nov 3 - film maker stretches out

Dancing Edie: - The 4yo daughter of Moscow Ballet galloped 1 ¼ m at Churchill Downs Friday as she moved one day closer to Saturday's Filly & Mare Turf at 1 3/8 m.

Trainer Craig Dollase expects the filly to move right to the lead from her post on the rail and take the shortest route to the wire.

Corey Nakatani rode the filly in a gate-to-wire victory in the John C. Mabee Handicap at Del Mar and will be trying to duplicate that on Saturday.

Film Maker: - Film Maker accompanied by her stablemate Better Talk Now to the Churchill Downs turf course Friday morning for a 1 ¾ m gallop under Leigh Offutt.

The 6yo mare will be making her third start in the Filly & Mare Turf, in which he finished second in 2004 at Lone Star and third at Belmont Park last year.

"The ideal trip would be like the one she had at Lone Star when she's not too far off a sensible pace. But she's adaptable, not like Better Talk Now, who only runs one way," said trainer Graham Motion, who will saddle Better Talk Now for the Turf for the third straight year also.

Edgar Prado, who last rode Film Maker to victory in her 2005 finale in the La Prevoyante Handicap at Calder, will ride the daughter of Dynaformer for the first time this year.

Germance: - The Kentucky-bred filly, who has won four of six starts this year, cantered on the main track Friday morning. She's been in the U.S. since finishing fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland on Oct. 14.

Bertrand Lacroix, assistant to trainer Jean-Claude Rouget, said he was very happy with the way the filly is doing at Churchill Downs.

"Everything is fine," Lacroix said. "We're happy with her."

The daughter of Silver Hawk, who took her Group I turf win in the Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp in May, had trouble at the start of the Keeneland race and never recovered, finishing nearly three lengths behind the winner, Vacare.

Rouget is not expected to be on hand to saddle Germance Saturday.

Honey Ryder: - Honey Ryder has won all but one of her starts at 1 3/8 m, and the 5yo mare been training forwardly.

"She is so tough and so consistent," said trainer Todd Pletcher after she galloped 1 ¼ m Friday. "The key with her is to save ground and get her clear for her late kick because she has as strong a kick as there is.

"There are some tough fillies in this race, but she has more than proven that she belongs, and if she gets the trip that allows her to deliver that big kick, she is going to be hard to beat."

Mauralakana: - With their serious training completed at Keeneland, Mauralakana shipped Friday morning to Churchill Downs with the rest of trainer Patrick Biancone's Breeders' Cup contingent: Gorella, Asi Siempre and Her Majesty.

They arrived around 7 a.m. at the stakes barn (No. 17), and soon after they were led by a pony out onto the track and on into the paddock, where Biancone said they schooled about 10 minutes. They then jogged about 1 ¼ m.

My Typhoon: - A mix of a jog and a gallop were the instructions trainer Bill Mott gave his exercise rider for the Live Oak Plantation filly on Friday morning.

"She was on the track early and went a couple of miles the wrong way," Mott said. "The track was a little crunchy."

Ouija Board: - The 5yo mare, who has a win and a second in her two previous Breeders' Cup runs, was out on the turf course with jockey Frankie Dettori in the irons Friday morning.

"We had her go a steady canter for a mile," trainer Ed Dunlop said, "and then she picked up the pace for the final three furlongs. That's about all she needs."

The daughter of Cape Cross will be appearing in her final Breeders' Cup Saturday. If all goes well, she's scheduled to go on to Japan and Hong Kong for the last races of her career. She will be bred to Kingmambo next year.

Lord Derby, who owns the mare, said she has been nothing but a delight in her four seasons of racing that have brought her nine wins, three seconds and four thirds in 20 starts.

"She's just amazing," the owner said. "She's had seven races this year, and we weighed her today to see how she was handling it. Her weight was spot-on, exactly what it should be. Amazing."

Ouija Board won the Filly & Mare Turf at Lone Star in 2004, and last year finished second to Intercontinental. This year, she's won the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood and the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot. Through her long, well-traveled career, she's also won in Hong Kong and Ireland.

Dettori has been aboard in two of her career wins.

Quiet Royal: - In her first start in this country, the 3yo Royal Academy filly ran third in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.

"That was a big effort in a very prestigious race," said trainer Todd Pletcher. "She was right there and it was her first start for us. We're hoping she can come right back with another big race for us."

Quiet Royal galloped 1 ¼ m Friday.

Satwa Queen: - The 4yo French-bred filly, second in the Prix de l'Opera on Oct. 1, cantered 1m on the main track accompanied by a pony Friday morning with trainer Jean de Roualle watching closely.

"She hasn't done much here because she doesn't need much," said the trainer. "She needs her main work 10 days before a race, and she had a good work at Chantilly before she came here."

The daughter of Muhtathir will be the first Breeders' Cup starter for de Roualle, who said she deserved a chance based on her Prix de l'Opera run.

"There were 12 Group I winners in that field," he said, "and to finish second in the race was quite an achievement for her."

De Roualle said Saturday's field looked very competitive, and picked out the two fillies he considers the main threats.

"This is another tough field," he said. "Wait a While has been very consistent this year, and she's running at home. And Ouija Board's record speaks for itself.

"Still, my filly has run well enough to deserve a chance to show what she can do," de Roualle said.

She will be ridden again by Thierry Thulliez, who won the 2002 Mile aboard Domedriver at Arlington Park.

Wait a While: - Undefeated on the turf, the 3yo Maria's Mon filly has won four straight coming into Saturday's race.

"She's done everything we've asked, and she gets along great with Garrett (Gomez, jockey)," trainer Todd Pletcher said. "The only thing is the distance - she has never raced at a mile and three-eighths before, but she has won her last few races so convincingly that she should be a factor in the outcome."

Wait a While galloped 1 ¼ m Friday morning.