On Tuesday (Aug. 8), Red Mile hosted one $80,000 second round division of the Kentucky Sire Stakes, one $30,000 second round division of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and two $15,000 second round divisions of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series for sophomore filly pacers.
Defending Kentucky Sire Stakes champion Twin B Joe Fresh and pilot Dexter Dunn used a :25.4 last panel to outlast familiar rival Strong Poison and Yannick Gingras in a lifetime best 1:48.2.
The daughter of Roll With Joe and her driver were content to settle in fourth after beginning the mile from post position seven. Always B Naughty (David Miller) established fractions of :27.1, :54.4 and 1:22.1 with Strong Poison tracking in second after drawing the rail. Twin B Joe Fresh, who nearly equalled Warrawee Ubeaut’s world record (1:48.3) for a freshman filly pacer over this same surface last year (1:48.4), overhauled Always B Naughty entering the stretch and paced strongly to the wire to hold Strong Poison at bay. Twin B Joe Fresh paid $2.70 to win. Strong Poison finished second and Cultured (Scott Zeron) took the show spot.
Trained by Chris Ryder, Twin B Joe Fresh is co-owned by her trainer, her driver and Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. The $65,000 2021 Standardbred Horse Sale purchase was bred by Brittany Farms. The filly boosted her bankroll to $802,009 and improved her lifetime record to 12-3-1 in 17 starts. Twin B Joe Fresh is also the defending New York Sire Stakes champion. She was third in the $420,000 Fan Hanover final on June 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and second in the $169,000 Mistletoe Shalee this season.
Darby Creek Upsets In Commonwealth Series
It required every inch of the red clay oval for 47-1 shot Darby Creek to get her head in front of Diamondsnpearls (Dunn), but the daughter of Downbytheseaside and driver Austin Hanners did exactly that to stop the clock in 1:51.3. Hungry For Love (D. Miller) was another head back in third for a rousing finish to the line.
Darby Creek, trained by Brian Brown, is owned by Donald Robinson, Michael Robinson, Robert Mondillo and Rich Lombardo Racing. The filly is the sixth foal of out Moonlit Dragon who collected $385,902 on the racetrack. She was a $35,000 purchase at the 2021 Lexington Selected Sale. The filly was bred by Steve Stewart and co-owners D. Robinson and M. Robinson. Darby Creek paid $97.78 to win.
Favoured Keep My Secret And Freshen Up Take Golden Rod Series Divisions
Keep My Secret and Tony Hall rebounded from a dull fifth-place effort at Eldorado Scioto Downs to score in a new lifetime best of 1:50.3 in the first of two divisions of the Golden Rod Series for trainer Anette Lorentzon.
Freshen Up provided Dunn and Ryder with one of two victories on the 13-race card. The daughter of Bettors Delight paid $3.98 to for her 1:51.3 triumph.
Red Mile races on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday schedule with a 1 p.m. EDT post time. Free program pages are available at the Red Mile website in addition to race replays.
(With files from Red Mile)