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Fields Set For Goodtimes, Roses Are Red Stakes

June 7, 2024

Elimination weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park kicked off on Friday, June 7 to determine the fields for the Goodtimes and Roses Are Red stakes.


A pair of eliminations were required for both events, with the Goodtimes for three-year-old trotters battling for $30,000 per elimination and the Roses Are Red for pacing mares at $35,000 a piece.


Top Mast powered up to win a three-horse photo in the first Goodtimes elimination.


Driven by Sylvain Filion for trainer Desiree Jones, Top Mast showed early speed and sat third throughout. Shermont (Trevor Henry) made the lead at the quarter, posting clips of :27.3, :56 and 1:24.3. Pick Pocket (James MacDonald) sat right behind for a two-hole trip.


In the stretch, the three leaders squared off right down to the wire, with Top Mast reaching up to win by a head over Pick Pocket and a neck over Shermont in 1:53.4. Goober Smack (Tyler Borth) finished fourth, while Finite (Louis-Philippe Roy) was fifth to make the final.


“I [thought] I’m just going to stay here [in third] and see what happens,” said Filion about the trip. “Eventually, it worked out for us. It goes to say you need luck to win big races. I knew the two front horses were battling hard and I was just staying covered up as long as I could and when I moved him and pulled the plugs, he went on.”


Top Mast is now one-for-two to launch his three-year-old season for owner Gino Toscani. The son of Walner won three of 10 starts at age two, banking more than $150,000. The victory in 1:53.4 was a new lifetime best.


Top Mast returned $16.90 to win for the 7-1 upset.


The much-hyped Highland Kismet lived up the noise by scoring a comfortable 1:54 win in the second Goodtimes elimination.


Driver Bob McClure took his time with Highland Kismet in a short field by getting away fifth and making a first-up march around the far turn. The race fractions were clocked in :29, :58.1 and 1:26.1 to three-quarters. The heavy favourite got up to leader Winter Soldier (Dexter Dunn) at the head of the lane and trotted away for the victory.


Private Access (Louis-Philippe Roy) followed the winner with a good kicker to finish second, beat a length and three-quarters. Winter Soldier settled for third, while Griff (James MacDonald) and Myretirementdream (Jody Jamieson) completed the top five.


Trained by Mark Etsell, Highland Kismet is now three-for-four to begin his career and has impressed many.


“This horse can give you a lot of confidence,” said McClure. “When I moved him over tonight, it was just hang on and go. He puts his head down and takes off on you. He wants to win. He wants to chase them down.”


A son of Father Patrick, Highland Kismet is a homebred for Highland Thoroughbred Farm and has now made $37,000.


He paid $3.30 to win.


Top Mast and Highland Kismet secured a post position anywhere from two to six by winning their respective eliminations. Below is the draw for the $225,000 Goodtimes final on Saturday, June 15.


1. Pick Pocket
​2. Finite
​3. Private Access
​4. Goober Smack
​5. Top Mast
​6. Highland Kismet
​7. Myretirementdream
​8. Winter Soldier
​9. Shermont
​10. Griff
​AE. R Peaky Blinders


Twin B Joe Fresh kicked off the Roses Are Red eliminations with a blowout victory for driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Chris Ryder.


Making her third start as a four-year-old, Twin B Joe Fresh got away fourth and was on the move early after a :27 opening quarter.

Prohibition Legal (Louis-Philippe Roy) moved from third and was stretched a bit by Grace Hill (Doug McNair) to the half in :54.2.


Twin B Joe Fresh wasted little time overtaking the new leader entering the far turn and opened up a few lengths of separation at three-quarters in 1:21.4.


In the stretch drive, a wrapped up Twin B Joe Fresh cruised to a 4-1/4-length triumph in 1:50.4. Three-time O'Brien Award winner So Much More (James MacDonald) stayed to the pylons after getting away seventh and finished second. Tells On A Roll (Travis Cullen) rallied from sixth to finish third. Valar Dohaeris (Jody Jamieson) and Grace Hill got through some traffic to round out the top five, as Prohibition Legal came to a walk and backed up to finish outside the final.


A daughter of Roll With Joe, Twin B Joe Fresh has returned in fine form to begin taking on older foes.


“She’s so relaxed, you can do anything you want with her,” said Dunn. “When I saw 1:21.4 pop up, I was sort of trying to make sure I didn’t get up the home straight too quick on her. She was doing it really good and I’m really pleased with her.”


Dunn shares ownership of Twin B Joe Fresh with Ryder, Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. She’s now a 21-time winner and has made more than $1.5 million in her outstanding career.


Coming off a 1:48.2 stakes and track record performance in the Betsy Ross at Harrah's Philadelphia on May 26, Twin B Joe Fresh paid $2.10 to win as the overwhelming favourite.


