Racing

May Day Ready Tops Overflow Field For Bank Of America Valley View

KatieRich Stables’ May Day Ready, a two-time Grade 2 winner and runner-up in last fall’s John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), headlines a field of 12 3-year-old fillies plus three also-eligibles entered today for next Friday’s 35th running of the $400,000 Bank of America Valley View (G2) going a mile on the turf.

Trained by Joe Lee, May Day Ready won last fall’s Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland Sales in her lone Keeneland start. Ben Curtis has the mount from post 12.

May Day Ready also won the Lake Placid (G2) at Saratoga in August by a half-length over LSU Stables’ Play With Fire, who is also entered in the Bank of America Valley View for trainer Chad Brown. Flavien Prat has the mount Friday on Play With Fire from post 2.

The field for the Bank of America Valley View, with trainers, riders and weights from the rail out, is: 

PostHorseTrainerJockeyWeight
1AdmitTom DruryJohn Velazquez118 lbs.
2Play With  FireChad BrownFlavien Prat118
3Ramsey PondSaffie Joseph Jr.Edgard Zayas118
4VixenMark CasseTyler Gaffalione118
5Sturgeon MoonWill WaldenLuis Saez118
6Classic QMark CasseJose Ortiz118
7SomethinaboutherBrendan WalshEdgar Morales118
8Reining FlowersJohn OrtizFrankie Dettori118
9Tabiti (GB)Brad CoxIrad Ortiz Jr.118
10Stormy ParadiseEd Moger Jr.Sophie Doyle118
11Totally JustifiedRusty ArnoldAxel Concepcion118
12May Day ReadyJoe LeeBen Curtis120
AE13Golden SunshineEoin HartyJaime Tores118
AE14Yes It TizBrad CoxFlorent Geroux118
AE15Next UpMatt SimsMario Gutierrez118