caught the long-time leader Insan in the last strides to win by a short head.
Under a vigorous ride from Carson, Habibti made ground throughout the closing stages and caught Anita's Prince on the line to win by a short head.
Easy Goer, who paid $2.20 for $2 to win as the heavy favorite, ran the mile and a half in 2:29.20 under a flawless ride from Pat Day.
Later in the year he finished a good second in the St. Leger, under a powerful ride from Mercer.