Once driver Dexter Dunn got Twin B Joe Fresh rolling for the lead, her peers could mount no fight as she registered a geared-down 1:48 win in the $305,000 Roses Are Red Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park on the mid-June, stakes-filled Saturday night.
Dunn floated Twin B Joe Fresh out of post four into fourth and sat unhurried through a :26.2 first quarter cut by Tells On A Roll (Travis Cullen). But as Silver Label (Scott Zeron) popped pocket and Always B Naughty (Louis Philippe-Roy) followed overland out of third, Dunn tipped Twin B Joe Fresh into the flow up the backside and exited the shuffle on the point after a :54.2 half.
Twin B Joe Fresh stayed on the throttle through the final turn under no encouragement from Dunn and clicked by three-quarters in 1:21.2 before lifting flight for home.
Opening several lengths in the sprint for the finish, Dunn coasted to the line in parallel with the ground, keeping Twin B Joe Fresh under a grip to a 1-1/4-length win. Reigning Horse of the Year Sylvia Hanover (Bob McClure) surged from a first-over trip in the back half to take second with Always B Naughty settling for third and Tells On A Roll taking fourth over Silver Label.
Twin B Joe Fresh's career-best winning time of 1:48 just missed the stakes, track and Canadian record.
“She’s such an easy mare to drive, so we just got away in a good spot,” said Dunn in a post-race interview. “Once Sylvia [Hanover] got on my back I thought to follow Louis [Roy and Always B Naughty] to the front; I didn’t want to give Sylvia a tow up. She just felt great. She cruised down the lane pretty strong tonight.”
“The horse does the talking,” said trainer Chris Ryder. “She’s just a powerhouse, she’s got natural speed and she can carry it. I’m just lucky to have her. I came across her and got her, and all the credit goes to her. She’s just got the goods.”
Ryder and Dunn co-own the four-year-old Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze mare with partners Peter Trebotica of Bordentown, N.J., and Barry Spak of Thornton, Pa.
Twin B Joe Fresh notched her third consecutive wins from four starts this season and the $1.69 million earner now has 22 victories from 31 starts in her career.
She paid $3.10 to win.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(With files from Woodbine)