Twin B Joe Fresh, who was scratched from her start in the Breeders Crown Mare Pace on Oct. 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, is recovering from surgery that took place on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania for a hairline fracture of her left front cannon bone, trainer/co-owner Chris Ryder said today.
A CT scan on Monday revealed the injury, which was originally thought to be a bruised foot.
“She is doing well, and the prognosis is very, very good,” Ryder said. “We want to thank everybody for their concern and for following and supporting her. We’re pretty sure that she will be able to return at 100 per cent, and as long as everything stays good, that we’re going to race next year.”
Twin B Joe Fresh was the 2024 Dan Patch Horse of the Year and is number six in the most recent Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, making her the sport’s top-ranked older pacer. She hit the board in all nine of her races this season, winning six and earning $724,546. Her triumphs included a second consecutive win in the Grade 1 Roses Are Red, as well as four additional graded stakes.
For her career, the five-year-old daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze has finished in the top three in 47 of 49 races, with 36 victories and $3.41 million in earnings. She is owned by Ryder, driver Dexter Dunn, Pete Trebotica and Barry Spak.
(USTA; photo of Twin B Joe Fresh winning on Sept. 13)