Belmont Park hosted a pair of Grade 1 events for juveniles on Saturday, and, befitting the stature of the events, both were won by promising runners who are stars on the rise. Union Rags overcame an eventful trip to win by better than five lengths going away in the Champagne, contested for the 141st time Saturday. A little earlier, My Miss Aurelia drew off to a dominant win in the Frizette for fillies.

Both 2-year-olds are now 3-for-3 lifetime, including graded wins this past summer at Saratoga. My Miss Aurelia was victorious in the Grade 2 Adirondack, while Union Rags won the Grade 2 Saratoga Special a day later.

Read more about these two exciting young horses in today's Rising Stars column.

Horse of the Year candidate Tizway, winner of the Whitney Handicap this summer at Saratoga, took a little road trip Wednesday morning, shipping to Belmont to work a mile as he continues to prepare for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

The son of two-time Classic winner Tiznow went the mile in 1:38.47 under exercise rider Andreas Catalan.

Tizway will come into the Classic off nearly a three-month layoff after being forced to miss the Jockey Club Gold Cup with a fever. The horse has been training regularly over Saratoga's Oklahoma Training Track, but trainer Jim Bond wanted a better gauge of where he was at in his preparation. So he took him to Belmont, where Tizway won the Metropolitan Mile in near-record time.

Tizway will return to Saratoga tomorrow and will have his final work here eight or nine days before the Classic.