The Everest Tournament is taking place on Friday night exclusively at DRF Tournaments. The tournament is being conducted on the card at Royal Randwick in Australia, which includes the $7.8 million Everest Stakes. The torunament gives players a free chance to win a trip for two to Australia. Australian form expert – and Mountaineer race caller – Peter Berry was kind enough to share his thoughts on several of the races on the card. Free past performances will be available on the DRF Tournaments website. Berry’s analysis began with the third race on the Royal Randwick card, a listed seven-furlong stakes. “I would imagine that #2, Memento, would be a bit of value,” he said. “It’s not a great field and she has raced against a better class of horses than the rest of these.” :: Sign up now for Friday's free contest and a chance to win a trip to Australia! He pointed to her third in a Grade 3 at Rosehill as evidence. “There are no real group horses here and most will go for the top weight, Regimen,” he continued. The fourth race, also a listed seven-furlong stakes, narrowed down for him as well. “I think the first two favorites – #8, Pumpkin Pie, and #11, Suncraze – will be tough,” he said. His preference is with Pumpkin Pie at the likely prices. “She’s drawn beautifully, this is the right distance, and she gets a big jockey switch,” he continued. “I think she can beat these and Suncraze will be giving her a [head] start.” The fifth race is the Star Mile. “It’s a pretty tough event and you could go deep in here,” Berry said, before settling on a selection. “I do like #8, Oklahoma Girl,” he continued. “What stands out here is her 3 for 3 mark at the distance as well as one start at the track which she won.” Others he’s considering are Invincibella, Lubatron, and Harper’s Choice, the last named having form lines to Aussie superstar Winx. “There are no Winxes is here,” Berry pointed out. One of Berry’s strongest opinions on the card comes in the sixth race, the St. Leger, with #4, Who Shot Thebarman. “He was fifth in the Melbourne Cup last year and looks to be getting ready for it again,” Berry said. “This looks to be an ideal race for him as he gets a big jockey switch to Blake Shinn and might be rounding into form.” :: Get free PPs and watch The Everest card live He also mentioned #1, Libran, and #2, Big Duke, as possible contenders, though he believes the value lies with Who Shot Thebarman. He sees the seventh race, the Sydney Stakes, as between the three horses who are also listed as also-eligibles in the Everest, #7, Ball of Muscle; #12, In Her Time; and #14, Trapeze Artist. Of the three, he gives preference to In Her Time. “She’ll be the favorite and she’s a possible single,” he said. “She wouldn’t be out of place in Everest and has a good record over the course and distance. I’d make her the bet of the day.” As for the big one, the Everest, a $10 million (in Australian dollars, about $7.8 million U.S.) race where connections must purchase their places in the starting gate, a la the Pegasus World Cup, Berry has a few ideas. “It’s a fantastic field of sprinters, with nobody missing except those also-eligibles who’ll run in the Sydney,” he said. “Luck in running will play a big part any time you have a 12-horse race with riders going for this type of money.” His top selection is #10, She Will Reign, the Golden Slipper winner. “The one question mark is that her lone loss came at Randwick,” he said, “but she was ridden up on the pace that day and looking at her overall form she may be better coming from farther back. She gets a big pull in the weights today and that could prove the difference.” He also mentioned #1, Chautauqua; #2, Vega Magic; and #3, Redzel as win contenders, noting that he things prominent runners Vega Magic and Redzel will both look like winners at some point, but he thinks She Will Reign will run them down. Chautauqua will be running late, but given the 15 pounds more he’s carrying than She Will Reign, he believes she’ll get to the wire first. To play in the Everest Tournament, go to tournaments.drf.com.