ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Allen Jerkens, who is having a phenomenal year, could win stakes on both coasts on Saturday.

At Santa Anita, Jerkens will run Frizette winner Society Selection in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. At Belmont Park, the Hall of Fame trainer has the probable favorites in the Grade 2 First Flight Handicap and Grade 3 Sport Page Handicap.

Shine Again will try to win the $150,000 First Flight for the third year in a row, and Meadowlands Cup winner Bowman's Band will try to improve off his second-place finish in last year's $100,000 Sport Page.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Lost amid the excitement of the Canadian International and E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday was another scintillating performance by Forever Grand, winner of the Grade 3 Highlander Handicap.

Owned by his trainer, Bob Tiller, in partnership with Frank DiGiulio, Forever Grand won his fourth stakes of the year, enhancing his credentials for a Sovereign Award as Canada's outstanding sprinter.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Leif Dickinson, the turf course superintendent at Santa Anita, has the weather service on speed dial these days.

The constant need for updates is not because of potential wet weather for Saturday's Breeders' Cup program. Dickinson is more concerned about the continued warm weather that has caused the turf course to become firmer and quicker than he wants in advance of an event that draws horses from throughout the United States and Europe.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Bonus Pay Day earned a break during the Del Mar meeting after he suffered a minor injury when he put a leg over the webbing in front of his stall.

The unfortunate incident was preceded by consecutive losses to major stakes winners Bluesthestandard, Joey Franco, Candy Ride, and Sky Jack - and a ninth-place finish in an allowance race on July 26.

All of that led to a vacation for Bonus Pay Day, who has won 9 of 40 starts and $391,371 for a partnership that includes Frank Alesia.

CHICAGO - All summer, trainer Bret Calhoun fretted over Cactus Ridge. His colt was supremely fast. Cactus Ridge had suggested that as early as last spring, and confirmed it in June by winning his career debut at Arlington in an exceptionally fast time. But even as Cactus Ridge rolled through four straight wins over the summer, Calhoun wondered how long it would last.

"It was day to day, race to race, work to work," Calhoun said. "Just about last week, I'd finally bought into the idea he was going to make it. Then, bang."

ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Christophe Clement is delighted that Wednesday's feature at Belmont Park, the $65,000 England's Legend, is named for a Grade 1 winner he trained because he has entered two mares in the mile race on the Widener turf.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Every fall for the past 10 years, Kiaran McLaughlin has left New York for Dubai to train for the Maktoum family. In early September, McLaughlin announced he would not be returning to the Middle East, and instead would begin operating a public stable.

At the time of his decision, McLaughlin couldn't possibly have guessed how quickly his public stable would grow in quality.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The only time that trainer Pete Vestal ever ran Crafty Shaw in a grass race was last year at Belmont Park, where the horse was coming off a lengthy layoff.

"It was a very unfair assessment of his ability," said Vestal.

Crafty Shaw faded after setting the pace that day, but he will get another try on turf as the probable favorite in Wednesday's feature at Keeneland.

On Wednesday, veteran claimers Diplomatical and Call Me Mr. Vain will meet in an unusual match race at Suffolk Downs. The winner of the race will become the winningest horse in North America so far this year.

Both horses have managed to pile up 10 victories in 2003 and have at least a two-race edge on their nearest rivals - seven horses have won eight races so far this year.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Northern Californians often have little local rooting interest in the Breeders' Cup, but this year fans can root for two local jockeys as well as one local horse who will be on the Breeders' Cup undercard.

Bay Meadows' two leading riders, Russell Baze and Jason Lumpkins, have Breeders' Cup mounts: Lumpkins aboard Private Horde in the Sprint and Baze on Toccet in the Turf. Baze will also ride Lacie Girl for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the six-furlong Very Subtle Handicap.