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Milton, ON — Jiggy Jog S and Joviality S were impressive winners in the two $25,000 Breeders Crown eliminations for three-year-old trotting fillies Saturday (Oct. 22) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with the former establishing a new track and Canadian record with her 1:51.2 performance.

Jiggy Jog S closed with a :26.2 final quarter to win her Breeders Crown elimination impressively. New Image Media Photo.

Her division was reduced by one with the scratch of Lilbitalexis. That race saw Doug McNair send Baby Longstocking straight to the front from post 10, but she was quickly passed by Fashion Schooner (Tim Tetrick) well before the :28 first quarter.

Tetrick had Fashion Schooner by the half in :56.3 and the three quarters in 1:23.4. He tried to open up a few lengths on the competition, but it wasn’t enough to hold off favorite Jiggy Jog S (Dexter Dunn), who was first at the wire reached in 1:51.2. Fashion Schooner held for second. Also qualifying for next week’s final was Raised By Lindy (Yannick Gingras), Bare My Soul (Scott Zeron), and Venerable (David Miller).

The time represents a new track record at the Campbellville oval and a Canadian record for two-year-old trotting fillies on a seven-eighths mile track, shaving a tick off the previous standard set two years ago by Sorella.

“We got away in a good spot following Yannick’s horse (Raised By Lindy). We weren’t too far off them, and coming to the three-quarters, we had a good helmet to follow. Timmy did get away on us but she’s so sharp right now. Her win in the Filly Futurity was massive. As soon as I tipped her off cover she accelerated quick,” explained Dunn.

Heading into next week’s final, he noted: “It’s a great bunch; obviously, Joviality is an amazing filly; it will be a good race for sure. My filly won on the front at Lexington; she came from behind tonight; she’s very versatile. We’ll see how it goes.”
As for the track record, he said: “She was doing it pretty easy; she definitely had a lot more left tonight. It’s exciting going into next week.”

Ake Svanstedt trains the winner for owner Jorgen Sparredal of Florida. Tonight’s effort improved her summary to 7-3-0 in 12 outings this year.

It was Tetrick on top early in the first elimination as well with Misswalner Fashion who trotted by the opening quarter in :26.4. She was covered up by last weekend’s Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final winner Mischievous Rose (Louis Philippe-Roy) well before the :55.2 half and she hit the third quarter in 1:24.3 for Louis-Philippe Roy.

Joviality S was parked the mile, and made up a lot of ground through the stretch to win her Breeders Crown elimination. New Image Media Photo.

As they entered the lane, it appeared to be a three-way race between Mischevious Rose, Misswalner Fashion and Pure Countess (Svanstedt) but never count out a favorite with Brian Sears in the bike.

Joviality S never saw the rail throughout the race getting away in eighth in the early going and picking up some cover in the outer lane on the backside. As the field raced towards the finish, Joviality was four or five wide and closing hard, causing announcer Ken Middleton to declare: “This filly is flat-out flying.” She flew by her competition to win in 1:52.1.

It was a close finish for the remaining qualifying spots in the final earned, in order, by Misswalner Fashion, Pure Countess, Warrawee Xenia (Bob McClure) and Mischievous Rose.

A daughter of Chapter Seven, owned by Courant Inc. of Florida, Joviality is trained by Marcus Melander, who admitted he wasn’t too confident when he saw the trip, she was getting.

“In the last turn, I thought this will be tough. I thought she was going to make the final but it’s so important to win to draw one through five. She’s had such bad luck drawing bad, even tonight she had the nine hole and she overcame it. We will get a good draw for next week.”

For the winner, it was her 11th win in 14 trips this year and ups her 2022 bankroll to over one million. The Breeders Crown winner during her freshman season, Joviality now has $1.9 million earned in her impressive career to date.

“She’s racing great the whole season. She started out in May and we’re here in October and she’s still in form. She’s just a great horse,” praised Melander.

$675,000 3-year-old Filly Trot
1. Bare My Soul
2. Jiggy Jog S
3. Mischievous Rose
4. Joviality S
5. Misswalner Fashion
6. Fashion Schooner
7. Warrawee Xenia
8. Raised By Lindy
9. Pure Countess
10. Venerable