LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In a race that might prove as tight as the finish to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, a race Hansen won by a head over Union Rags, the top two finishers could soon be locked in another battle, with this one decided by votes to determine North America’s top 2-year-old colt of 2011

Both Hansen, who finished the year undefeated in three starts by winning the Juvenile, and Union Rags, who lost little in defeat with a wide trip in running second in the race, have the credentials to win an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old male.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wrote, the winner of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs on Saturday, was among the 11 horses trained by Aidan O’Brien to van out Saturday night for O’Hare Airport in Chicago, from where they were flown back to O’Brien’s Ballydoyle base in Ireland.

Despite a few anxious moments as the field was loaded and after the gate opened, Paco Smart had no problem breezing to a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday night’s $129,275 Tri-State Futurity at Charles Town.

Reluctant to load into the gate, Paco Smart ($3.60) was bumped by the filly just to his outside, Pagan Jewel, right at the start but still managed to shoot out to the lead and maintain it throughout the seven-furlong, two-turn race.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The blankets of flowers that were draped over the withers of Drosselmeyer and Royal Delta following their Breeders’ Cup wins hung over a sawhorse outside trainer Bill Mott’s barn on Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, testament to him having won the biggest races of the weekend here, the Ladies’ Classic on Friday, and the Classic on Saturday.

“I’m content, I suppose. For the moment,” Mott said Sunday morning. “It doesn’t last long in this business.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Regally Ready might well follow the familiar work pattern that trainer Steve Asmussen uses for all his horses in the aftermath of the 4-year-old gelding’s convincing victory Saturday in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs.

Asmussen typically breezes his horses nine days after their races, meaning a workout at Churchill could come as soon as Monday, Nov. 14, for Regally Ready.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - There will be a healthy debate for championship honors in many divisions, especially among the high-profile 3-year-old males which may have welcomed a new contender for the title Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Caleb’s Posse won his fourth graded stakes of the year when he blew past virtually the entire field in the stretch to win the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by four lengths. He ran a mile in 1:34.59 and earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 111. Caleb’s Posse has 5 wins, a second and a third from 10 starts this year.

Shadowbdancing used his speed to open up a big lead in the stretch, and then held off a belated rally from Rummy’s Command to prevail in Saturday night’s $125,000 Mountaineer Mile at Mountaineer Racetrack.

The favored Lady of Fifty had her nose down at the wire, providing the margin of victory over Power of Nine, whose nose just started to bob up at the wire, in the $53,260 Golden Gate Debutante at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.

Vamoose edged favorite Imco Spirit late for a head win in the $55,000 Veteran at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile race served as the local prep for next month’s $200,000 Zia Park Distance Championship.

Vamoose ($21.60) tracked the pace in the third in the Veteran, as Quiet Again led the field through an opening quarter in 24.81 seconds,  then was overtaken by Imco Spirit after a half-mile in 49.04. Vamoose rallied through the stretch and covered the distance on a fast track in 1:43.06.

Star Guitar won his sixth consecutive race Saturday night at Delta Downs, when he inhaled the front-runners in the stretch of the $100,000 Gold Cup and went on to score by 2 1/2 lengths. All of his wins during the current streak have come in stakes and he will attempt to continue the trend next month in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds.

 “He is truly a dream,” said Evelyn Benoit, who co-bred and co-owns Star Guitar.