Aubonne – The well-traveled filly was out on the main track for a one-mile canter Friday morning with exercise rider Emmanuel Poirier aboard.

Gary Tanaka owns the German-bred daughter of Monsun, who has raced in Germany, Italy, France and the U.S. during her 12-race career. In her most recent start, Aubonne finished fifth after a troubled trip in the Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont on Oct. 2.

“She's fresh coming into this race because of that,” said trainer Eric Libaud. “The jockey (Jose Santos) was never able to ask her for anything. He had to take back twice in the stretch and never saw an opening to drive her through.”

Aubonne won the La Coupe at Longchamp in June before shipping to the U.S. for the Beverly D at Arlington in August. She finished sixth after setting much of the pace.

“She is usually taken back after the start,” Libaud said, “but she broke so well that day that the jockey (Edgar Prado) kept her in front. It was out of character for her, and she tired at the end.”

For Aubonne's third U.S. start, Libaud has chosen Jerry Bailey to ride.

Film Maker – After her campaign was interrupted by a bout with colic during the summer, Film Maker will be making her third start Saturday since returning to action in September.

“She gives me every indication that she'll be at her best in her third start back,'' said trainer Graham Motion, whose 4yo filly finished third in the Glens Falls Handicap at Saratoga and a close fourth in the Flower Bowl at Belmont Park in her two most recent starts in which she was beaten by a length or less.

John Velazquez will ride Film Maker for the first time in the Filly & Mare Turf, which has boosted Motion's optimism concerning his filly's chance to pull off an upset Saturday.

“John Velazquez is a phenomenal grass rider and, obviously, a big-race jockey,'' said Motion, who collected his first career Grade I success with Film Maker in last year's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Keeneland.

Katdogawn/Moscow Burning — Trainer Jim Cassidy was on the scene with the 4yo fillies for the first morning after arriving Thursday afternoon from England following several days at the Tattersalls Sale.

Katdogawn galloped on the turf course and Moscow Burning on the dirt, both with exercise rider Nick Esler.

“If the girls run their races, they'll show themselves very well,” said Cassidy. “Of course, at a mile and three-eighths, anything can happen.”

Cassidy, in his first Breeders' Cup, will start two of the biggest bargains on the card. Katdogawn was purchased for $16,000 at the Tattersalls Sale two years ago. Moscow Burning was claimed for $25,000 in August 2003.

Moscow Burning, the only California-bred entered on the Breeders' Cup card, seeks to join two-time Classic winner Tiznow as the only Cal-bred to win a Breeders' Cup race.

Cassidy was joined by Deron Pearson, a co-owner of Katdogawn who accompanied him to England with another partner, Jim Ford. Cassidy bought seven horses at Tattersalls for nearly $1 million for the Ford-Pearson partnership, including sale topper Moth Ball, a 2yo colt who could make his United States debut in the Generous Stakes at Hollywood Park on Nov. 27.

Light Jig – Juddmonte Farms' Light Jig, a winner of four of six starts in California this year, took her final major exercise Friday morning for her date in Saturday's Filly & Mare Turf at Lone Star Park in Breeders' Cup No. 21.

The daughter of super sire Danehill went trackside under exercise rider Humberto Gomez shortly after the track reopened following the 8 a.m. renovation break. Her trainer, Robert Frankel, stood trackside by the 6f gap to observe her going through her business.

As instructed, Gomez backtracked the 4yo filly to the eighth pole, then turned her and shifted to the middle of the track for a full tour of the strip and then some that ended at the five-eighths pole. The 1 ½-mile move drew a positive response from rider to trainer as he returned his horse to the barn. “She's ready, Bobby” Gomez stated.

The trainer has enjoyed working with Light Jig over this past year.

“She's been a pleasant surprise,” Frankel stated. “She didn't do all that much over in Europe (one win in seven starts), but she's responded well here. She's got that good breeding – like most of the Juddmontes do – and she came to me sound. She's just gotten better as the year has gone along and she should run a good race tomorrow.”

The trainer indicated he'll jog Light Jig lightly Saturday morning. The filly will have Rene Douglas in the saddle for the 11-furlong Filly & Mare Turf. They'll start from post position No. 7 in the 12-horse field.

Megahertz – Michael Bello's Megahertz, the little mare with the big late run, did some galloping at Lone Star Park Friday just prior to 9 a.m. in her final preparations for her start Saturday in the Filly & Mare Turf at 11 furlongs.

The chestnut daughter of the English sire Pivotal took exercise rider Humberto Gomez on a 1 ½ mile of the Texas oval, starting at the eighth pole and finishing at the five-eighths the second time around. The 12-panel spin drew the comment “She's happy” from Gomez to Frankel as he walked her off, holding tight to the bouncing chestnut who obviously was enjoying being back at the racetrack following an extended break.

