Going Ballistic, who established himself as the top 3-year-old in Louisiana and Oklahoma with his wins in the Super Derby and Oklahoma Derby, will take on older rivals for the first time in the Gradeo2, $500,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on Nov. 23.

Trainer Donnie Von Hemel said Going Ballistic would ship to Kentucky from his Remington Park base about a week or 10 days before the Clark. Cliff Berry will have the mount on Going Ballistic.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Ginger Punch, winner of the Breeders' Cup Distaff and leading contender for an Eclipse Award in the older filly and mare division, will most likely remain in training next year, her connections said Wednesday.

"As long as she's doing well, we'll probably keep her in training," Dan Hall, bloodstock consultant for owner Frank Stronach, said Wednesday. "That's the way we're leaning right now."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Robby Albarado couldn't walk more than a few steps before getting a hug or an autograph request. Four days after Albarado rode Curlin to win the richest race in North America, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, the people who have gotten to know him best through the years - Churchill Downs fans - were seeking him out for congratulations as he slowly returned to the jockeys' room following the first race Wednesday.

"Just another Wednesday at Churchill Downs," Albarado said with a sly smile. "Another nice day."

STICKNEY, Ill. - Saturday's six Illinois-bred stakes were drawn on Wednesday - and times, they are a-changin'.

First off, the race for older males around two turns on dirt has a new name, the Bucks Boy. More surprising than that, Wiggins wasn't one of the nine horses entered in the Bucks Boy.

Lemon Drop Mom and jockey Jose Caraballo shot through an opening on the rail and drew off to a 2 3/4-length victory in Wednesday's $56,260 Ghost and Goblins Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Delaware Park.

A daughter of Lemon Drop Kid trained by Tim Ritchey, Lemon Drop Mom ($3.60) was the 4-5 favorite in a field reduced to four following four scratches.

All four fillies were abreast of each other at the three-eighths pole, then Lemon Drop Mom took command with about a quarter-mile remaining and was much the best in the stretch run despite drifting out in the final furlong.

When O'Riain crossed the finish line first in the $50,000 Ohio Freshman at Beulah Park on Breeders' Cup Day, it was the 10th lifetime stakes win for trainer Ivan Vazquez. All of his stakes victories have come in Ohio, with six at Beulah Park, three at River Downs, and one at Thistledown.

Vazquez, 56, was assistant to the late Albert Palacios for 23 years, until Palacios's death nearly two years ago. Vazquez, a native of Puerto Rico, has kept most of the same owners that helped Palacios become a legend in Ohio racing.

Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., will revert back to a 48-hour entry schedule on most days during its 2008 meet, which opens Jan. 18. The first card of the meet will be drawn Jan. 16.

Oaklawn experimented with a different entry schedule during this year's meet, drawing all of its races at least 72 hours in advance. Next year, Oaklawn will still draw some of its cards at least 72 hours in advance, including programs that open the race week, whether a Wednesday or a Thursday.

Valley Loot and Hot Chili were named co-horses of the year in Michigan at Great Lakes Downs on Wednesday. Valley Loot, the top 3-year-old filly on the grounds, won her division of the Michigan Sire Stakes, as well as the Regret and Plymouth stakes and the Michigan Oaks. Her only loss came when she stumbled at the start and tossed her rider in the Ann Arbor Stakes. Valley Loot is owned by Kimberly Allen and trained by her father, Ronnie Allen. Her brother, Mike Allen, was aboard throughout the season.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Bev Buck had more than her share of the spotlight back in 1998, guiding the likes of Terremoto and Riddells Creek through Sovereign Award campaigns.

Things may not be quite as exciting around the Buck barn these days, but the trainer still has plenty to cheer for with La Salle Glory, No Dilettante, and Silver Beacon all in the midst of solid campaigns.

"I like everybody I'm running," said Buck, 54. "They don't give me any reason not to. They're not complicated, not unsound. They're all healthy and happy."

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The pick six at Aqueduct was not hit for a third straight day on Wednesday, resulting in a carryover of $243,011 into Thursday's card.

Heading into Wednesday's final leg, four of the nine entrants would have completed a pick six for either one or two winners, but no one had winner Riz Sauvage ($22.20), or runner-up Ambassador Dan.

Riz Sauvage was the longest price in the sequence, and the fifth consecutive double-digit mutuel.

There were 35 pick five consolation tickets, each worth $1,538.