Twin B Joe Fresh, the 2024 Dan Patch Horse of the Year and O'Brien Award divisional champion, made her seasonal debut a winning one on the Super Sunday card on May 25 at Harrah’s Philadelphia, repeating in the $136,986 Betsy Ross Invitational (Grade 3) for older female pacers. My Girl EJ (Todd McCarthy), a four-year-old and returning Dan Patch Award winner also making her seasonal debut, got the lead in a :26.4 opening quarter after a four-wide trip around the first turn. Twin B Joe Fresh, who was three-wide during the four-horse battle for the front, settled behind My Girl EJ for driver Dexter Dunn, with Valar Dohaeris (Tim Tetrick) in third. Twin B Joe Fresh and Dunn bided their time from there as My Girl EJ reached the half in :55 and three-quarters in 1:22. Dunn began to move Twin B Joe Fresh midway around the final turn and the five-year-old mare responded to overtake My Girl EJ in the stretch and draw away by 3-1/4 lengths as part of a :27.1 last quarter for the 1:49.3 victory. Valar Dohaeris finished third. The victory was Twin B Joe Fresh’s second consecutive Betsy Ross title, making her the first mare to win the event in back-to-back years since Shartin N did so in 2018 and 2019. Dating back to November 2023, Twin B Joe Fresh has won 13 consecutive stakes or invitational finals, with only two of those victories by less than a length. “She’s a fun mare to drive with her versatility,” said Dunn. “It was a bit of a scramble early, but I knew as soon as we got behind [My Girl EJ] we’d be all right. She does what you want her to do when you want her to do it. When I moved her, she knew exactly what to do.” Twin B Joe Fresh has won 31 of 41 career races and earned $2.75 million for trainer Chris Ryder, who co-owns with Dunn and partners Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. The daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze was bred by Brittany Farms. Sent off as the 1-5 favourite, Twin B Joe Fresh paid $2.40 to win. He’s back! Bythemissal best in Auger Memorial On the strength of a decisive 1:48.3 score May 10 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, double millionaire Bythemissal landed back in the Grand Circuit spotlight after grittily parrying a late charge from 56-1 outsider Spring Inhis Step A to seal a 1:49 win in the $136,986 Joseph Auger Memorial (Grade 3) for older pacers. In line to Yannick Gingras and sent off the 4-5 favourite, Bythemissal completed a third-to-first brush at the end of a :26.3 opening quarter to take control of the terms from Spring Inhis Step A (Tim Tetrick) while Harrah’s Philadelphia track record holder Ruthless Hanover (George Napolitano Jr.) stalked in third. After rating a :54.3 half, Bythemissal accelerated up the backstretch to evade a first-over challenge from Abuckabett Hanover (Dexter Dunn), who was making his seasonal debut. While Bythemissal managed to keep his outside foe at bay past three-quarters in 1:21.2, he found himself surrounded by challengers in the final yards as Spring Inhis Step A lunged forward up the open stretch and Mossdale Ben N (Jordan Stratton) mounted a four-wide push around stalling cover. Bythemissal held his ground to prevail by a quarter-length over Spring Inhis Step A. Mossdale Ben N rallied belatedly for third, less than a length behind the winner. Bythemissal , now a 29-time winner with $2.57 million in earnings, is trained by Ron Burke for Burke Racing Stable, Eric Good, Rich Lombardo Racing and Weaver Bruscemi. Stephen Dey bred the six-year-old Downbytheseaside-Dismissal gelding. He paid $3.60 to win. On the undercard, even-money favourite Desperate Man scored his fourth win of the season in the $68,493 #SendItIn Invitational Pace, uncontested on the lead through splits of :26.2, :55.4 and 1:22.4 before staving off fellow millionaire Seven Colors (Jason Bartlett) to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:49.3. Matt Kakaley drove the seven-year-old Shadow Play-Dreamlands Latte gelding to his 31st career victory for trainer Travis Alexander and owner Kathy Cecchin of Arthur, Ont. Ken Hanover overcame post eight to give a commanding performance in the $34,247 Open Pace, making the lead to the quarter and then storming home with identical :26.4 quarters to complete an easy-looking victory in 1:48.3 four lengths on top. Driver David Miller and trainer/co-owner Roland Mallar teamed up with the five-year-old son of Captaintreacherous-Kjs Justine, who has now won two straight for his ownership group, including Patrick Leavitt, William Jordan and Dennis Osterholt. Aetos Kronos S resolute in Maxie Lee triumph Aetos Kronos S took the lead from early pacesetter Sir Pinocchio just past the opening quarter then later fended off that pocket-sitting rival in the stretch to win the $136,986 Maxie Lee Memorial Invitational (Grade 3) for older trotters by three-quarters of a length in 1:51. Sir Pinocchio (Jason Bartlett) was the quickest off the gate, but Aetos Kronos S and driver Dexter Dunn were already on the move after getting away third. Sir Pinocchio reached the quarter in :27.2, but Aetos Kronos S controlled the fractions from there, hitting the half in :55.2 and three-quarters in 1:22.4 while bracing for a first-over bid from Antognoni S (Yannick Gingras). Aetos Kronos S kept Antognoni S at bay on the final turn, then did the same to Sir Pinocchio down the lane to win for the third time in four races since arriving in North America from overseas. It was his first victory in his first try on the Grand Circuit. Antognoni S finished third. For his career, Aetos Kronos S has won 22 of 66 races and earned $1.48 million. A nine-year-old son of Bold Eagle-Will Of A Woman, the stallion is trained by Marcus Melander for owners Jeffrey and Michael Snyder. He was bred by Allevamento Kronos Srl. “He’s been great every start and I think he’s just getting better and better,” said Melander. “It’s been a while since he’s raced every 14 days or every three weeks. I think he’s just getting sharper and sharper every week and he’s in really good form right now. It’s very impressive to being doing what he’s doing at nine years old. “Obviously he’s been a great horse his entire career. But getting older and being away for a little bit with some issues, it’s fun to see him do so good. He enjoys it so much.” Sent off as the 3-5 favourite, Aetos Kronos S paid $3.40 to win. Earlier in the day, 3-5 favourite Chapercraz and driver David Miller went to the front at the start and never looked back to win the $34,247 Open Trot by 1-3/4 lengths over Resolve To Win in 1:51.4 for trainer Ron Burke. Hasty Bid finished third. The five-year-old son of Crazy Wow-Chaperess is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi and Phil Collura. Louprint heads top Pennsylvania-sired glamour boys Purses totalling $358,584 were on the line in the Pennsylvania-sired competition for three-year-old pacing males comprising a portion of the Super Sunday undercard at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with Louprint continuing as the king of the division with his third straight victory in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes (PASS) preliminaries. The Sweet Lou-Rockin Racer colt Louprint , Dan Patch Award winner among freshman pacing males last year, retained the top rung at three with his third Sire Stakes win in as many starts in an undefeated campaign, gaining from the pocket to catch pacesetter Fallout by a “deceptive” half length in 1:50.2. Fallout (Tim Tetrick), second choice to favoured Louprint, drew just inside him and he left with enough alacrity to encourage driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. to take the pocket, whereupon the pacesetter put up pedestrian fractions of :28, :56.1 and 1:24. Louprint had come home in :26.1 without much encouragement in winning a PASS at Pocono Downs last week and the powerful late burst of the champion colt again carried the day here, as he again paced his own last quarter in :26.1 to defeat the gallant Fallout for trainer Ron Burke and the partnership of Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Phil Collura and Lawrence Karr. The millionaire colt is the top ranked three-year-old pacer eligible to the 2025 North America Cup, assessed as the 3-1 favourite in TROT Magazine's Spring Book . Twisted Destiny , a Sire Stakes winner at The Meadows who then gained into Louprint’s :26.1 last quarter at Pocono while his six-race win streak over two years was