Sylvia Hanover and Twin B Joe Fresh are set to renew their heated rivalry in the $210,000 G2 Milton Stakes Final on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with live video available here.
A group of seven pacing mares were entered for the Milton Stakes elims when the box closed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, which meant no eliminations were needed.
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 26 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:
2025 Milton Stakes Final
(Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer - Odds)
1. Sylvia Hanover (Tim Tetrick - Shawn Steacy - 1-1)
2. My Girl EJ (Louis-Philippe Roy - Andrew Harris - 15-1)
3. Talk Curdy To Me (James MacDonald - Dave Menary - 20-1)
4. Tells On A Roll (Travis Cullen - Jodie Cullen - 20-1)
5. Twin B Joe Fresh (Dexter Dunn - Chris Ryder - 4-5)
6. Soft Shot (Matt Kakaley - Jessica Roegner - 20-1)
7. Kobes Gigi (Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke - 12-1)
Tonight's card also includes eliminations for the G1 Metro Pace and Shes A Great Lady. For entries, click one of the following links:
- Woodbine Mohawk Park - Saturday Entries
- Woodbine Mohawk Park - Past Performance Pages (courtesy TrackIT)
(With files from Woodbine)