Sylvia Hanover and Twin B Joe Fresh are set to renew their heated rivalry in the Milton Stakes (Grade 2) on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

A group of seven pacing mares were entered for the Milton Stakes on Tuesday, Sept. 3, which means no eliminations are needed. 

A $50,000 prep race will take place this Friday, Sept. 5 with four of the seven Milton entrants competing (Sylvia Hanover, Tells On A Roll, My Girl EJ, Kobes Gigi).

The Chris Ryder-trained Twin B Joe Fresh will look to repeat in the Milton. She won last year’s event over Sylvia Hanover as part of an 11-for-13 season that ended with her being named U.S. Horse of the Year.

Sylvia Hanover, Canada’s 2023 Horse of the Year, rode in the shadow of Twin B Joe Fresh in 2024 after winning divisional honours at ages two and three. ​Trained by Mark and Shawn Steacy, Sylvia Hanover has started to fire back at Twin B Joe Fresh this season, defeating her rival in three of their last four meetings.

Below is a look at their 2025 clashes:

Roses Are Red Stakes – June 14 – Woodbine Mohawk Park
​Twin B Joe Fresh – 1st (1:48.4)
​Sylvia Hanover – 2nd

Perfect Sting Stakes – June 28 – The Meadowlands
​Sylvia Hanover – 1st (1:48.2)
​Twin B Joe Fresh – 2nd

Dorothy Haughton Memorial Stakes – July 12 – The Meadowlands
​​Twin B Joe Fresh – 1st (1:48.1)
Sylvia Hanover – 2nd

Clara Barton Distaff Pace – July 20 – Plainridge Park
​Sylvia Hanover – 1st (1:47.2)
​Twin B Joe Fresh – 2nd

Lady Liberty Stakes – August 2 – The Meadowlands
​Sylvia Hanover – 1st (1:48.2)
​Twin B Joe Fresh – 2nd

The five-year-old mares have met in 18 races lifetime. Twin B Joe Fresh has won 10, while Sylvia Hanover has won seven. The only meeting in which neither mare was victorious was in last year’s Breeders Crown elimination (won by the recently retired Grace Hill).

Twin B Joe Fresh sports career numbers of 33 wins, $3 million earned and a mark of 1:47.3. Sylvia Hanover has 25 wins, $2.6 million earned and a lifetime mark of 1:47.2f.

The pacing superstars will be joined by five other top mares for the Milton Stakes. The full field is listed below in alphabetical order with trainers.

• Kobes Gigi (Ron Burke)
• ​My Girl EJ (Andrew Harris)
• ​Soft Shot (Jessica Roegner)
• ​Sylvia Hanover (Shawn Steacy)
• ​Talk Curdy To Me (Dave Menary)
• ​Tells On A Roll (Jodie Cullen)
• ​Twin B Joe Fresh (Chris Ryder)

The Milton Stakes will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13. That evening’s card will include the eliminations for the Metro Pace (Grade 1), Canadian Trotting Classic (Grade 1) and Shes A Great Lady (Grade 1).

(With files from Woodbine)