halted, got back on the winning track while upsetting favoured Captain Optimistic (Dexter Dunn) in a 1:49.4 Sire Stakes division. Todd McCarthy had the Bettors Wish-Tug River Princess colt winging off the gate to lead before a :26.4 opener, then yielded to brushing Captain Optimistic, in his seasonal debut, and sat behind him through mid-fractions of :54.3 and 1:22.2. Twisted Destiny was right-lined for the final eighth and quickly got a small advantage, with Captain Optimistic holding gallantly -- the margin of victory was three parts of a length. Chris Ryder is the trainer of the super-sharp pacer for Let It Ride Stables, Alberg Racing and Enviro Stables. Bettors Wish picked up a second sires credit in the Sire Stakes when Wedlock Blue Chip (dam Heavenly Bride) came out of the pocket to win his second straight PASS contest, lowering his mark to 1:50.3 under the guidance of David Miller for trainer Roland Mallar. Favoured Railroad Station (Yannick Gingras) was put right on the choo-choo and froze the timer with splits of :27, :55.4 and 1:23.2, with Miller able to get right behind the leader with Wedlock Blue Chip. The two-holer moved outside entering the stretch and quickly took the measure of the leader, winding up 1-1/4 lengths clear. The Miller-Mallar braintrust scored the victory for owners Richard Cortese and Donald Hawk. In Pennsylvania Stallion Series action, the Tall Dark Stranger-Idyllic Beach gelding Delray Beach reduced his lifetime mark to 1:50.2 despite having to go first-over against pacesetting chalk Lous Albano (Yannick Gingras). The winner paced his own last half in :53.4 without cover in winning by 1-3/4 lengths over pocket-sitter Federer (Tim Tetrick). Josert Fonseca drove the Nancy Takter-trained three-year-old for Black Horse Racing, John Fielding and Morrison Racing Stables. Sugar Man was looped early but pressed on to the lead for driver Tim Tetrick, got some respite during quarter two, then breezed home in :54.3 to lower his mark to 1:50.4. The choice of the bettors, the Papi Rob Hanover-Sweet As Sugar colt succeeded by 2-1/4 lengths for trainer Brett Pelling and owners David McDuffee, Melvin Hartman and Rojac Stables. Tall Dark Stranger got another Stallion Series siring credit with the colt Banderas (dam Reflect With Me), who was parked most of a :26.4 quarter to gain control, set the pace under the handling of Scott Zeron, then withstood the stretch bid of favourite Snack Attack (Jason Bartlett) by a half-length in 1:52, last quarters twin :27.4. Tony Alagna trains the winner for Brittany Farms, Riverview Racing, Steven Head and Pryde Stables. Fusion brought trainer Brett Pelling a second Stallion Series win when the Always B Miki-Pure Country colt won his seasonal debut in 1:51.2. Driver Todd McCarthy kept the seasonal debutant third off a :26 first quarter duel, then moved him to the lead mid-race and went on to be an easy three-length winner for Diamond Creek Racing. Compensate Me sat a good pocket trip, came out at head stretch to challenge, made the lead, then withstood the strong late bid of Damn The Torpedoes (David Miller) by a length in 1:52.2 while pacing his own back half in :55.1. The Sweet Lou-Breakheart Pass gelding was handled by Yannick Gingras for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi. Fateful Twist (Heston Blue Chip-Twist Of Fate) pulled a major upset in another division, overcoming a first-over journey to take a new mark of 1:51.2 and return $134.40 to his scattered backers. Odds On Outlier (Peter Wrenn), the only winner in the first two legs of the Stallion Series and the heavy favourite, needed three-eighths of a mile to reach the top, and he may just have paid the price late as Dexter Dunn, who seldom is sent off at 66-1, guided Fateful Twist home first by a head for trainer Jake Huff and owners Cusimano Stables and Carlo Angelillo.  Another Sweet Lou winner, Odds On No Limit (out of Odds On Clearwater) got to loaf to the half in :57.3 before streaking home in an amazing :53.2 to complete a 1:51 mile, take a new mark while winning by 2-1/2 lengths and put up his second Stallion Series win. Todd McCarthy had the sulky duties for trainer Travis Alexander and the ownership of Odds On Racing and UFO 2.

