Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Labor Day holiday affords some time to reflect on an important, sometimes scary and ultimately inconclusive weekend of top-level racing.
Takeaways include:
• Fierceness, winner of the Pacific Classic in spite of himself, holds the upper hand heading toward a Breeders' Cup Classic renewal that looks like a deciding heat for year-end honors.
• Sovereignty, who spent the weekend in his stall, rules among the 3-year-olds after Journalism couldn't land the deciding blow in the Pacific Classic.
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