LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The inevitable happened Wednesday when pre-entries were announced for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, which drew an overflow field of 24 entries. Some horsemen were delighted to see their fillies among the chosen starters, while others expressed dismay to see their representatives stuck on an 10-horse alternate list, capable of starting only if defections occur between now and when post positions are drawn Nov. 1.

Bernardini and Discreet Cat walked onto Belmont Park's main track simultaneously Wednesday morning for workouts. Unfortunately, that's as close as race fans can expect them to get over the next 10 days.

This year's edition of the cavalry charge known as the Breeders' Cup Sprint again figures to feature a full complement of the world's fastest horses after 16 runners - including division leaders Bordonaro and Henny Hughes - were pre-entered Monday for the six-furlong dash at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4.

The Sprint will crown a new champion in 2006. Silver Train, who captured the 2005 Sprint at Belmont Park, was not among the horses pre-entered for the race.

Races are displayed in the order in which they will be run.

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

ARCADIA, Calif. - An untimely virus has knocked the 2-year-old filly Point Ashley out of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, and will keep the Grade 1 winner sidelined until the Santa Anita meet that begins Dec. 26. Trainer Bob Baffert said Point Ashley was not pre-entered this week in the Breeders' Cup, and instead would be freshened for winter.

Brother Derek, who finished second to Lava Man in the Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap earlier this month, will remain at Santa Anita to complete his serious training for the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Classic, rather than ship to Churchill Downs this week for his final work.

On Monday, Brother Derek had his next-to-last work for the Classic when he traveled seven furlongs in 1:26.20 with his regular jockey, Alex Solis.

CHICAGO - Vacare, the unbeaten winner of the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, was not pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, trainer Chris Block said Monday afternoon.

Block said several factors working in conjunction made the Filly and Mare Turf seem like an overly demanding spot. Vacare would be coming back on three weeks rest while facing older horses for the first time. Moreover, Vacare has never raced beyond 1 1/8 miles, and the Filly and Mare Turf is run at 1 3/8 miles.

"Everything put together makes it a large hill to climb," Block said.

Too Much Bling, Siren Lure, and Pomeroy may have been out of sight recently, but they certainly won't be out of the minds of bettors when they return from layoffs in the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

There were three potentially major prep races last weekend for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, but the winner in each of them may not show up for the Filly and Mare Turf.

Trainer Graham Motion has been having some deja vu moments about the Breeders' Cup Turf with Better Talk Now, the venerable gelding who upset the race two years ago in Texas. With a relatively small field likely for the Turf this year, like in 2004, Motion has a feeling that things might possibly unfold in his favor once more.