The Kyoto Highway GII

Hi and welcome to Japan for the running of The Kyoto Highway Grade III One mile Good Turf $750,000 Fillies and mares, 4 years old and up. Wow what a field of magnificent mares have assembled. The wet track may inconvenience a few of the runners. The favourite is at 7/1 the rank outsider at 20/1 and being a 13 horse field this shows you how even these mares are and the one who gets the best luck in the running may be the victor. Lets take a look at the field.

1 159589 SELL HIGH(ENG) silverado B Parker 20/1

Raceland Acres trains this 4yrold mare by SELKIRK from BONEZIG(IRE) dam also of GW PUB CRAWL(IRE) and the 3yrold GP runner DRINKABILITY(ENG) she has raced 18 times for 6 wins and $125,275 in earnings. She has won 2 from 2 on wet tracks so the track condition will be no problem. Her best efforts to date have been in allowance company. She was running on for 4^th in the Carrot Classic-G3 over 8f in a 102sp and she may now be ready to hit her best form. She has picked a tough race to do it in.

2 147722 ROCK THE BUDA(KY) vicki K Ledwith 7/1

The number one ranked turf classic mare in the sim today. She is trained by Twoofus Stables she is a 5yrold by ROCK HARD TEN from the brilliant producing mare VICKI’S GAL dam also of GW’S BUDA FOR A DAY(KY) ,DUBAI SPIRIT(KY) and QUEEN OF THE BUDAS(KY). She has raced on 30 occasions and has won 6 and a huge $1,085,465 in stakes. She has raced on turf and dirt in her career. She has proved to be a turf miler of not and her trainer races her at this distance every start lately. Her wins include The Foul Mouth Stakes-G1 8f 105sp she has raced in G1 8f races in her last 5 starts and although she has not won she has finished 2^nd in the Canada Mile-G1 106sp and the Queen Ascot Stakes-G1 110sp has battle in her last 3 runs but is always running on and back to G11 in this race and on a wet track on which she has won 4 of her 8 starts suggest she will be hard to beat. A closer she will be storming home late from the rear.

3 170525 ROAR OF APPROVAL(KY) lender A Hudson 12/1

Deadinthelane Stables trained 4yrold mare by CAT THIEF x A.P. INDY x WITH APPROVAL she has won 7 of her 16 starts to date and $316,791she has been taken along slowly through the allowance grades by her trainer and that has payed of with wins in her last 3 starts all turf miles Alw-46200NW4x 3 starts back in 110sp then a stylish win in the New Zealand 1000 Dark Beers-G2 8f 109sp and then last start she won the Carp Fillies Guineas-G3 108sp. She is yet to run as a 4yrold but can be expected to improve further with extra time here. She will get back in the running and look to finish the race off.

4 138150 NATURAL HABITAT(KY) kobras5 L Fenner 8/1

Kobras Stables trained 5yrold mare by DISTORTED HUMOR from the SW mare OUR DANCE this mare has raced 35 times for 8 wins and $224,425 in earnings all her winning for is in allowance company including an Open Allowance mile in a 110sp last time out she ran in her first stakes race when 4^th in The PHARSEA Challenge-Stk 8f 103sp she looks like the logical leader for this race but should be safely held in her first graded race. She is never far away at the wire and might get into the money here. Doesn’t mind a wet track having 2 win on wet tracks.

5 163816 INCESSANT(KY) circusham C Roser 13/1

Circusham Stables trained 4yrold by AWESOME AGAIN x SEATTLE SLEW x KINGMAMBO stunningly bred and she has lived up to that breeding having won 9 of her 14 starts and $502,645 a pretty solid record for a mare who has just turned 4yrs. She won 3 from 5 as a 2yrold in allowance company. As a 3yrold she stepped that up again winning her first 4 starts including the Si’ Senorita Special-G3 8f 105sp and e The Sandy Ring-G2 8f 107sp last time out she won the Carrot Classic-G3 8f 106sp she loves a mile and if she handles the jump to graded racing she will go close. Has yet to try the wet ground so we don’t know how she will go. Should race just behind the leaders till the stretch and power home.

6 148592 INSTINCT(KY) persuader W Lloyd 7/1

Given Stables: Fire and Blood brings us this 5yrold mare the second runner by DISTORTED HUMOR x A.P. INDY x SADLER’S WELLS she has raced 25 times for 9 wins and $282,138 in earnings she started her career on dirt winning 2 from 3 her trainer switch her to turf early as a 3yrold where her sp’s have improved and she has remained on the green stuff racing well at 3 but nothing outstanding at 4yrs she won 4 races including The GENEROUS APPROVAL(IRE) Special-Stk 8f 106sp and running 3^rd in The Statue-G3 8f 104sp started this season in the right style winning The ROSSES POINT Memorial-Stk 8f 110sp she will race well back in field and close in the stretch with those dive-bombing the leaders at the furlong.