Always B Naughty made a loud statement in the second elimination, posting a 1:49.3 front-end score.


Driven by Louis-Philippe Roy, Always B Naughty surged out and kept Silver Label (Doug McNair) to the outside through a wicked :25.3 opening quarter. Silver Label took back into second and followed Always B Naughty through fractions of :54.3 and 1:22.2.


In the stretch, Always B Naughty closed things out with a powerful :27.1 kicker to win by a length and three-quarters. Reigning Horse of the Year and fan favourite Sylvia Hanover (Bob McClure) went first-up to finish second, while Kobes Gigi (Sylvain Filion), Talk Curdy To Me (Dexter Dunn) and Silver Label completed the top five.


Trained by Nancy Takter, Always B Naughty was just one-for-five this season entering Friday's action, but had finished second in her last two starts, including the Kentucky Sires Stakes final and the big Betsy Ross mile.


“Nancy texted me earlier today and said she’s a pretty honest mare and you can use her a couple times as long as you get her a breather at some point,” said Roy. “I knew with the short field, once we were going to get into position anyone was going to risk their spot in the elim by trying to move.”


A four-year-old daughter of Always B Miki, Always B Naughty is now an 11-time winner with nearly $550,000 earned for owners Let It Ride Stable, Odds On Racing, R B H Ventures and Takter.


Always B Naughty paid $7.20 to win as the 5-2 third choice.


Elimination winners again earned a starting spot from post two through six with their victories. Below is the draw for the $305,000 Roses Are Red final on June 15.


1. Talk Curdy To Me
​2. Silver Label
​3. Always B Naughty
​4. Twin B Joe Fresh
​5. Tells On A Roll
​6. Sylvia Hanover
​7. Valar Dohaeris
​8. So Much More
​9. Grace Hill
​10. Kobes Gigi
​AE. Dabarndawgswatchin


Live harness racing continues on Saturday night with the eliminations for the Pepsi North America Cup taking centre stage. The eliminations for the Armbro Flight and Fan Hanover will also be held. Post time is 7:10 p.m.


To view Friday's harness racing results, click the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.


(With files from Woodbine; Photos, clockwise from top left, of Top Mast, Highland Kismet, Twin B Joe Fresh and Always B Naughty)

Twin B Joe Fresh wins Older Pacing Mare O'Brien Award!

February 9, 2025
Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2024 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Mississauga, Ont. The event marked the 36th edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman from Prince Edward Island and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In the Older Pacing Mare category, Twin B Joe Fresh has added another trophy to her impressive collection for 2024. The Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze daughter was utterly dominant as a four-year-old, winning 11 of her 13 starts, including nine consecutive wins, eight of which were stakes finals. The Chris Ryder trainee collected $1,231,252 through her campaign, achieving her lifetime best of 1:47.3 at The Meadowlands in the Dorothy Haughton Memorial. She secured victories in both the Rose Are Red and Milton stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with her largest payout coming from winning the $555,556 Breeders Crown.

