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121 horses signed up for Breeders' Cup

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Bernardini, the winner of the Preakness and Travers stakes, is among the 121 horses that have been pre-entered for the Breeder's Cup to be run in Kentucky.

Bernardini is entered in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic along with Pacific Classic and Santa Anita Handicap winner Lava Man and Pimlico Special winner Invasor.

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The Classic, a 1 1/4-mile race, will also feature George Washington, a 3-year-old that won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the English 2000 Guineas.

Flower Alley, which finished second in the 2005 Classic, is also expected to race, as is Perfect Drift, which is competing in its fifth consecutive Breeders' Cup Classic.

The eight-race 23rd Breeders' Cup card, with a total of $20 million in purses, will be contested Nov. 4 at Louisville's Churchill Downs.

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