Updates on contenders for the various Breeders' Cup events and other news, as racing's championship event is now just 24 days away. Entries will be drawn three weeks from today.

Classic: The latest hopeful to enter the fray is Pleasant Prince, who scored an easy win in Sunday's Oklahoma Derby. The 3-year-old, who also won the Ohio Derby earlier this summer, was second to Ice Box in the Florida Derby earlier this year, but has beed badly beaten in his other two Grade I tries. ... Trainer Dale Romans said First Dude will work on Saturday at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Classic. The 3-year-old is still looking for just his second career victory, but has seven straight placings against some of the best of his generation in graded company - with six of those in Grade I events. ... Japan's Espoir City had a six-race win streak snapped Monday when he finished second in the Nambu Hai Mile Championship, his first race since May 5. Despite the loss, he remains on target for an assault on the Classic; he went into quarantine on Tuesday in preparation to ship on Oct. 18. ... The unbeaten Zenyatta will have two works before her Classic defense, with the first coming either Oct. 14 or 15. Both works will come in California, as the mare will arrive in Kentucky the week of the race. The Breeders' Cup has launched a promotional website, www.Zenyatta2010.com, to provide daily updates on the popular mare as she nears her bid for her 20th consecutive victory. ... Quality Road breezed five furlongs in 1:01.06 at Belmont on Sunday morning. The three-time Grade I winner this year will make his final career start in the Classic, as a deal was inked over the weekend for him to stand at Lane's End Farm next spring.

Turf: Romans said Paddy O'Prado, second against older horses in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Belmont on Oct 2, may work this Saturday; however, he could also give the son of El Prado another week off to have a fresher horse for the Turf. ... Behkabad, who was a troubled fourth in Europe's most important race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, is the latest to join the strong foreign contingent heading to the Turf, his connections announced Tuesday. The participation of Arc winner Workforce is still up in the air, with his connections saying a decision will likely be made after this weekend.

Juvenile Fillies: Despite the strong hand he held in stakes for 2-year-old fillies this fall, trainer Todd Pletcher says he'll be represented by just one runner, R Heat Lightning, in the Juvenile Fillies. The Spinaway winner was a troubled second in the Frizette on Saturday. ... Frizette winner A Z Warrior arrived back in California on Monday, where she'll train for the next three weeks before heading to Churchill Downs the week of the Breeders' Cup. ... Calvin Borel has picked up the mount on Debutante winner and Oak Leaf runner-up Tell A Kelly for the race.

Filly and Mare Sprint: Although she's a multiple graded winner on the turf and will start in this weekend's Queen Elizabeth II on the Keeneland lawn, trainer Jim Cassidy says his star filly Evening Jewel will most likely cut back and run on the main track in the Filly and Mare Sprint. The Ladies Classic is another option for the filly, who was runner-up by just a nose in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. A final decision will come after the QEII.