LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Europeans have entered the building.

After three Godolphin-owned or associated horses arrived Saturday afternoon following a cush private charter flight, the other 19 Euros intended for Breeders’ Cup races next weekend came on five different Sallee horse vans, getting to the Churchill backstretch later Saturday night. Among the travelers, some of whom spent almost an entire day in transit, were two-time BC Mile winner Goldikova and Workforce, the Arc-winning favorite for the Turf.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Godolphin stablemates Vineyard Haven and Gayego both put in their final workouts Sunday morning at Belmont Park in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.

Working separately just after sunrise, Vineyard Haven went five furlongs in 1:01.41 shortly after Gayego went four furlongs in 48.80 seconds. Both works were done over the main track.

Stolis Winner’s bid to become Quarter Horse racing’s all-time leading earner fell three-quarters of a length short Saturday night at Lone Star Park, when he finished second to King Brimmerton in the $25,000 B.F. Phillips Jr. Handicap.

Stolis Winner, who stumbled at the start of the 400-yard race, needed to win the first-place check of $14,750 to surpass the mark of $2,126,306 held by Refrigerator. Stolis Winner earned $4,250 on Saturday to lift his career earnings to $2,118,981.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ontrack business was up, while all-sources handle was down marginally during the 17-day fall meet that ended Saturday at Keeneland.

Buoyed in part by terrific weather for virtually the entire meet, ontrack attendance averaged 13,524 and was up nearly 20 percent over corresponding dates at the 2009 fall meet, while ontrack wagering, including imported simulcasts, averaged just more than $1.1 million per card, up nearly 9 percent. However, wagering from all sources averaged $6,916,954, down 1 percent.

He’s Bonafide upset the Bucks Boy Handicap for the second year in a row, while River Bear continued a longstanding trend of showing up for the big money, winning the Lightning Jet Handicap under a crafty ride. Those are old hands to Illinois-bred stakes racing, but the younger generation also showed promise Saturday at Hawthorne Race Course.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The stamina in Soul Candy carried the 4-year-old gelding to his first career stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 California Cup Classic at Hollywood Park.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Swiss Wild Cat rallied along the rail in the final furlong to win the second stakes of her career in Saturday’s $100,000 California Cup Juvenile Fillies, prevailing in a three-horse photo.

Swiss Wild Cat ($10.60) finished a nose in front of California Nectar, who was a head in front of 5-2 Warren’s Flyer. Those three were well clear of the rest, with Queenie Marini finishing fourth, 8 1/4 lengths behind Warren’s Flyer in the field of eight.

INGLEWOOD, Calif.- La Nez may have redefined her career with a victory in Saturday’s $100,000 California Cup Distaff at Hollywood Park.
Making her first start in a turf sprint, La Nez beat a field of fellow California-bred fillies and mares with little difficulty, outfinishing Perfect Vintage by 1 3/4 lengths. U R All That I Am, the 7-5 favorite, finished a troubled third, after racing in traffic in early stretch.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Thus far, Plan B is working out nicely for Bribon.

After his connections decided against supplementing to next weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint, the new plan for Bribon became a two-race series beginning with Saturday’s Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap at Belmont Park and next month’s Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Successful Dan capped a sensational fall meet for trainer Charlie Lopresti and jockey Julien Leparoux when rallying to victory Saturday in the 52nd running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Fayette Stakes on Saturday, closing day of the Keeneland fall meet.