Victoria Falls – By Kingab

# 1 Teohunter. Trained by swanseared, representing The Empire State Racing Residency. With 14 career starts she has 8 wins and is a multiple stakes winner including a Grade 3 victory. The 10 furlong distance seems to be her favorite trip and she is the lukewarm 6 to 1 morning line favorite. This Irish bred girl is a daughter of Teofilo and has a big chance to win this race.
# 2 Factor. This mare is 8 to 1 on the morning line and ls trained by the veteran Gowans, representing Blazing Saddles Residency. This daughter of War Front is a winner of 6 of her 13 life-time starts and is the highest money earner in the field with almost $860K in her bank account. She exits a second place finish in a 12 furlong Grade 1 race. She now cuts back to a distance at which she recorded her highest speed figure of 115 while winning a Grade 2 event. She must be respected if she runs her race.
# 3 Harsh Light. Trained by bluefox, representing Midas Residency. The bay filly is a 4-year-old daughter of the Japanese sire Duramente. She has a pair of stakes wins to her credit with one being a Grade 3 at today’s distance. She is a winner of 6 of her 16 life-time starts and has a solid chance at 10 to 1.
#4 Almighty Forensics. Trained by 77away, Representing All-Stars Racing. She is a 4-year-old daughter of Dansili, and is a multiple stakes winner including a Grade2 at 9 furlongs where she recorded a 118 speed figure. Today’s distance is the first time she has run this far, but if she can handle the stretch out, she has a big chance at 8 to 1.
#5 Ready Two Fight. Trained by jbcri21, representing Elite Racing Club. She is a 4-year-old daughter of Nyquist with 20 life-time starts and 9 wins. This will be her first time in a stakes race and is 32 to 1 because she mainly competes in allowance and high-priced claiming events. However, her last race was at this distance and she recorded her highest speed figure ever. She would be a major upset, but stranger things have happened.
#6 Frankly Due North. Trained by jwsonny. She will be representing the Minnesota Testbarn Resdiency. This 5-year-old mare is a daughter of Frankel and the winner of 9 of her 19 starts. She has a pair of stakes wins on her resume including a Grade 3 where she recorded a 117 speed figure. She has two starts at this distance and has won them both. She tuned up for this in a 10-furlong hot race where she came home a 12 length winner over three over-matched foes. She is listed as an 8 to 1 chance and can win with her top effort.
#7 Treasure Works. Trained by bigsteve54, representing East-West Connection Residency.This 5-year-old daughter of Treasure Beach is a winner of 12 of her 27 life-time starts. She has a pair of stakes wins to her credit but has yet to win her first graded race. However, in her last race which was at today’s distance, she closed from 8th at the furlong marker to finish 3rd beaten just two lengths in a Grade 2. She is listed at 14 to 1, but would be no shock if she were to pull this off.
#8 Hawaiian Wind. Trained by rutledgeranch, and represents the North West Racing Circuit. Lord Kamala is the sire of this 4-year-old filly who has won 5 of 25 life-time starts. This gal has no stakes wins, but she has been close in several graded stakes and finished 3rd in a Grade 1 as a 3-year-old. She is a 16 to 1 chance and if you are looking for a price, she may be the one.
#9 Cross the Reality. Trained by tarton20, and will be representing Only Stayers Residency. This 4-year-old chestnut is a daughter of Intrinsic and is a winner of 3 of her 15 life-time starts. However, she is now as good as she has ever been and just finished third in Grade 3 with a solid 111 speed figure. She is a 12 to 1 shot that has a live look about her.
#10 Mi Totonita. Trained by ottohaack and represents Latinos del Munda Residency. This girl is a 5-year-old daughter of Epiphaneia and is the winner of almost $800K. She is a multiple graded stakes winner and at 8 to 1, should prove difficult to defeat.
#11 Turning Vikings. Trained by dkyoung2, and will be representing the Universal Racing Club. This 4-year-old roan filly by Tapit has only 12 life-time starts with 4 wins. She is a stakes winner who is now better than she has ever been. She has recorded her only triple digit speed figures, all coming in her last three races. She is listed as a 29 to 1 shot, but that price seems highly inflated.
#12 Tete Crick. Trained by anothercrick7, and will represent Hoosier Racing. This a 4-year-old daughter of Kodiac and is the winner of 5 of her 14 life-time starts. She has no stakes victories, but has really gotten to the top of her game in her last 4 starts. Two starts back she was beaten only a head in a Grade 3 stakes with a 115 speed figure. She is not without a chance at 12 to 1.
#13 City of Blades. Trained by grrm3 and represents the GR Simsters. This 4-year-old daughter of Giants Causeway is a winner of half of her 16 life-time starts. She is a multiple stakes winner including a Grade 2 at today’s distance. She is at the top of her game as the 117 speed figure she just recorded in her last start is the highest of her career. At 7 to 1, she has to be feared by all of her foes.
#14 A Year of Action. Trained by purolomito and representing the Hispano Parlente Residency. This gray daughter of Tapit has 7 life-time wins from 21 starts. She is now better than she has ever been and just recorded a Grade 2 victory two starts back at 11 furlongs with a 116 speed figure. She is listed at 7 to 1 on the morning line and must be respected.
This is a fascinating race with a number of very nice mares. There are numerous contenders and even a solid group of long-shots. I can’t wait to watch it. Good luck to all.