ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Jeff Mullins had two options on Breeders' Cup Day for the 6-year-old Captain Squire. Either go for the gusto against Lost in the Fog in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Sprint or be the big fish in a smaller pond, the $250,000 Sport Page Handicap.

In the end, Mullins said the decision to enter Captain Squire in the seven-furlong Sport Page was easy.

"I didn't want him to be the sacrificial lamb in the Sprint," Mullins said. "I didn't want to throw him to the wolves, especially the young ones in the Sprint. They've got sharper teeth."

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Keeneland closes Saturday, and some people hate that. A semi-annual rite of seasonal change comes to an end, and, for some, life seems emptier with another Keeneland meet behind them.

For Neil Howard, however, the end of Keeneland is a good thing. Not that Howard has fared poorly at this latest 17-day stand; to the contrary. In fact, Howard won back-to-back races here Wednesday with Patriot Act and America Alive, two of the better horses in his prodigious stable.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The Grade 3 Morvich Handicap on Saturday at Santa Anita rarely attracts much attention. After all, the 6 1/2-furlong turf sprint runs annually on Breeders' Cup Day, when the attention of the racing world turns elsewhere.

But the Morvich sometimes carries more importance than a typical $100,000 stakes. And those paying attention to the race one year ago might have been impressed by a South American import returning from a six-month layoff - Leroidesanimaux, who won the Morvich by 1 1/4 lengths and paid $8 as the third betting choice.

The 5-year-old Saay Mi Name, who earned his fifth victory of the season as the 8-5 favorite in the Maryland Million Sprint, faces a tough group of older sprinters in the $75,000 Dave's Friend at 5 1/2 furlongs.

, a 4-year-old filly who upset the Maryland Million Ladies in wire-to-wire fashion at 16-1, seeks to prove that victory was no fluke against seven other Maryland-bred fillies and mares in the $50,000 All Brandy at 1 1/8 miles on grass.

Also on the card is the $50,000 Find Handicap at 1 1/8 miles on turf.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Florida-based trainer Tim Hills could use some positive news after surveying the damage from Hurricane Wilma. He hopes Desirable Moment provides that lift Saturday night in the $50,000 Witches' Brew Stakes at The Meadowlands Racetrack.

"Calder is devastated," Hills said from Florida. "I have 11 horses here. The barn lost half the roof."

His home is intact but might not have electricity restored until Thanksgiving. Fortunately, Hills has a backup generator to provide power.

Cleanup, repair, and restoration will be a long process.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - J'ray and jockey Brice Blanc benefited from a bizarre trip from the front-running favorite, Beau Dare, when driving to victory Thursday in the $112,000 at Keeneland.

Beau Dare, ridden by John McKee, managed to finish second by just three-quarters of a length despite racing extremely wide on both turns of the 1 1/16-mile Jessamine. "I wish she would have settled a little more in hand," said McKee. "When the gate opens, she just wants to run."

ALBANY, Calif. - Stormin' Lyon, who missed out on a chance to run against the undefeated Lost in the Fog in the Bay Meadows Speed Handicap because of a minor race-day mishap, heads the field for Saturday's $50,000-added Sausalito Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.

The six-furlong sprint, which will be run as the first race of the day with a post time of 11:30 a.m. Pacific, drew five entrants.

Scottsbluff looks to take another step up in the 3-year-old sprint ranks when he runs in Saturday's $40,000 Saguaro Stakes at Turf Paradise.

Trained by Dan Morgan, Scottsbluff is the horse to beat but will have his hands full in the Saguaro, a six-furlong event in which he faces six others, all of whom have significant ability.

Clever Cash makes her local debut Saturday in the $50,000 Permian Basin at Zia Park, a six-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies.

Clever Cash won her only start, cruising to an eight-length win in a maiden claiming race at Calder Race Course on Sept. 16. She earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 71, the highest of any starter in the Permian Basin.

Clever Cash, who makes her first start for owner Joe Davis and trainer Chris Hartman, has put in two works at Zia.

Paz Ciudadana's tour of the region makes a stop at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday night, where she will attempt to win her fourth straight stakes race in the $40,000 Houston Chronicle.

The 1 1/16-mile turf race for fillies and mares, the first stakes of the meet, drew a field of 10.

Since August, Paz Ciudadana has won the $50,000 Margarita Breeders' Cup at Retama Park, the $40,000 Ricks Memorial at Remington Park, and the $40,000 Cornucopia Handicap at Louisiana Downs in her last three starts.