Twin B Joe Fresh Gives Dunn Breeders Crown Record

October 27, 2024
Twin B Joe Fresh and driver Dexter Dunn capped off the Breeders Crown weekend in style at The Meadowlands. Dunn picked up his record-setting sixth driving victory of the weekend when he guided Twin B Joe Fresh to a 1:49 win in the $555,556 Mare Pace on Saturday, Oct. 26, the last of 12 Breeders Crown events hosted by The Big M over the weekend. Twin B Joe Fresh, harness racing’s No. 1-ranked horse, defeated Kobes Gigi and driver David Miller by 1-3/4 lengths, missing the stakes record by one-fifth of a second. Sylvia Hanover was third for Bob McClure. The triumph was the fourth of the night for Dunn and followed his two-victory performance Friday. His six wins set the Breeders Crown record for the most driving wins in a year, breaking the previous record of five set by David Miller in 2015 at Woodbine Racetrack. Dunn, a New Zealand native who moved to the U.S. in 2018, has won 21 Breeders Crowns since his debut in the series in 2019. His total is the eighth most in the 41-year history of the event. “It’s a thrill,” Dunn said. “Not in my wildest dreams did I think that this weekend would happen when I moved over here. I’ve had so much support, so many good horses to drive. It’s just been a great ride.” Dunn won Friday with two-year-old female pacer Miki And Minnie and two-year-old male trotter Maryland, then added Saturday wins with three-year-old female pacer My Girl EJ, three-year-old male pacer Mirage Hanover, four-year-old male trotter Winners Bet, and Twin B Joe Fresh. “I had a lot of great horses to drive this weekend, but it’s Breeders Crown, it’s not easy,” Dunn said. “It’s tough racing. You saw it tonight, there were a lot of tough miles. But the trainers had them ready and they performed.” Twin B Joe Fresh, owned by a group that includes Dunn and trainer Chris Ryder, performed much like she has all season. The four-year-old daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze notched her 10th win of the season in 12 starts and upped her seasonal earnings to $1,134,488. She came into the Breeders Crown final off a second-place finish from post 10 in her elimination last week but left no doubt about Saturday’s outcome after taking the lead at the half and opening a 3-1/2 length lead in the stretch. “She felt so good tonight,” Dunn said. “Going to the gate, she was up on her tippy toes and that’s a sign she was ready to rock and roll. Coming around the last turn, she just felt so good. I called on her and she changed gears and sprinted off well.” Twin B Joe Fresh opened this season with a second-place finish against male foes before reeling off nine consecutive victories heading into her Breeders Crown elim. With her triumph in the Breeders Crown, she has won seven of the eight richest races of the season for pacing mares, including the Roses Are Red, Dayton Distaff Derby, and Milton Stakes. “I’ve been trying to take it one race at a time,” Ryder said. “Dexter has been looking after her, we really haven’t bottomed her out. Basically, we wanted to keep her good for this week. We had a hiccup last week, but we got over that. I was pretty sure she was a hundred percent tonight.” In addition to Dunn and Ryder, Twin B Joe Fresh is owned by longtime Ryder assistant Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. “It means a lot,” said Ryder, who won two Breeders Crowns over the weekend. “It’s been very exciting all year. We started out the year and we were pretty confident with her. Then she started winning and kept winning and it’s just been fantastic. She’s got a lot of support. I just didn’t want to disappoint tonight. It’s a big relief for me.”  Bred by Brittany Farms, Twin B Joe Fresh has won 29 of 39 races and hit the board a total of 37 times. She has banked $2,589,952 lifetime. Sent off as the 1-9 favourite in the Mare Pace, she paid $2.10 to win.

THANK YOU LONDON CLASSIC YEARLING SALE PARTICIPANTS

October 17, 2024
Twinbrook would like to thank everyone who came out to inspect, bid on and/or bought from Twinbrook at the 2024 London Classic Yearling sale. Wishing everyone best of luck with their purchases. Photo: Twinbrook staff pictured with hip #104 Twin B Stanley (g, Cattlewash - Telltale Hanover)

Twin B Joe Fresh Leads Poll For 14th Straight Week

October 15, 2024
Twin B Joe Fresh stayed at No. 1 for the 14th consecutive week in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll with little movement in the Week 18 rankings released on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Twin B Joe Fresh held the top spot followed by Jiggy Jog S, whose connections announced the trotting mare's retirement on Monday. Chantilly, who added a divisional Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final title to her undefeated season, remained No. 3 in the rankings but picked up one first-place vote. Captain Albano and Karl rounded out the top five. The only shift occurred with Nijinsky, who also won his divisional Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final, moving up from seventh to sixth in a swap of positions with idle Maryland. The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will be released every Tuesday through the remainder of the Grand Circuit season, does not determine U.S. Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year.  Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

TWIN B HIGH TIDE WINS OHSS GRAY CHAMPIONSHIP

October 13, 2024
Hanners picked up his first title of the night in the Gray Championship for freshman colt and gelding pacers, Austin Hanners rallied Twin B High Tide (pictured) down the stretch to win in 1:53.4. Off the gate, Chris Lems hustled Downbythewater to the lead which he held for the first three-quarters with fractions of :28, :57,3, and 1:25.1. Hanners powered Twin B High Tide up the backstretch, pulling to the leader’s wheel around the final turn. As the two hit the top of the stretch, Hanners asked for more from the son of Downbytheseaside and the colt responded, reeling in Downbythewater, drawing away to win by three lengths. The Onyx Dragon finished second with Downbythewater third. “This horse he has a huge motor,” said Hanners. “When I asked him, he gave me everything he had. He’s been awesome. This means everything to us. We finished out the way we wanted to.”  It was the fifth win of the year for Twin B High Tide who is trained by Hanner’s mother Alicia. The colt won the Buckeye Stallion Series final last weekend at Dayton Hollywood Raceway. Twin B High Tide is owned by Hanners Racing and was bred by Twinbrook Limited