The stage is officially set for an electrifying conclusion to the newly-minted London Classic Sale Series, as the preliminary legs have wrapped up, paving the way for four $40,000 division finals on Camluck Classic Night, Friday, May 30 at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Each division features a standout performer who swept both preliminary legs and now eyes a series sweep: Silverwalls – Colt & Gelding Pace Cleveland Royalty - Colt & Gelding Trot Twin B Bodacious - Filly & Mare Pace P C Sunshine Girl - Filly & Mare Trot The current standings, based on money earned during the preliminaries, are now available by clicking here . Adding to the excitement, the field for the $150,000 Camluck Classic, presented by Seelster Farms, will be finalized this weekend. The official post position draw will take place on Monday, May 26 during The Raceway’s pre-game show. Fans and participants alike can expect a night of top-tier harness racing action on Camluck Classic night featuring food trucks, live entertainment and contests and giveaways as well. 

Veteran pacer Twin B Tuffenuff was simply untouchable in the featured event on Saturday, May 17 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The Preferred 2 class, going for a $5,000 purse, saw Gilles Barrieau blast Twin B Tuffenuff ($2.30) to the front and roll through fractions of :28.2, :56.4 and 1:26 before sprinting home in 28 seconds flat to win by three open lengths in 1:54. One Eight Hundred (Driven by Mike Downey) rallied for second with Tradition (Adam Merner) finishing third following a rail-skimming journey. Ron Matheson trains the winning pacer for owner Pat Morris of Charlottetown. The card featured a milestone win in the finale as Moonwriter ($5.60) made every call a winning one for trainer-driver Keith Ford and owner Debbie Element of Barachois, Que. to notch his 50th career victory. The 13-year-old son of Sportswriter - Carolina Moon now boasts a $459,408 bankroll. Live harness racing continues Monday, May 19 on Prince Edward Island for the season opener at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway on a special Victoria Day card starting at 1 p.m. (ADT). To view the results from Saturday's card of harness racing at Charlottetown Driving Park, click the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park . 

Twin B Tuffenuff was back and meant business in the Saturday evening, May 10 feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The rain was heavy by times on Prince Edward Island on Saturday but the Red Shores track crew was up to the task as racing conditions remained favourable at the Capital oval. Making his season's debut, Twin B Tuffenuff ($2.10) won the $4,300 feature in 1:56.4 with a one-second variant. Gilles Barrieau was in the race bike for the front-end score, with fractions of :28.1, :58.1 and 1:28.2, over Jewels Dragon (Marc Campbell) and Shadows Terror (Adam Merner). Ron Matheson trains the winning 10-year-old son of Rock N Roll Heaven-In The Pink for Pat Morris of Charlottetown. Jennifer Doyle 's stable was the hot commodity on the 14-race card as she teamed up with driver David Dowling for a trio of victories. The partnership clicked with the Doyle-owned pacing mare Shake N Blake ($4.90) in 1:58.3 as well as the Jennifer Ritchie-owned pacers Mantario ($4.40) in 1:59 and Like A King ($22.30) in 1:57.3. Woodmere Rocketman ($3.40) remains undefeated on the season after a 1:57.3 win for trainer/driver Barrieau and owner Daniel Ross of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I. The three-year-old son of Bet The Moon-Wild Ride Hanover has a been a two-time winner in 2025 from as many starts. Newcomer Sports Teller ($3.40) has been superb since coming to P.E.I. as Hughes drove the son of Sportswriter-Donttellruss to a 1:57.4 victory for his second straight win from the Adam Merner barn. Rebecca MacLeod co-owns with Gabby MacNevin, Mike Arsenault and Joey Farrell. Live harness racing continues on Thursday, May 15 and Saturday, May 17 at Red Shores Charlottetown. Red Shores Summerside gears up for opening day on a special Victoria Day program coming on the afternoon of May 19. To view Saturday's harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Charlottetown Driving Park .

