Horse Racing News by James Scully

Secret Circle got a little weary late but managed to hold on in Friday's inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint.

Saturday's $150,000 Fayette Stakes is the closing-day feature at Keeneland and a well-matched field of 12 will line up for the Grade 2 event over Keeneland's Polytrack.

Saturday's Grade 2 Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland is the lone graded stakes in North America Saturday and a well-matched field of 13 sophomores fillies will square off over seven furlongs on Polytrack in the $250,000 race.

Denomination came back strong off the 4 1/2-month freshening in Saturday's $100,000 Athenia Handicap at Belmont Park, rallying to a 2 3/4-length decision on the yielding turf.

Mad Flatter didn't run off as convincingly as last year, but he comfortably held Mambo Meister at bay to repeat in Saturday's Grade 3 Spend a Buck Handicap on the Festival of the Sun program at Calder.

Holiday for Kitten continued owner/breeder Ken and Sarah Ramsey's success at Keeneland when just holding Musical Romance in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes.

Havelock took advantage of a sizzling early pace in Saturday's $150,000 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland, rallying to win the Grade 3 turf sprint by a length.

After recording runner-up finishes to Havre de Grace in the Woodward Stakes and Tizway in the Whitney Handicap, Flat Out notched his first signature victory of 2011 in Saturday's Grade 1 Jockey Club Club Gold.

Preakness winner Shackleford will cut back to 1 1/16 miles in Saturday's Grade 2 Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park in his final prep for the Breeders' Cup.