Clement wheels back Factorofwon in Monday's Coronation Cup

Red Baron's Barn's Factorofwon will look to build on two strong efforts in stakes competition when she challenges nine competitors in the seventh running of the $100,000 Coronation Cup for 3-year-old fillies on Monday at Saratoga Race Course.

Factorofwon posted her first victory in five starts when she captured the 6 ½-furlong Black Pearl on May 27 on Santa Anita's turf. She then cut back to the Coronation Cup distance of 5 ½ furlongs in her last start, when she finished second by 1 ¼ lengths to Miz Mayhem in the Stormy Blues on July 7 at Laurel Park.

Trainer Christophe Clement took over the training duties entering the CoronationCup over the Mellon turf course and said he is looking forward to seeing how she responds to the quick turnaround.

"She's trained well and looks good and had an easy work the other day," Clement said. "We're running her right back, but why not? It's a question mark on the weather and question mark on the ground, but she's good."

Sired by The Factor, Factorofwon has two career wins in nine starts, both at 6 ½ furlongs. She was previously trained by Phil Schoenthal and Mark Glatt. 

"She's a very average-sized filly, but very powerful and very quick," Clement said. "On paper, it looks like a very open race."

Jockey Joel Rosario picks up the mount aboard Factorofwon, who will leave from post 3 at 8-1 on the morning line.

Mominou, trained by Jimmy Toner, is the 7-2 favorite out of post 4 who will be making her first stakes appearance after going 2-2-0 in her last four starts. A runner-up in an optional claimer on June 29 at Belmont, the Congrats filly won at seven furlongs on the Belmont turf on May 31. Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who was aboard for her last three starts, will ride from post 4.

Trainer Chad Brown will saddle a pair of entrants, with Brattata looking to build on a third-place finish in the Wild Applause on June 23 at Belmont. That marked an improvement from a last-place effort in the Grade 3 Soaring Softly that was moved off the turf on May 19.

The More Than Ready filly has never finished off the board in seven career turf starts, going 1-3-3. Tyler Gaffalione, who rode Brattata to a second-place finish in the Chelsey Flower on November 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack, will have the return call from post 2. Brattata is listed at 4-1.

Brattata's stablemate, Lady Suebee, ran fifth in her stakes debut in the Wild Applause. Prior to that one-mile race, she registered two wins and three second-place efforts in her first five starts. Manny Franco will be in the irons again from post 9 at 5-1.

Originator was second in the Alywow to Road to Victory, who remains the only horse to have defeated leading 3-year-old filly Monomoy Girl. A daughter of Artie Schiller, the Ian Wilkes-trained Originator, 6-1, will depart from post 7 in tandem with Jose Ortiz.

Rounding out the field is Broadway Run, making just her third start, for trainer John Terranova from the outside post; debut winner Flashly, who is stepping up to stakes competition in her second start, for trainer Wayne Catalano from post 8; and the Jonathan Thomas-trained Tesora from post 5.