TWIN B JOE FRESH FINDS WINNING ‘GEER’ AT BIG M

By Dave Little, Meadowlands Media Relations

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Twin B Joe Fresh sparkled in her career debut Friday night at The Meadowlands, taking the featured $47,975 Tompkins-Geers Stake for 2-year-old pacing fillies.

The daughter of Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze worked out a perfect cover trip and closed well through the stretch before holding off Ucandoit Blue Chip by a neck in 1:52.2. Lioness By The Sea was third.

“She’s robust, like a lot of attractive ladies,” kidded winning trainer Chris Ryder. “She’s got the curves, is very muscular and is on the big side.”

Lioness By The Sea led the field past the quarter (in :28.2), half (:57.1) and three-quarters (1:25.2). At the five-eighths, Hungry For Love was first-over trying to cut into the leader’s edge while providing a live tow for Twin B Joe Fresh, who tipped off that cover mid-stretch before rallying to get the win.

The $65,000 purchase was a bit expensive for Ryder’s taste, but he went ahead and bought the horse nonetheless.

“The main appeal is the family, especially the mother, but Roll With Joe is a sneaky good sire. I did overpay. She should have cost $30,000, maybe $40,000, but sometimes you have to be aggressive.”

Ryder and Barry Spak, one of Ryder’s regular clients, along with winning driver Dexter Dunn and Ryder’s second trainer, Pete Trebotica, own the filly.

“We weren’t looking to race her hard. I was half-hearted about putting her in the race in the first place,” said Ryder. “But I knew she had a good motor.”

As the 6-1 third choice in the betting, Twin B Joe Fresh returned $15.80 to win. Stop The Show, the 3-5 favorite, never threatened and finished seventh in the nine-horse field.

“Twin B Joe Fresh isn’t eligible to a heckuva lot,” said Ryder. “Kentucky sires, New York sires and the Bluegrass. I think that’s good for her.”