Twin B Joe Fresh Ranks No. 1 For 13th Consecutive Week

October 8, 2024
Twin B Joe Fresh extended her streak to 13 weeks at No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while some of the changes include Chantilly moving into the top three and Sig Sauer and Fallout joining the Top 10 in the Week 17 edition of the rankings released on Tuesday, Oct. 8. No. 1 Twin B Joe Fresh and No. 2 Jiggy Jog S were idle. Chantilly, undefeated in eight lifetime starts, won the fifth Gold Series leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes for two-year-old female pacers to move from fifth to third in the rankings. It is the first time female horses have occupied the top three positions since Week 22 in 2021, when Lyons Sentinel, Venerable and Test Of Faith led the way. Captain Albano, also idle, remained fourth in this week’s rankings while Karl, who finished fifth in the Kentucky Futurity, dropped from third to fifth. Kentucky Futurity winner Sig Sauer joined the Top 10 for the first time, at No. 8. Fallout, who won a division of the International Stallion Stakes, debuted at No. 10. Legendary Hanover fell from seventh to ninth following a fifth-place finish in a division of the Tattersalls Pace. Maryland and Nijinsky, the remaining horses in the Top 10, were idle. Highland Kismet, who was eighth in the Kentucky Futurity, and idle Its A Love Thing dropped from the Top 10. The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will be released every Tuesday through the remainder of the Grand Circuit season, does not determine U.S. Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year.  Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

TWIN B HIGH TIDE WINS BUCKEYE STALLION SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2yo PACING COLTS!

October 5, 2024
“The Buckeye Stallion Series Championship 2 year old pacing colt division went to Twin B High Tide in a new lifetime mark of 1:52.1. Guided by Hanners, the son of Downbytheseaside settled in fourth and stayed patient as the opening fraction was posted in :26.4. Heading to the :55.4 half-mile marker, 1-5 Twin B High Tide followed cover. The colt kicked it into gear and flew three-wide on the backside. There was no catching Twin B High Tide as the three-quarters came in 1:23.1. Twin B High Tide won with three lengths to spare. The Onyx Dragon (Justin Irvine) finished second and Go Jim Dandy (Myers) was third. Twin B High Tide has won four of eight lifetime starts to earn $84,595USD. Alicia Hanners trains for Hanners Racing. He was bred by Twinbrook Limited. “ -Conrad Photo. Sending out a huge congratulations to Team Hanners & all his connections!!

Twin B Joe Fresh Leads Poll For A Dozen Weeks

October 1, 2024
Twin B Joe Fresh , who captured the Dayton Distaff Derby last week to extend her win streak to nine, pushed her consecutive weeks in the No. 1 spot in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll to 12 when the Week 16 rankings were released on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The four-year-old pacing mare received 27 of 35 first-place votes. Jiggy Jog S, who won the Dayton Oaks last week, remained No. 2 in the poll and garnered seven first-place votes. The remainder of the rankings in the Top 10 were unchanged with the exception of Highland Kismet and Its A Love Thing swapping positions in the nine and 10 slots. Highland Kismet won a Bluegrass Stakes division last week while Its A Love Thing finished second in a leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series. The Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, which will be released every Tuesday through the remainder of the Grand Circuit season, does not determine U.S. Horse of the Year. The members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association vote on all Dan Patch Award division winners plus Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year. Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

Twin B Joe Fresh romps at Hollywood Dayton

September 28, 2024
Dayton, OH — Twin B Joe Fresh headed to Saturday’s stakes action at Hollywood Dayton Raceway with top billing, and the sport’s highest-ranked star did not disappoint. Twin B Joe Fresh won the $250,000 Dayton Distaff Derby for older female pacers by 4-1/2 lengths in a track-record 1:48.3 over a surface labeled “good” one race after Jiggy Jog S captured the $250,000 Dayton Oaks for older female trotters by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:52.1. Both mares were driven by Dexter Dunn, who swept the night’s four major stakes, adding the $250,000 Dayton Trotting Derby with Logan Park and the $250,000 Dayton Pacing Derby with Abuckabett Hanover. Dunn won six races total on the card. Twin B Joe Fresh, ranked No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, went to the lead at the start of the Dayton Distaff and posted fractions of :26.3, :54.2, and 1:21 on her way to her ninth consecutive win of the season. Sylvia Hanover finished second and Always B Naughty was third. Trained by Chris Ryder, the 4-year-old Twin B Joe Fresh has nine victories and a second in 10 starts this season. For her career, the daughter of Roll With Joe -Fresh Breeze has won 28 of 37 races and earned $2.06 million. Twin B Joe Fresh is owned by Ryder, Dunn, Peter Trebotica, and Barry Spak. She was bred by Brittany Farms. 

TWIN B HIGH TIDE CRUISES TO JUG DAY VICTORY

September 19, 2024
TWIN B HIGH TIDE crashed down the lane like a tidal wave to win his $20,000 Buckeye Stallion Series for 2-year-old male pacers (3rd div.) in a lifetime best 1:52.3 at the Delaware County. Driven by Austin Hanners for trainer Alicia Hanner and owners Hanners Racing, the son of DOWNBYTHESEASIDE was bred by Twinbrook Limited. He paid $2.10 to win the third race of his career. CATCH THE ROCKET (Catch The Fire) finished second; SOUTH SEA (Downbytheseaside) was third.
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