Twin B Joe Fresh breezed through her season last year, going 10-for-10 in stakes or invitational finals, and added another triumph Sunday (Feb. 23) when she was named the 2024 Horse of the Year to conclude the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, before a crowd of 300 at Rosen Centre. The Chris Ryder-trained mare, who also received Pacer of the Year for her 4-year-old campaign at Sunday’s banquet, was named Horse of the Year on 126 of the 142 returned ballots. Five-year-old mare Jiggy Jog S, who was announced as Trotter of the Year on Sunday, was second with seven votes. It is the first time in history that mares have been named Pacer of the Year and Trotter of the Year in the same year. The awards date back to 1970. “It’s great,” said Ryder. “There have been a lot of people telling me that she’s going to get this, but I never count my chickens before they hatch. So, obviously, it’s not the biggest surprise, but it’s exciting and really cool.” Also receiving votes for Horse of the Year were 3-year-old trotting colt Karl with four, 3-year-old pacing colt Captain Albano with three, and 3-year-old pacing colt Nijinsky with one. Twin B Joe Fresh became the second pacing mare in the 78-year history of the Horse of the Year Award to receive the honor, joining Shartin N in 2019. In balloting for Pacer of the Year, Twin B Joe Fresh was the only horse to get more than five votes, leading the way with 131. In balloting for Trotter of the Year, Jiggy Jog S received 84 votes to top a trio of horses in double digits. She was followed by Maryland with 34 and Karl with 13. Sig Sauer, who topped Karl in divisional Dan Patch Award voting for best 3-year-old male trotter, was the only other horse with more than one vote. He received eight. Twin B Joe Fresh finished no worse than second in all 13 of her races last year, winning 11 and earning $895,562 to lead all older pacers in money. She captured eight of the nine most lucrative races for pacing mares, including the Breeders Crown Mare Pace, Dayton Distaff Derby, Roses Are Red, Milton, FanDuel Mare Championship, Lady Liberty, and Dorothy Haughton Memorial. She was voted No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll for the final 21 weeks of the rankings. Twin B Joe Fresh, a daughter of Roll With Joe—Fresh Breeze, was owned by trainer Ryder, driver Dexter Dunn, Peter Trebotica, and Barry Spak. She was bred by Brittany Farms. The mare is the first Horse of the Year winner for Ryder, who in the previous five years had finished second on three occasions, with three different horses. Ryder will be inducted into the harness racing Hall of Fame in July of this year. Twin B Joe Fresh is the second Horse of the Year winner for Dunn, who drove 2022 honoree Bulldog Hanover. Dunn flew to the Dan Patch Awards from Australia where he competed in the Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Championship on Saturday night (Feb. 22). He arrived in Orlando at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, just as the banquet was starting. “I came straight from the airport to here, got my suit on and came down,” Dunn said. “We didn’t make it on time, but we were here.” Dunn, who also collected his fifth Driver of the Year Award in the last six years and drove a record eight Dan Patch winners, said he’s used to rushing from one track to the next to just make it in time for a big race, so coming from Australia to Orlando via San Francisco wasn’t a lot different. Though, he said he expects, “the next couple of days will be pretty tough, but it’s exciting to be here and get the Horse of the Year. Being tired is nothing to worry about.” Dunn said Twin B Joe Fresh has, “had it all since she’s been a 2-year-old — speed, you could use her any way you want to, but I think this year she really went to another level. I could use her a lot tougher in races and she’d finish them all off much better and she was just so strong. “She was very dominant this year. She really grew up. I own a piece of her, too, which is a big bonus.” Ryder and Dunn said Twin B Joe Fresh will return to the races this year at age 5. “It’s fantastic,” Dunn said. “The sport needs champions and I have never seen it so much as I did with the 4-year-old year of Bulldog Hanover. I saw so much outside interest come because of him. It was one year of it and then it was done, but it really brought racing alive, especially with what he did. So, hopefully, [Twin B Joe Fresh] builds a big following for this year. Hopefully, she comes back and it’s even better again.” Jiggy Jog S was a perfect six-for-six last year, earning $929,188, before being retired because of a ligament issue. She defeated an international group of male rivals in the MGM Yonkers International Trot in addition to beating the boys in the John Cashman Memorial (in a career-best 1:49.2), Arthur J. Cutler Memorial, and Sebastian K Invitational. A daughter of Walner—Hot Mess Hanover, Jiggy Jog S was trained by Ake Svanstedt and owned by Ake Svanstedt Inc., Steve Stewart, John Lengacher, and Hickory Hollow Stables. The mare, who was a divisional Dan Patch Award winner in 2023 at age 4, was bred by Vestmarka AB. Previously announced Dan Patch Award divisional champions also were honored Sunday at the banquet. Division-winning pacers in addition to Twin B