Uncorking a :55.4 back half, Twin B Courageous showed both heart and speed during the session of baby races on Friday, July 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Debuting with a 1:56.3 off-the-pace win at Mohawk three weeks ago, Twin B Courageous made his second appearance of the season on Friday and this time cut the mile to emerge victorious. Driver Bob McClure asked the gelding to set a tepid early tempo with fractions of :30.3 and 1:00.2, then gave the pacer his cue. A 1:29.1 third station was followed by a :27 final quarter to hit the wire in 1:56.1. Power Code, who already has a 1:54.2 pari-mutuel victory under his belt, closed well when asked by driver Jody Jamieson to finish a length back in second.
A half-brother to Twin B Tuffenuff, Twin B Courageous (Papi Rob Hanover - In The Pink) is trained by Francis Dumouchel for Ecurie CSL of Sorel-Tracy, Que. Bred by Twinbrook Farms Ltd., Twin B Courageous was a $95,000 Harrisburg yearling.
O'Brien Award winner Run Director only has four registered foals in his 2021 breeding credits, and now he's picked up his first record performer thanks to the Friday morning effort of two-year-old trotting filly Race Director. The homebred filly owned by Tom & Elizabeth Rankin of St. Catharines, Ont. did all the work in her debut for driver Sylvain Filion, winning in 2:00.3 by a neck over former farm friend Graces Secret (Doug McNair) for the fastest trotting mile of the morning.
Race Director is out of the Angus Hall mare Fiery Manes, a full-sister to former Preferred and Open class competitor Charlie Is A Joker.
The full video stream from Friday's session is available below.
For results from the qualifying session, click the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifiers).
(Standardbred Canada)