SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When trainer John Servis claimed New York-bred Rhum for Leonard C. Green in May at Atlantic City Racecourse, the plan was to race her at Belmont Park to take advantage of New York's state-bred program.

Servis was unable to find a spot for the 4-year-old Rhum in New York and instead ran her at Monmouth, where she won two allowance races, and then at Delaware Park, where she finished third in the $55,000 Beautiful Day Handicap at Delaware Park on July 16 in her last start.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Fleet Renee, who scratched out of the Aug. 18 Grade 1 Alabama the day before the race, will make her next start in the Grade 1 Gazelle Handicap at Belmont Park on Sept. 8, trainer Michael Dickinson said Saturday.

Fleet Renee, who owns Grade 1 wins in the Ashland and Mother Goose, breezed five furlongs in 1:07 Saturday morning at Dickinson's Tapeta Farm near Chesapeake, Md.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Point Given, the clear leader of the 3-year-old division after winning both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, stepped to the forefront in the race for Horse of the Year with a dominant 3 1/2-length win in the 132nd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

Point Given, the heavy favorite in the nine-horse field, stalked the sensible pace set by longshot Free of Love and second-choice E Dubai, before taking charge in mid-stretch and drawing off to an easy win.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Squirtle Squirt proved he's back atop the ranks of 3-year-old sprinters with an impressive wire-to-wire win in the grade 1, $200,000 King's Bishop at Saratoga.

Squirtle Squirt, the favorite in the field of eight trained by the red-hot Bobby Frankel, set blazing fractions of :22 and :44.32 while clear on the lead.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The highly contentious duel for Saratoga's trainer's title between Hall of Famers D. Wayne Lukas and Bill Mott takes center stage Sunday when the two face off in the Grade 1, $250,000 Ballerina Handicap.

Entering the weekend, Lukas and Mott were tied atop the trainer standings with 14 wins apiece. In Sunday's Ballerina, Lukas sends out Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Spain against Mott's defending Ballerina winner Dream Supreme in the seven-furlong race. The Ballerina (ESPN, 5-6 p.m. Eastern) also drew Country Hideaway, Shine Again, and Imadeed.

DEL MAR, Calif. - The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies will not be run Sunday at Del Mar.

Or will it?

Three of the seven who entered the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante hold genuine Breeders' Cup aspirations, including Tempera. Runaway winner of two straight, she heads a strong field that includes sharp maiden winner Habibti, late-runner Who Loves Aleyna, front-runner Lil Miss Hollywood, and three others.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Nearly everything went Poetically's way in 2000, when she won three stakes and was crowned the country's champion 2-year-old filly, even though she lost to Dancethruthedawn in both of their meetings.

But the dreaded sophomore jinx has dogged Poetically this year. She is winless in four starts, and a blood disorder forced her to miss the Labatt Woodbine Oaks.

AUBURN, Wash. - Eleven 2-year-old colts and geldings will contest Sunday's 6 1/2-furlong, $40,000 WTBA Lads Stakes at Emerald Downs, and it would appear to be a risky proposition to disregard any of them.

The highly competitive field includes three local stakes winners, several impressive maiden winners, and an intriguing invader from British Columbia's Hastings Park.

The Canadian shipper is Magnemite, a Vying Victor colt from the Knights Choice mare Stitch in Time who sold for $11,000 to owner Rodger Lam at last year's WTBA Winter Sale.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - King Jeremy will try to fend off Ryson's strong finishing move in Sunday's $35,000 PNE Speed Handicap at Hastings Park. The 6 1/2-furlong race also attracted Dancewithavictor, who will be making his first start since capturing the B.C. Nursery Stakes as a 2-year-old in 1999.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Sunday's Grade 2, $350,000 Iselin Handicap is a showdown between a proven veteran and a talented colt who is looking to catapult himself to the top tier of the division.

The 1 1/8-mile Iselin, Monmouth's premier race for handicap horses, drew a field of five, and features a matchup between three-time Grade 1 winner Sir Bear, age 8, and graded-stakes winner Broken Vow, age 4. First Lieutenant, North East Bound, and Knock Again are also entered in the Iselin.