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