“She might be my surprise horse tomorrow,” Frankel said. “I've been known to do some good with horses coming back off layoffs. It (the layoff) is really not that big a deal. She needed it and she ran in May (May 31), which is not that long (of a layoff) for a horse of mine. I've kept them away a lot longer than that and had them come back and win. She has class and she fits with this kind. She could run big.”

The trainer said that – unlike his other five Breeders' Cup starters, who will all turn in short gallops Saturday morning – Megahertz would merely walk the shedrow. “She gets a little cranked up if you put her on the track raceday,” he noted.

Corey Nakatani will ride Megahertz for the first time Saturday as they break from post No. 10 in the 12-horse field.

Ouija Board — Lord Derby's homebred went to the turf Friday morning under her Saturday rider, Kieren Fallon, where the dogs were up. She cantered around the turn to the delight of her owner.

“Kieren said one word, `great,' and that one word is good enough for me,” Lord Derby said. “The track has obviously dried out a lot in the last 24 hours. Fillies can go in their coats at this time of year but she's still looking fantastic. Kieren has ridden her so well all season and we're delighted to have him back on her.

“When she broke her maiden exactly a year ago - it was on our (wedding) anniversary - we had no idea we would be standing in Texas 12 months later with a dual classic winner.

“The course is spongier than we're used to in Europe and is cut a lot shorter, but it's a bad workman that blames his tools. The ground is good and it's a fair piece of turf for everyone.”

Fallon noted that Ouija had “jinked” a little when cantering. “It was only because the course was dolled (dogs) out too far and you couldn't get around them,” he said. “There wasn't much room. The important thing is she's very relaxed.”

Riskaverse – Trainer Pat Kelly's Flower Bowl winner galloped riderless with a pony once around the Lone Star Park oval Friday morning.

“She had a nice little hack. Had a look around, checked things out,” Kelly said. “Everything's on schedule at this point.”

Before she went to the track, Riskaverse played around in her stall, nipping at groom Rosando Lopez, who has been with the 5yo mare since she was 2. A couple weeks ago, she bit him hard, and he's still wearing a Band-Aid on the wound.

“She has to have attention all the time,” Lopez said.

When Lopez walked away from the webbing for a minute, she stuck her nose and one foot outside the stall and got down low enough to grab a bit of hay that she wasn't supposed to have until later.

“That's a good sign,” Kelly said. “She's hungry.”

Shaconage – The gray 4yo filly spent Friday morning in busy Barn B3 walking the shedrow after getting a feel for the turf course Thursday.

Trainer Mitch Shirota planned the easy morning ahead of time and might let her jog Saturday if she needs to blow off some steam ahead of her date in the Filly & Mare Turf.

Super Brand – The runner-up in the WinStar Galaxy at Keeneland Oct. 10 galloped 1¼ miles under the flood lights early Friday morning ahead of the Filly & Mare Turf.

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin was looking forward to seeing the South African-bred mare work from the rail in the 1 3/8-miles turf contest under Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day.

“She has some speed and going that distance she'll show more speed,” said McLaughlin. “She drew very well so hopefully she'll be able to follow one or two, but that's why you employ the best riders you can and Pat Day will work out a good trip. At least we're on the rail.”

Wonder Again — Joan and John Phillips' 5yo mare Wonder Again galloped 1 ¼ miles at Lone Star on Friday morning. She will jog on Saturday morning, an attempt to “keep her loose, because she can get a little cranky,” according to trainer Jimmy Toner.

“She has really matured, though,” added Toner. “As a 3yo, she didn't handle things as well and she's gotten that reputation for being nervous. But she's been doing beautifully since she's been here.”

The trainer walked the Lone Star turf course for himself on Thursday. “It's not hard at all, in fact it's a little spongy and has some give to it,” he said, sounding pleased. Wonder Again has won two major stakes over courses listed as yielding or soft.

Toner currently trains a couple other horses for the Phillips, who operate the famed Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Ky.

“They have a lot of nice horses,” said Toner of the Phillips. “You couldn't go to the sales and buy horses like that, they have that back Darby Dan breeding. I feel very fortunate to have a relationship with them.”

As for the running of the Filly & Mare Turf, Toner expects jockey Edgar Prado to, “take a hold into the first turn and to settle in. The 1 3/8 miles here, with three turns, will be a more compact race than, say, at Belmont. The whole thing is saving as much ground as you can. And you better be in position when turning down the lane.”

As for what can get Wonder Again defeated on Saturday, Toner replied, “I got post 12 and Ouija Board (8-5 morning line favorite). What else could you ask for?”

Yesterday — Aidan O'Brien thinks Ballydoyle's best chance for a winner on Saturday is Powerscourt (Turf), according to Coolmore boss John Magnier.

“With the rest of them, we're just hoping,” Magnier said.

Yesterday, who galloped on the turf under Keith Dalton Friday morning, finished third in the Filly & Mare Turf last year. The last two winners of the Filly & Mare Turf, Islington and Starine, both won the race at their second attempt.