7 156350 ZARINA(IRE) zatopeck B Van Houten 9/1

Rafa Stables trained 5yrold mare by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR x ROBERTO x RIBOT she has won 7 from 28 starts to date $224,581 in earnings she has won on a wet track and although her wins have been in allowance races she has been placed in better class races including 3^rd in The Last Woman-G1 8f 105sp in her only start to date this year she won an Alw-15300NW2t 8.5f 113 sp she will race in the leading division in this race and make her presence felt in the stretch.

8 159414 BISTRO(KY) super24 G Arnold 11/1

More Evil Than The Evil Empire! the super boys brings us this mare by EL PRADO(IRE) x UNBRIDLED x PRIVATE ACCOUNT 18 starts for 7 wins and $777,555 in earning for this 4yrold mare she is another who started on dirt gut didn’t do much the empire moved her to turf and what a difference won the Mohawk Juvenile-G3 8f 85sp as a 3yrold she raced in top filly company and won The Grotto-G3 8f 100sp The Cremation Stakes-G1 8f 98sp and the Roberto Clemente Handicap-G2 8f 108sp and in her last race at 3yrs she ran 3^rd against the older mares in the DPCD VIII The Penn Distaff-G1 8f 108sp she is the 9^th ranked turf classic mare has been placed on wet tracks and looks likely to be in this finish.

9 46733 HYRCANIA(ENG) binky T Blake 8/1

Elenalag Stables trains this 5yrold mare by RAINBOW QUEST from WONDERGIRL CASPIAN she has raced 19 times winning 7 of them and $304,162 unraced at 2yrs her 3yrold season would have impressed her trainer in 7 starts she improved with every run going from a 7f win second up in a 87sp and in her last race she won a 6f Alw-30400NW3L in a 103sp 3 wins and 4 places on to her 4yrold season her wins included the Sure Will Cap-Stk 8f 109 The TRIPLE CROWN HOPES Challenge-Stk 7.5f 105sp and The CANIS DIRUS Challenge-Stk 7f 107sp she like distances between 7-8f and has run 100+ sp’s in her last 8 starts her wet track form is 1 for 1 so that’s no problem she must and to a very interesting finish. She is able to race handy and kick on.

10 27445 REIGN IN HADES G(KY) citation4 D Davis 7/1

Pgpg Stables trained 4yrold mare by E DUBAI from the he-mare NOELLE’S RAINBOW G she has won 9 from 25 and $882,625 and is one of the 4 7/1 equal favourites for this race she won five races as a 2yrold including The OUT OF SIGHT Challenge-Stk over 7f at 3yrs she won the Malobar Handicap-G2 8.5f 112sp and was placed in the Queen Ascot Stakes-G1 8f 102sp and the Carp Fillies Guineas-G3 8f 107sp only run this year was a try at 10f which proved a little far for her has been placed on a wet track back to a mile she will be there when the whips are cracking.

11 154939 VINDICTIVE EDEN(KY) ashworth P Vincent 7/1

The big Canadian golfer Balata Golf Resort brings us this 5yrold mare by VINDICATION from the GW mare EDEN PARK she races raced 18 times to date for 5 wins she was unraced at 2yrs and started her career as a dirt runner in fact her whole 3yrold season was on dirt resulting in 3 wins as a 4yrold she started again on dirt with 3 places in a row including 2nds in The SKIP DANCER Memorial-Stk 8f 105sp she was then switched to turf by her illustrious trainer and one would wonder why he waited so long she won a turf mile first up 106sp and since won The JOS HOLLANDIA Memorial-Stk 8f 104sp and been placed in the Trash Can Mile-G2 8f 109sp when 2^nd another who will race with the leaders and look to out finish the late closers has to be tough to beat.

12 77195 PRIMARY FORCE(KY) mtk76stc W Manfull 11/1

Shamrock Stables trained 4yrold mare POLITICAL FORCE from PRIMARY she has won 5 from 13 $245,785 all her wins are in allowance company and she has shown potential and longer distances including 3^rd in The LEAVENWORTH Special-G2 10f 105sp and last time out won an Alw-52300NW3s 9.5f 111sp if this turns into a stayers test she must be in it will be with the leaders from the outset.

13 97193 NIKKI NOVA(KY) wemblem N Tippins 10/1

Winterfell Racing trains this 5yrold mare by ROCK HARD TEN from the SW mare TORRID she has won 9 from 23 and $707,886 she is never far from the money in her racing and is very versatile as she has raced well from 6-11f including wins in The RUN CALIOPE Special-Stk 6f 98sp at 3yrs The DEEP WELLS Special-Stk 7.5f 101sp and her places include 3^rd The Queen Of The Hill-G1 102sp 2^nd Princess Di Cap-G1 9f 102 and 2^nd The Foolish Symbol-G3 9f 110sp two starts ago so she proves she has the class to figure in the finish like to lead and will try to cross the field to the lead early.