by Carol Hodes, for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Demons N Diamonds picked the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres final for 2-year-old trotting fillies to post her first career victory on Friday (Oct. 3) at Freehold Raceway.

Helene Gregory/World Wide Racing Photo

Demons N Diamonds was a half-length winner over Model Behavior in the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes–Green Acres final on Friday.

The Muscle Hill–Half Ours filly trotted the mile in 2:00, passing the pacesetter Model Behavior (Muscles Yankee) in the stretch for a half-length victory in the non-wagering event. Contraire (Muscles Yankee) was 3-3/4 lengths back in third.

Demons N Diamonds, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by John McDermott Jr., improved her record to one win, three seconds and two thirds from 11 starts for a bankroll of $38,921. The filly, bred by TLP Stable, passed through the Lexington Selected Sale for $20,000. She is owned by the partnership of Jonathan Klee Racing, Domenic Costanzo and Kuhen Racing LLC.

In the $7,000 third leg of the Green Acres for 2-year-old pacing fillies, Cheyenne Robin ($7.60) was much the best, putting away 1-5 favorite Smart Zone in the co-featured sixth race.

Cheyenne Robin, driven by Daniel Dube and trained by Robert Siegelman, was a seven length winner in a stakes record equaling 1:55.4. It was 11-1/2 lengths to World Of Rock in third. All three are daughters of Rocknroll Hanover. The mile matched the Green Acres mark of 1:55.4 set by Happy Dreamer (McArdle) in 2007.

Cheyenne Robin races for The Cheyenne Gang.

In Green Acres action on Thursday (Oct. 2), Jim Meittinis drove the winners of both non-wagering divisions for 3-year-old trotters, both offspring of Chocolatier.

Shelikescandy won the filly split in 2:01.3 for a sweep of the three preliminary legs of the series. The Dawn Anderson trainee, owned by George Beck, won by 24-1/2 lengths over Coin Collector (Chocolatier).

In the first leg of the colt division, Choco Sun was a half-length winner over Angels Ransom (Revenue) in 1:57.2. The Orjan Torstensson trainee races for Eirik Djuve Inc.