LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Midday, as expected, will make her third Breeders’ Cup appearance in the BC Turf rather than the Filly and Mare Turf, the race she won in 2009 and in which she finished second here last year. The Turf was listed as Midday’s first preference over the Filly and Mare Turf when pre-entries were taken Oct. 24, and Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner-breeder Juddmonte Farms, confirmed a couple days later that the Turf was indeed the intended target for the 5-year-old mare. Midday drew post 4 when final BC entries were taken and post positions assigned Monday, but – at least until the race is run – she will not be the leading lady in the $3 million Turf. Instead, it was 4-year-old filly Sarafina (post 2, Christophe Lemaire) who was made the race’s 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Midday third choice on the line at 4-1. Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia pegged Await the Dawn (post 6, Julien Leparoux) the race’s 7-2 second choice, but Midday, Sea Moon (post 7, Ryan Moore), or St Nicholas Abbey (post 1, Joseph O’Brien), could easily fill that spot. What’s certain is that Europeans will, rightfully, dominate the Turf betting. Shortest price among the four Americans in the race is 10-1 on Dean’s Kitten (post 3, Ramon Dominguez), and his odds could easily drift higher. Midday will be ridden as usual by Tom Queally, but trainer Henry Cecil – who travelled with her to the Breeders’ Cup the last two years – will not be here to oversee Midday’s final preparations and saddle her on race day. Cecil also trains Frankel, the top miler in Europe, and a horse that Breeders’ Cup would have loved to attract this year. Frankel instead won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Oct. 15 and will be put away for the rest of 2011. Even with Midday’s absence, the $2 million Filly and Mare Turf is rife with capable Euros both current and former. French shipper Announce (post 6, Maxime Guyon, 9-2 morning-line) was beaten a nose in the Prix de l’Opera on Oct. 2 at Longchamp, and the filly that edged her, Nahrain, also was entered in the Filly and Mare Turf. Nahrain, trained by Roger Varian, drew post 5 and was made the 7-2 morning-line second choice. Frankie Dettori, aboard for the Opera win, was named to ride. Dettori, however, begins a suspension on Saturday and can only accept mounts on the first day of Breeders’ Cup racing. Misty for Me, the other Euro shipper, fared somewhat poorly at the draw, landing post 12. The Filly and Mare Turf is contested around three bends at 1 3/8 miles, and there is a fairly short run into the first turn. Aidan O’Brien trains Misty for Me, with Ryan Moore named to ride. Stacelita, formerly based in France but imported to the U.S. and transferred to trainer Chad Brown this past summer, drew favorably in post 2. The mount of Ramon Dominguez, Stacelita was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite on the strength of recent wins in the Flower Bowl and Beverly D. Fantasia, among the Filly and Mare Turf pre-entries, was not entered in the race. Her trainer, Jonathan Sheppard, won the 2008 Filly-Mare Turf with Forever Together. Turf, Post Time: 4:45 ET Saturday Purse: $3,000,000; 1 1/2 mile; gr. I Post Horse Trainer Jockey ML Odds St. Nicholas Abbey Aiden O'Brien Joseph O'Brien 9-2 Sarafina Alain de Royer-Dupre Christope Lemaire 5-2 Dean's Kitten Michael Maker Ramon Dominguez 10-1 Stately Victor Michael Maker Mike Smith 30-1 Teaks North Justin Sallusto Javier Castellano 20-1 Await The Dawn Aidan O'Brien Julien Leparoux 7-2 Sea Moon Michael Stoute Ryan Moore 4-1 Brilliant Speed Tom Albertrani John Velazquez 20-1 Midday Henry Cecil Tom Queally 4-1 Filly and Mare Turf, Post Time: 6:50 ET Friday Purse: $2,000,000; 1 3/8 mile; gr. I Post Horse Trainer Jockey ML Odds Dubawi Heights Simon Callaghan Joel Rosario 8-1 Stacelita Chad Brown Ramon Dominguez 2-1 Harmonious John Shirreffs Martin Garcia 30-1 Cambina Jeff Bonde Garret Gomez 30-1 Nahrain Roger Varian Frankie Dettori 7-2 Announce Andre Fabre Maxime Guyon 9-2 Aruna Graham Motion Julien Leparoux 6-1 Perfect Shirl Roger Attfield John Velazquez 30-1 Shared Account Graham Motion Edgar Prado 30-1 Distorted Legacy Angel Penna Jr. Rajiv Maragh 30-1 Dynaslew Seth Benzel Corey Nakatani 30-1 Misty For Me Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore 10-1