The big three of Deep Impact, Hurricane Run, and Shirocco head a list of just 12 horses who remain in the field Tuesday at the five-day entry stage for Sunday's $2.55 million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Librettist and Proclamation came out of their unplaced efforts in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes lame, and all plans for the two Breeders' Cup Mile hopefuls are on hold until further notice.

The sixth-place Librettist and the fifth-place Proclamation disappointed their Godolphin connections as George Washington's impressive victory in Ascot's Group 1 mile led British bookmakers William Hill to install him as its 8-5 Breeders' Cup Mile favorite. George Washington is trained by Aidan O'Brien.

George Washington returned to form at Ascot on Saturday with a scintillating victory in a strong Queen Elizabeth II Stakes field that virtually ensures his election as European champion miler and may well make him the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

His victory in the $475,000 Group'1 weight-for-age mile also capped an Ascot triple for his sire Danehill and his owners Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor, as they were also responsible for Group 1 Fillies Mile winner Simply Perfect and Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner Admiralofthefleet.

What could be the smallest Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe field in memory on got smaller on Friday. Trainer Aidan O'Brien's announced that his 3-time Group 1 winner, Alexandrova, will pass on the big 1 1/2-mile Arc on Oct. 1 in favor of the 1 1/4-mile Prix de l'Opera versus her own sex the same day.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has signaled his intention to run Dylan Thomas, winner of both the Irish Derby and Irish Champion Stakes, in the Breeders' Cup Classic by nominating him to Turfway Park's Kentucky Cup Classic.

But O'Brien warned on Thursday that he has yet to decide between the 1 1/8-mile Turfway Park Grade 2 event on Sept. 30 and Belmont Park's 1 1/4-mile, Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct. 7 as the Breeders' Cup Classic prep for Dylan Thomas, a 3-year-old son of Danehill.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has signaled his intention to run Dylan Thomas, winner of both the Irish Derby and Irish Champion Stakes, in the Breeders' Cup Classic by nominating him to Turfway Park's Kentucky Cup Classic.

But O'Brien warned on Thursday that he has yet to decide between the 1 1 /8-mile Turfway Park Grade 2 event on Sept. 30 and Belmont Park's 1 1/4-mile Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct. 7 as the Breeders' Cup Classic prep for Dylan Thomas, a 3-year-old son of Danehill.

Breeders' Cup Mile clues will abound at Ascot on Saturday, when George Washington attempts to get back on track against his Irish 2000 Guineas conqueror, Araafa, and three Group 1 winners owned by Sheikh Mohammed in the $472,000 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

A $2 million race on a Tuesday afternoon?

That was the case at the Curragh when Miss Beatrix defeated 28 juvenile rivals to take the seven-furlong Goffs Million, a race restricted to horses sold at last year's Goffs Million yearling sale.

A $2 million race on a Tuesday afternoon?

That was the case at the Curragh when Miss Beatrix defeated 28 juvenile rivals to take the seven-furlong Goffs Million, a race restricted to horses sold at last year's Goffs Million yearling sale.

A $2 million race on a Tuesday afternoon?

That was the case at the Curragh when Miss Beatrix defeated 28 juvenile rivals to take the seven-furlong Goffs Million, a race restricted to horses sold at last year?s Goffs Million yearling sale.