Joe Fresh were 2-year-old colt Louprint, 2-year-old filly Miki And Minnie, 3-year-old colt Captain Albano, 3-year-old filly My Girl EJ, and 6-year-old stallion Abuckabett Hanover. Division-winning trotters in addition to Jiggy Jog S were 2-year-old colt Maryland, 2-year-old filly Champagne Problems, 3-year-old colt Sig Sauer, 3-year-old filly Allegiant, and 4-year-old stallion Winner’s Bet. Other honorees included Stan Bergstein-Proximity Achievement Award winner Wanda Polisseni, Trainer of the Year Noel Daley, Owner of the Year Burke Racing/Weaver Bruscemi, and Rising Star Brett Beckwith. Also recognized at the banquet were the members of the 2025 Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted on July 6 at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, NY: Ryder, Tom Aldrich and Bob Boni, as well as communicators Debbie Little and Judy Davis-Wilson. A complete list of winners can be found here on the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s website. For complete Horse of the Year, Pacer of the Year, and Trotter of the Year vote totals, click here . A replay of the Dan Patch Awards banquet will be available on the U.S. Trotting Association’s website www.ustrotting.com this afternoon (Feb. 24). 

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2024 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Mississauga, Ont. The event marked the 36th edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman from Prince Edward Island and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In the Older Pacing Mare category, Twin B Joe Fresh has added another trophy to her impressive collection for 2024. The Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze daughter was utterly dominant as a four-year-old, winning 11 of her 13 starts, including nine consecutive wins, eight of which were stakes finals. The Chris Ryder trainee collected $1,231,252 through her campaign, achieving her lifetime best of 1:47.3 at The Meadowlands in the Dorothy Haughton Memorial. She secured victories in both the Rose Are Red and Milton stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with her largest payout coming from winning the $555,556 Breeders Crown.

East Rutherford, NJ — Chris Ryder entered the 2024 season with high expectations for Twin B Joe Fresh. After watching his 4-year-old mare close out her campaign Saturday (Nov. 30) with a win in the $150,000 FanDuel Championship for female pacers at the Meadowlands, the trainer acknowledged that harness racing’s No. 1-ranked horse had met them all. Twin B Joe Fresh, who last year became the first 3-year-old filly to beat the mares in the FanDuel Championship, on Saturday became the event’s first two-time winner when she defeated My Girl EJ by 2-3/4 lengths in 1:49.1 at the Big M. Valar Dohaeris was third. The victory was Twin B Joe Fresh’s 11th in 13 starts this year, with her setbacks both being second-place finishes, in a conditioned race against male rivals to open her campaign and in her elimination of the Breeders Crown last month at the Meadowlands. She came back a week later to win the Breeders Crown final, one of 10 Grand Circuit victories for the daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze this season. When asked what kind of year he expected for Twin B Joe Fresh, Ryder responded, “Just like this, to be honest.  “She had a great year last year, she finished off last year winning this race as a 3-year-old against the aged horses, so the expectations were high. She’s filled them out.” In the FanDuel Championship, My Girl EJ, one of two 3-year-olds in the race, led the field to the opening quarter in :27 and remained in front through a half in :54.2 and three-quarters in 1:21.4. Twin B Joe Fresh and driver Dexter Dunn were fourth at that point but had picked up cover from the first-over Grace Hill while pacing around the final turn. Dunn angled Twin B Joe Fresh three-wide entering the stretch and came home with a :27 final quarter to secure the win. “Grace Hill and My Girl EJ deserved a lot of respect, they’ve done a lot, but we got there,” Ryder said. “(Twin B Joe Fresh) has just got a good set of lungs, she’s got high speed, and she’s gotten stronger as she got older. She can pace home strong. That’s her forte.” Twin B Joe Fresh is owned by Ryder, Dunn, Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. She was bred by Brittany Farms. For her career, Twin B Joe Fresh has won 30 of 40 races, hit the board eight additional times, and earned $2.33 million (with nearly $900,000 this year). Ryder said Twin B Joe Fresh would return to race in 2025. “We expect to race her next year, absolutely,” said Ryder, who was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame earlier this year. “We’re sure we will, as long as she’s healthy. “What can I say? We’ve got to try to do the same again (next year). That’s a big task, but we’re going to give it a shot.” Twin B Joe Fresh has been the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll for 20 consecutive weeks. “It’s been a real thrill,” Ryder said about the mare’s season. “Thank you so much to the media and all the fans. Everyone has had nothing but great things to say about her and, believe me, it’s definitely appreciated.” As the overwhelming 1-20 favorite, Twin B Joe Fresh paid $2.10 to win.

