Wilkes-Barre, PA — Joviality S continued her lifelong devastating form in the $250,000 Delmonica Hanover Trot for sophomore fillies on Saturday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, going up uncovered on Jiggy Jog S, trotting past her approaching headstretch, then drawing off to win by 4-1/2 lengths in 1:51.3, a stakes record and equaling the track record co-held by Check Me Out (2012) and Designed To Be (2014).

Joviality S continued her lifelong devastating form in the $250,000 Delmonica Hanover Trot. Curtis Salonick photo.

Brian Sears, who in post-race comments remarked how easy the Chapter Seven filly is to drive, sat third while Pink Coco Chanel, second to Fashion Schooner in the Hambletonian Oaks, left strongly to take over the racetrack before the :26.3 quarter. She extended Jiggy Jog S before letting her go to the top at three-eighths, hitting the half in :55.1.

Sears came uncovered with the winner of $1,616,818 down the backstretch, trotted up to the leader by the 1:23 three-quarters and powered right past her on the turn (coming out of which Jiggy Jog S broke), and finished out strongly on her own ability.

Owned by Courant Inc., Joviality S combined with Temporal Hanover to give trainer Marcus Melander a sweep of the day’s top sophomore trots. She extended her extraordinary record to 9-7-1-1 in 2022 and 21-16-3-1 lifetime, with many late seasoned rich races to come, and then a decision about her future.

Misswalner Fashion won the Continentalvictory in her last time out after closing from last to first in the last stanza; in the $125,000 Delmonica Hanover Consolation, Tim Tetrick sent the Walner filly to the lead in front of the stands and kept her going to the wire for a 1:53.4 success by a length.

Misswalner Fashion is trained by Jim Campbell for owner Jules Siegel; second after racing first-over was another Fashion Farms/Campbell product, Design Fashion.