How to bet the 2025 Valley View Stakes

An overflow field of 15 sophomore fillies are entered to travel eight grassy furlongs on the Keeneland lawn in Friday’s $400,000 Valley View S. (G3). I believe that Juddmonte homebred #9 Tabiti (9-2) has the highest ceiling in the cast and will center my plays around that filly. 

Valley View Wagers

• $10 win and place #9 Tabiti ($20)
• $3 exacta key box 9 with 2,3,8 ($18)
• $.50-cent trifecta key 9 with 2,3,8 with all ($15)

Trained by Brad Cox, the two-time Group 3 heroine made her U. S. debut in the lucrative Music City S. (G2) at Kentucky Downs and overcame a poor break to finish a good third at 6 1/2 furlongs. The daughter of Kingman will race with the blinkers off in this one while getting more ground to work with, and I envision her using her natural speed to secure a nice spot in the early going of the affair with a big chance at the top of the lane. She has posted a quartet of morning drills in advance of her second run in the States and will be dead fit with Irad on board. 

With the potential for a swift and contested pace in the contest, I will tab a trio of late runners to fill out my vertical exotics with the leading selection. #8 Reining Flowers (20-1) has great value for trainer John Ortiz. The Midnight Storm filly doesn’t fit the profile of a win threat for me, but she is pretty consistent and was also a winner in her lone previous try on the surface. The sophomore is better this campaign compared to 2024, and she will get a good pace set up to rally into, as well. Frankie Dettori will ride. 

Chad Brown’s #2 Play With Fire (2-1) has come home second in both the Wild Applause S. and Lake Placid S. (G2) since arriving in this barn and is a very logical inclusion in the tilt. The Oscar Performance sophomore boasts a strong turn of foot, and from the two hole, the Minnesota-bred could be saving ground all the way to the turn for home, which will aid her late burst. Flaven Prat will take the reins once again. 

#3 Ramsey Pond (12-1) was a smart allowance victress on the course in April and last seen coming home a good second while facing her elders in a Kentucky Downs allowance event. The Saffie Joseph pupil is not a deep-closing type, but she is always passing runners late and will be in the hunt for a share while making her second off the long layoff. The Divisidero lass will have Edgard Zayas in the stirrups.