Twin B Joe Fresh and driver Dexter Dunn capped off the Breeders Crown weekend in style at The Meadowlands. Dunn picked up his record-setting sixth driving victory of the weekend when he guided Twin B Joe Fresh to a 1:49 win in the $555,556 Mare Pace on Saturday, Oct. 26, the last of 12 Breeders Crown events hosted by The Big M over the weekend. Twin B Joe Fresh, harness racing’s No. 1-ranked horse, defeated Kobes Gigi and driver David Miller by 1-3/4 lengths, missing the stakes record by one-fifth of a second. Sylvia Hanover was third for Bob McClure. The triumph was the fourth of the night for Dunn and followed his two-victory performance Friday. His six wins set the Breeders Crown record for the most driving wins in a year, breaking the previous record of five set by David Miller in 2015 at Woodbine Racetrack. Dunn, a New Zealand native who moved to the U.S. in 2018, has won 21 Breeders Crowns since his debut in the series in 2019. His total is the eighth most in the 41-year history of the event. “It’s a thrill,” Dunn said. “Not in my wildest dreams did I think that this weekend would happen when I moved over here. I’ve had so much support, so many good horses to drive. It’s just been a great ride.” Dunn won Friday with two-year-old female pacer Miki And Minnie and two-year-old male trotter Maryland, then added Saturday wins with three-year-old female pacer My Girl EJ, three-year-old male pacer Mirage Hanover, four-year-old male trotter Winners Bet, and Twin B Joe Fresh. “I had a lot of great horses to drive this weekend, but it’s Breeders Crown, it’s not easy,” Dunn said. “It’s tough racing. You saw it tonight, there were a lot of tough miles. But the trainers had them ready and they performed.” Twin B Joe Fresh, owned by a group that includes Dunn and trainer Chris Ryder, performed much like she has all season. The four-year-old daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze notched her 10th win of the season in 12 starts and upped her seasonal earnings to $1,134,488. She came into the Breeders Crown final off a second-place finish from post 10 in her elimination last week but left no doubt about Saturday’s outcome after taking the lead at the half and opening a 3-1/2 length lead in the stretch. “She felt so good tonight,” Dunn said. “Going to the gate, she was up on her tippy toes and that’s a sign she was ready to rock and roll. Coming around the last turn, she just felt so good. I called on her and she changed gears and sprinted off well.” Twin B Joe Fresh opened this season with a second-place finish against male foes before reeling off nine consecutive victories heading into her Breeders Crown elim. With her triumph in the Breeders Crown, she has won seven of the eight richest races of the season for pacing mares, including the Roses Are Red, Dayton Distaff Derby, and Milton Stakes. “I’ve been trying to take it one race at a time,” Ryder said. “Dexter has been looking after her, we really haven’t bottomed her out. Basically, we wanted to keep her good for this week. We had a hiccup last week, but we got over that. I was pretty sure she was a hundred percent tonight.” In addition to Dunn and Ryder, Twin B Joe Fresh is owned by longtime Ryder assistant Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. “It means a lot,” said Ryder, who won two Breeders Crowns over the weekend. “It’s been very exciting all year. We started out the year and we were pretty confident with her. Then she started winning and kept winning and it’s just been fantastic. She’s got a lot of support. I just didn’t want to disappoint tonight. It’s a big relief for me.”  Bred by Brittany Farms, Twin B Joe Fresh has won 29 of 39 races and hit the board a total of 37 times. She has banked $2,589,952 lifetime. Sent off as the 1-9 favourite in the Mare Pace, she paid $2.10 to win.

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